Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 214 622 586
Rank change year-on-year +408 -36 +23
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,385 360 879
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.35% 0.37% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 0.40% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,082 204 210
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,324 £37,489
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,250
% change year-on-year -4.35% +5.99% +8.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +292 1,327 £55,000 -4.35% 234
England +393 1,190 £55,000 - 229
Work from Home +232 415 £52,500 -12.50% 95
South East +132 339 £56,500 -5.83% 55
South West +143 247 £55,000 -8.33% 50
North of England +181 236 £50,000 -4.76% 19
Midlands +128 201 £52,500 +20.69% 41
East of England +100 138 £60,000 -14.29% 49
Yorkshire +141 117 £45,000 +5.88% 11
Scotland +11 116 £52,500 -12.50% 22
West Midlands +71 102 £58,750 +35.06% 18
East Midlands +72 99 £50,000 +14.29% 23
North West +69 84 £55,000 - 6
Wales +39 37 £50,000 -9.09% 6
North East +28 35 £55,000 +4.76% 3
London +162 27 £55,000 -15.38% 16
Northern Ireland - 13 - -

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Embedded Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 1,133 (81.81%) Software Engineering
2 608 (43.90%) C
3 336 (24.26%) Linux
4 313 (22.60%) C++
5 289 (20.87%) Firmware
6 273 (19.71%) Electronics
7 265 (19.13%) Embedded C
8 214 (15.45%) Degree
9 210 (15.16%) Embedded Linux
10 182 (13.14%) Embedded Systems
11 176 (12.71%) Embedded Firmware
12 173 (12.49%) Python
13 132 (9.53%) Wireless
14 129 (9.31%) Manufacturing
15 114 (8.23%) Automotive
16 111 (8.01%) Social Skills
17 110 (7.94%) IoT
18 107 (7.73%) Agile
19 98 (7.08%) Security Cleared
20 85 (6.14%) Computer Science
21 84 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
22 68 (4.91%) Wi-Fi
23 66 (4.77%) Bash
24 60 (4.33%) Yocto
24 60 (4.33%) Aerospace
25 59 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
26 58 (4.19%) Rust
26 58 (4.19%) C#
27 57 (4.12%) Cybersecurity
28 56 (4.04%) Embedded Software Development

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (1.37%) Apache
2 4 (0.29%) Confluence
3 1 (0.072%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 45 (3.25%) Simulink
2 10 (0.72%) GNU Octave
3 8 (0.58%) Stateflow
4 5 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.36%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.072%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.072%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (1.01%) GitHub
2 13 (0.94%) AWS
3 7 (0.51%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.22%) Azure
5 1 (0.072%) GCP
5 1 (0.072%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 132 (9.53%) Wireless
2 68 (4.91%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (3.03%) Bluetooth
4 40 (2.89%) Ethernet
5 39 (2.82%) RS-232
6 31 (2.24%) TCP/IP
7 29 (2.09%) RS-485
8 23 (1.66%) MQTT
9 18 (1.30%) 3G
9 18 (1.30%) 4G
9 18 (1.30%) ZigBee
10 15 (1.08%) Internet
11 11 (0.79%) OFDM
12 10 (0.72%) Modbus
13 9 (0.65%) GPRS
14 8 (0.58%) Profibus
15 6 (0.43%) DVB
15 6 (0.43%) LoRaWAN
15 6 (0.43%) LTE
15 6 (0.43%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.43%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.29%) Big Data
3 1 (0.072%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.072%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 54 (3.90%) Git
2 32 (2.31%) JIRA
3 21 (1.52%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.37%) Subversion
5 13 (0.94%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.65%) Eclipse
7 8 (0.58%) ClearCase
7 8 (0.58%) Rational Rhapsody
8 7 (0.51%) ClearQuest
8 7 (0.51%) Plastic SCM
9 4 (0.29%) GitLab
9 4 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.29%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.22%) GDB
11 2 (0.14%) GCC
11 2 (0.14%) LabVIEW
11 2 (0.14%) PetaLinux
11 2 (0.14%) VectorCAST
12 1 (0.072%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.072%) CANoe
General
1 273 (19.71%) Electronics
2 129 (9.31%) Manufacturing
3 114 (8.23%) Automotive
4 111 (8.01%) Social Skills
5 60 (4.33%) Aerospace
6 59 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 37 (2.67%) Analytical Skills
8 34 (2.45%) Finance
9 32 (2.31%) Telecoms
10 18 (1.30%) Aviation
10 18 (1.30%) Mandarin Language
11 17 (1.23%) Marketing
11 17 (1.23%) Public Sector
12 10 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (0.51%) Tech for Good
14 6 (0.43%) Legal
14 6 (0.43%) Retail
15 4 (0.29%) Military
16 3 (0.22%) Welsh Language
17 2 (0.14%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (4.33%) Yocto
2 19 (1.37%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.37%) STL
3 12 (0.87%) REST
4 11 (0.79%) .NET
5 10 (0.72%) MFC
6 8 (0.58%) HTML
6 8 (0.58%) Middleware
7 6 (0.43%) Node.js
7 6 (0.43%) Qt
8 5 (0.36%) FFmpeg
8 5 (0.36%) GStreamer
8 5 (0.36%) OpenEmbedded
9 4 (0.29%) Flash
9 4 (0.29%) Flask
10 3 (0.22%) iOS SDK
11 2 (0.14%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 2 (0.14%) POSIX
11 2 (0.14%) QML
11 2 (0.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 182 (13.14%) Embedded Systems
2 110 (7.94%) IoT
3 54 (3.90%) FPGA
4 53 (3.83%) Device Driver
5 52 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
6 51 (3.68%) Algorithms
7 21 (1.52%) VHDL
8 18 (1.30%) ARM Cortex
9 17 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
10 15 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
11 14 (1.01%) Mobile App
12 13 (0.94%) Analogue Electronics
13 9 (0.65%) Raspberry Pi
14 8 (0.58%) Acoustics
15 7 (0.51%) Video\Live Streaming
16 6 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
16 6 (0.43%) CAN bus
16 6 (0.43%) Driving Licence
16 6 (0.43%) NB-IoT
16 6 (0.43%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 336 (24.26%) Linux
2 210 (15.16%) Embedded Linux
3 44 (3.18%) Windows
4 39 (2.82%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.43%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.36%) Android
7 5 (0.36%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.22%) Debian
9 3 (0.22%) Unix
9 3 (0.22%) VMS
9 3 (0.22%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.14%) Solaris
11 1 (0.072%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,133 (81.81%) Software Engineering
2 107 (7.73%) Agile
3 85 (6.14%) Computer Science
4 84 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (4.12%) Cybersecurity
6 56 (4.04%) Embedded Software Development
6 56 (4.04%) Software Testing
7 51 (3.68%) SDLC
8 49 (3.54%) Mathematics
9 44 (3.18%) OOD
9 44 (3.18%) Physics
10 40 (2.89%) Test Automation
11 30 (2.17%) Prototyping
12 29 (2.09%) OO
12 29 (2.09%) Validation
13 28 (2.02%) Signal Processing
14 25 (1.81%) Device Driver Development
15 23 (1.66%) Software Architecture
16 22 (1.59%) Multithreading
17 20 (1.44%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 608 (43.90%) C
2 313 (22.60%) C++
3 265 (19.13%) Embedded C
4 173 (12.49%) Python
5 66 (4.77%) Bash
6 58 (4.19%) C#
6 58 (4.19%) Rust
7 54 (3.90%) Embedded C++
8 49 (3.54%) MATLAB
9 23 (1.66%) Java
10 22 (1.59%) Assembly Language
11 21 (1.52%) Ada
12 19 (1.37%) JavaScript
13 12 (0.87%) PHP
14 11 (0.79%) R
15 9 (0.65%) SQL
16 8 (0.58%) VB
17 7 (0.51%) Perl
18 3 (0.22%) Groovy
18 3 (0.22%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 214 (15.45%) Degree
2 98 (7.08%) Security Cleared
3 18 (1.30%) SC Cleared
4 16 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (0.94%) Master's Degree
6 9 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (0.65%) HNC
7 5 (0.36%) HND
8 3 (0.22%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (2.17%) MISRA
2 17 (1.23%) ISO 13485
2 17 (1.23%) QA
3 15 (1.08%) JTAG
4 14 (1.01%) GDPR
5 11 (0.79%) AUTOSAR
6 10 (0.72%) IEC 62304
6 10 (0.72%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.58%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 7 (0.51%) ISO 9000
9 6 (0.43%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
11 3 (0.22%) DO-178B
11 3 (0.22%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.072%) SLA
System Software
1 289 (20.87%) Firmware
2 176 (12.71%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (0.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.29%) Terraform
2 3 (0.22%) Ansible
2 3 (0.22%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.22%) Podman
3 1 (0.072%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (1.44%) EMC
2 17 (1.23%) SAP
3 12 (0.87%) IBM
4 8 (0.58%) Microsoft
4 8 (0.58%) Red Hat
5 7 (0.51%) Lauterbach
5 7 (0.51%) Xilinx
6 6 (0.43%) Renesas
7 5 (0.36%) Intel
8 4 (0.29%) QNX
9 2 (0.14%) Atmel
9 2 (0.14%) Facebook
10 1 (0.072%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.072%) CA
10 1 (0.072%) Freescale
10 1 (0.072%) MathWorks
10 1 (0.072%) NCR
10 1 (0.072%) Samsung
10 1 (0.072%) Siemens