Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 294 672 665
Rank change year-on-year +378 -7 +38
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,020 297 713
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.00% 0.30% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% 0.33% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 790 189 181
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £33,750
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% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +15.79%

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 96,812 89,556 159,527
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 91.45% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 69,148 56,816 85,173
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 +280 976 £55,000 -8.33% 211
England +400 901 £55,000 -6.38% 206
Work from Home +190 323 £55,000 -8.33% 83
South East +104 226 £55,000 -8.33% 46
South West +133 210 £55,000 -10.20% 33
North of England +154 197 £50,000 -4.76% 20
Midlands +81 125 £50,000 +14.94% 30
East of England +86 116 £60,000 -14.29% 62
Yorkshire +118 100 £45,000 +5.88% 11
North West +61 72 £50,000 -16.67% 5
West Midlands +40 68 £52,500 +20.69% 15
Scotland -41 63 £60,000 - 22
East Midlands +36 57 £50,000 +14.29% 15
London +119 27 £55,000 -15.38% 20
Wales - 27 £50,000 - 4
North East +21 25 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Northern Ireland - 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 27 May 2024, Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1,020 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 427 (41.86%) C
3 268 (26.27%) Linux
4 219 (21.47%) C++
5 188 (18.43%) Embedded C
6 186 (18.24%) Electronics
7 167 (16.37%) Embedded Linux
8 154 (15.10%) Python
9 132 (12.94%) Degree
10 121 (11.86%) Firmware
10 121 (11.86%) Embedded Systems
11 97 (9.51%) Automotive
12 85 (8.33%) IoT
13 80 (7.84%) Manufacturing
14 78 (7.65%) Agile
15 76 (7.45%) Security Cleared
16 71 (6.96%) Wireless
17 66 (6.47%) Embedded Firmware
18 64 (6.27%) Bash
19 58 (5.69%) Rust
19 58 (5.69%) Wi-Fi
20 55 (5.39%) Cybersecurity
21 51 (5.00%) Aerospace
21 51 (5.00%) Social Skills
22 48 (4.71%) Software Testing
22 48 (4.71%) Problem-Solving
23 47 (4.61%) Device Driver
24 46 (4.51%) C#
24 46 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
25 43 (4.22%) SDLC

Embedded Software 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 (1.86%) Apache
2 4 (0.39%) Confluence
3 1 (0.098%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 41 (4.02%) Simulink
2 8 (0.78%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.20%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.098%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.098%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.098%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 10 (0.98%) GitHub
2 7 (0.69%) AWS
3 3 (0.29%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.29%) Azure
4 1 (0.098%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 71 (6.96%) Wireless
2 58 (5.69%) Wi-Fi
3 40 (3.92%) RS-232
4 36 (3.53%) Ethernet
5 32 (3.14%) Bluetooth
6 31 (3.04%) TCP/IP
7 28 (2.75%) RS-485
8 18 (1.76%) MQTT
9 17 (1.67%) ZigBee
10 15 (1.47%) Internet
11 13 (1.27%) 4G
12 12 (1.18%) 3G
13 6 (0.59%) Modbus
13 6 (0.59%) Wireshark
14 5 (0.49%) GPRS
14 5 (0.49%) VoIP
15 4 (0.39%) Profibus
16 2 (0.20%) HTTP
16 2 (0.20%) LoRaWAN
17 1 (0.098%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.59%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.39%) Big Data
3 1 (0.098%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.098%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 38 (3.73%) Git
2 28 (2.75%) JIRA
3 20 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.27%) Subversion
5 8 (0.78%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.78%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.69%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.69%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.59%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.49%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.39%) GitLab
9 4 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.39%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.20%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.20%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.098%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.098%) GDB
General
1 186 (18.24%) Electronics
2 97 (9.51%) Automotive
3 80 (7.84%) Manufacturing
4 51 (5.00%) Aerospace
4 51 (5.00%) Social Skills
5 18 (1.76%) Aviation
6 17 (1.67%) Mandarin Language
7 14 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (1.18%) Analytical Skills
9 11 (1.08%) Telecoms
10 9 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.69%) Finance
11 7 (0.69%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.59%) Legal
12 6 (0.59%) Marketing
12 6 (0.59%) Public Sector
12 6 (0.59%) Retail
13 3 (0.29%) Military
13 3 (0.29%) Welsh Language
14 2 (0.20%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.24%) Yocto
2 19 (1.86%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.86%) STL
3 12 (1.18%) REST
4 8 (0.78%) Middleware
5 6 (0.59%) Node.js
6 5 (0.49%) .NET
6 5 (0.49%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.49%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.49%) MFC
6 5 (0.49%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.39%) HTML
7 4 (0.39%) Qt
8 3 (0.29%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.20%) POSIX
9 2 (0.20%) QML
9 2 (0.20%) XML
10 1 (0.098%) COM
10 1 (0.098%) Flash
10 1 (0.098%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 121 (11.86%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (8.33%) IoT
3 47 (4.61%) Device Driver
4 46 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (3.92%) Algorithms
6 17 (1.67%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.47%) FPGA
8 12 (1.18%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (1.18%) Mobile App
9 9 (0.88%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.78%) Acoustics
11 7 (0.69%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.59%) CAN bus
12 6 (0.59%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.59%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.49%) Analogue Electronics
13 5 (0.49%) Robotics
13 5 (0.49%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.39%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 268 (26.27%) Linux
2 167 (16.37%) Embedded Linux
3 39 (3.82%) Windows
4 35 (3.43%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.59%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.49%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.39%) Android
9 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.29%) Debian
9 3 (0.29%) Unix
9 3 (0.29%) VMS
9 3 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.20%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,020 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 78 (7.65%) Agile
3 55 (5.39%) Cybersecurity
4 48 (4.71%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (4.71%) Software Testing
5 43 (4.22%) SDLC
6 40 (3.92%) OOD
7 39 (3.82%) Computer Science
8 37 (3.63%) Test Automation
9 35 (3.43%) Embedded Software Development
10 24 (2.35%) OO
11 22 (2.16%) Prototyping
11 22 (2.16%) Validation
12 21 (2.06%) Device Driver Development
13 19 (1.86%) Multithreading
14 18 (1.76%) Configuration Management
15 17 (1.67%) TDD
16 15 (1.47%) Software Architecture
17 14 (1.37%) Mentoring
17 14 (1.37%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 427 (41.86%) C
2 219 (21.47%) C++
3 188 (18.43%) Embedded C
4 154 (15.10%) Python
5 64 (6.27%) Bash
6 58 (5.69%) Rust
7 46 (4.51%) C#
8 38 (3.73%) Embedded C++
9 36 (3.53%) MATLAB
10 21 (2.06%) Ada
10 21 (2.06%) Java
11 13 (1.27%) JavaScript
12 12 (1.18%) PHP
13 7 (0.69%) Assembly Language
13 7 (0.69%) R
14 6 (0.59%) Perl
15 4 (0.39%) SQL
16 3 (0.29%) Groovy
16 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 132 (12.94%) Degree
2 76 (7.45%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (1.27%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.49%) HND
6 4 (0.39%) HNC
7 3 (0.29%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.20%) PhD
8 2 (0.20%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.55%) MISRA
2 16 (1.57%) QA
3 14 (1.37%) GDPR
4 13 (1.27%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.18%) JTAG
6 10 (0.98%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.69%) ISO 9000
8 6 (0.59%) AUTOSAR
8 6 (0.59%) MISRA C
9 5 (0.49%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.39%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 3 (0.29%) DO-178B
System Software
1 121 (11.86%) Firmware
2 66 (6.47%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.39%) Terraform
2 3 (0.29%) Ansible
2 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.29%) Podman
3 1 (0.098%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.18%) IBM
2 8 (0.78%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.69%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.59%) Renesas
4 6 (0.59%) SAP
5 4 (0.39%) QNX
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.20%) Atmel
7 2 (0.20%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.098%) EMC
8 1 (0.098%) Freescale
8 1 (0.098%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.098%) Samsung
8 1 (0.098%) Siemens