Embedded Developer Jobs

Embedded Developer
UK

The median Embedded Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 799 968 1183
Rank change year-on-year +169 +215 -273
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Developer 85 7 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.085% 0.007% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.008% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 77 7 17
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £39,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% +58.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £56,000 £55,000
90th Percentile - £60,600 £82,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £53,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year +13.21% +27.71% -17.00%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Embedded Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Developer in the UK

Embedded Developer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +68 81 £60,000 +13.21% 15
England +158 78 £62,500 +38.89% 14
Work from Home +116 34 £62,500 +31.58% 11
East of England +34 29 £60,000 -7.69% 3
South East - 28 £80,000 - 7
East Midlands - 9 £45,000 - 4
Midlands - 9 £45,000 - 4
South West -16 8 - -
Scotland -59 7 £50,000 -5.66% 1
London +111 4 £62,500 +60.26%

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Embedded Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 75 (88.24%) C
2 54 (63.53%) C++
3 49 (57.65%) Software Engineering
4 36 (42.35%) Python
5 33 (38.82%) Degree
5 33 (38.82%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (37.65%) Linux
7 24 (28.24%) Computer Science
8 22 (25.88%) Embedded Software Development
9 21 (24.71%) IoT
9 21 (24.71%) Firmware
10 20 (23.53%) DV Cleared
10 20 (23.53%) Security Cleared
10 20 (23.53%) Code Quality
11 19 (22.35%) Internet
12 18 (21.18%) Social Skills
12 18 (21.18%) Collaborative Working
13 17 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
14 16 (18.82%) Computer Science Degree
14 16 (18.82%) DevOps
14 16 (18.82%) Continuous Integration
14 16 (18.82%) System Testing
14 16 (18.82%) Machine Learning
14 16 (18.82%) Signal Processing
14 16 (18.82%) Simulink
14 16 (18.82%) Java
14 16 (18.82%) Embedded Linux
14 16 (18.82%) Xilinx
14 16 (18.82%) Artificial Intelligence
15 14 (16.47%) Embedded C

Embedded Developer 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:

Applications
1 16 (18.82%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 19 (22.35%) Internet
2 9 (10.59%) TCP/IP
3 8 (9.41%) DNS
3 8 (9.41%) HTTP
3 8 (9.41%) SMTP
4 4 (4.71%) Multicast
5 2 (2.35%) Ethernet
5 2 (2.35%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 8 (9.41%) Jenkins
2 7 (8.24%) Visual Studio
3 4 (4.71%) LabVIEW
4 2 (2.35%) Git
General
1 18 (21.18%) Social Skills
2 9 (10.59%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (9.41%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (8.24%) Law
5 6 (7.06%) Electronics
6 5 (5.88%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.71%) Automotive
7 4 (4.71%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.24%) .NET
1 7 (8.24%) CSS
1 7 (8.24%) HTML
1 7 (8.24%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 21 (24.71%) IoT
2 8 (9.41%) CUDA
2 8 (9.41%) GNSS
2 8 (9.41%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (9.41%) Tandem
3 5 (5.88%) Algorithms
3 5 (5.88%) Data Structures
3 5 (5.88%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (4.71%) Robotics
5 2 (2.35%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 32 (37.65%) Linux
2 16 (18.82%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (11.76%) Windows
4 8 (9.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (57.65%) Software Engineering
2 33 (38.82%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (28.24%) Computer Science
4 22 (25.88%) Embedded Software Development
5 20 (23.53%) Code Quality
6 18 (21.18%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (18.82%) Artificial Intelligence
7 16 (18.82%) Continuous Integration
7 16 (18.82%) DevOps
7 16 (18.82%) Machine Learning
7 16 (18.82%) Signal Processing
7 16 (18.82%) System Testing
8 12 (14.12%) Software Architecture
9 8 (9.41%) B2B
9 8 (9.41%) Containerisation
9 8 (9.41%) Open Source
9 8 (9.41%) Test Automation
10 7 (8.24%) Change Control
10 7 (8.24%) Fault Analysis
10 7 (8.24%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 75 (88.24%) C
2 54 (63.53%) C++
3 36 (42.35%) Python
4 16 (18.82%) Java
5 14 (16.47%) Embedded C
6 11 (12.94%) C#
7 7 (8.24%) Assembly Language
7 7 (8.24%) JavaScript
7 7 (8.24%) SQL
7 7 (8.24%) TypeScript
7 7 (8.24%) VB
8 1 (1.18%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 33 (38.82%) Degree
2 20 (23.53%) DV Cleared
2 20 (23.53%) Security Cleared
3 16 (18.82%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.18%) QA
System Software
1 21 (24.71%) Firmware
2 17 (20.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 16 (18.82%) Xilinx
16 Embedded Developer jobs Nationwide