Embedded Engineer Jobs

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 5 June 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
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 199 608 607
Rank change year-on-year +409 -1 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,502 356 884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.41% 0.38% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 0.42% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,168 205 204
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,324 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

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 101,029 85,188 163,395
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 91.21% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 71,463 55,074 85,023
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,750
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 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 5 June 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 5 June 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 +290 1,437 £55,000 -4.35% 207
England +404 1,299 £55,000 - 212
Work from Home +214 429 £52,500 -12.50% 66
South East +131 373 £55,000 -4.35% 58
South West +138 272 £55,000 -8.33% 37
North of England +175 249 £50,000 -4.76% 22
Midlands +134 221 £55,000 +14.58% 29
East of England +99 149 £60,000 -20.00% 50
Yorkshire +136 127 £45,000 +5.88% 8
Scotland -3 119 £52,500 -12.50% 10
East Midlands +81 115 £50,000 +14.29% 16
West Midlands +45 106 £57,500 +13.86% 13
North West +64 86 £55,000 -8.33% 12
Wales +44 41 £50,000 -9.09% 8
North East +20 36 £55,000 +4.76% 4
London +119 33 £55,000 -15.38% 12
Northern Ireland - 13 - -

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

For the 6 months to 5 June 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 1,225 (81.56%) Software Engineering
2 636 (42.34%) C
3 345 (22.97%) Linux
4 343 (22.84%) C++
5 298 (19.84%) Firmware
6 296 (19.71%) Electronics
7 279 (18.58%) Embedded C
8 231 (15.38%) Degree
9 214 (14.25%) Embedded Linux
10 193 (12.85%) Embedded Systems
11 184 (12.25%) Embedded Firmware
12 179 (11.92%) Python
13 140 (9.32%) Manufacturing
14 132 (8.79%) Wireless
15 118 (7.86%) IoT
16 117 (7.79%) Social Skills
17 116 (7.72%) Automotive
18 109 (7.26%) Agile
19 100 (6.66%) Security Cleared
20 86 (5.73%) Problem-Solving
21 85 (5.66%) Computer Science
22 70 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
23 66 (4.39%) Bash
24 65 (4.33%) C#
25 63 (4.19%) Embedded C++
25 63 (4.19%) Aerospace
26 61 (4.06%) Software Testing
26 61 (4.06%) Yocto
27 58 (3.86%) Rust
27 58 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity

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 (1.26%) Apache
2 4 (0.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.067%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 45 (3.00%) Simulink
2 10 (0.67%) GNU Octave
3 8 (0.53%) Stateflow
4 6 (0.40%) OrCAD
5 5 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.067%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.067%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (0.93%) GitHub
2 13 (0.87%) AWS
3 7 (0.47%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.20%) Azure
5 1 (0.067%) GCP
5 1 (0.067%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 132 (8.79%) Wireless
2 70 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
3 43 (2.86%) Bluetooth
3 43 (2.86%) Ethernet
4 42 (2.80%) RS-232
5 33 (2.20%) TCP/IP
6 32 (2.13%) RS-485
7 24 (1.60%) MQTT
8 20 (1.33%) ZigBee
9 19 (1.26%) 3G
9 19 (1.26%) 4G
10 15 (1.00%) Internet
11 11 (0.73%) Modbus
11 11 (0.73%) OFDM
12 9 (0.60%) GPRS
13 8 (0.53%) Profibus
14 7 (0.47%) DVB
15 6 (0.40%) LoRaWAN
15 6 (0.40%) LTE
15 6 (0.40%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.40%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.27%) Big Data
3 1 (0.067%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.067%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 58 (3.86%) Git
2 31 (2.06%) JIRA
3 21 (1.40%) Jenkins
3 21 (1.40%) Subversion
4 13 (0.87%) Visual Studio
5 10 (0.67%) Eclipse
6 8 (0.53%) ClearCase
6 8 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
7 7 (0.47%) ClearQuest
7 7 (0.47%) Plastic SCM
8 5 (0.33%) GitLab
9 4 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.27%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.20%) GDB
10 3 (0.20%) LabVIEW
11 2 (0.13%) CANoe
11 2 (0.13%) GCC
11 2 (0.13%) PetaLinux
11 2 (0.13%) VectorCAST
12 1 (0.067%) Bitbucket
General
1 296 (19.71%) Electronics
2 140 (9.32%) Manufacturing
3 117 (7.79%) Social Skills
4 116 (7.72%) Automotive
5 63 (4.19%) Aerospace
6 58 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 36 (2.40%) Finance
8 35 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
9 34 (2.26%) Telecoms
10 19 (1.26%) Mandarin Language
11 18 (1.20%) Aviation
12 17 (1.13%) Marketing
12 17 (1.13%) Public Sector
13 10 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.47%) Tech for Good
15 6 (0.40%) Legal
15 6 (0.40%) Military
15 6 (0.40%) Retail
16 3 (0.20%) Welsh Language
17 2 (0.13%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (4.06%) Yocto
2 19 (1.26%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.26%) STL
3 13 (0.87%) REST
4 11 (0.73%) .NET
5 10 (0.67%) MFC
6 8 (0.53%) HTML
6 8 (0.53%) Middleware
7 6 (0.40%) Node.js
7 6 (0.40%) Qt
8 5 (0.33%) FFmpeg
8 5 (0.33%) GStreamer
8 5 (0.33%) OpenEmbedded
9 4 (0.27%) Flash
9 4 (0.27%) Flask
10 3 (0.20%) iOS SDK
11 2 (0.13%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 2 (0.13%) POSIX
11 2 (0.13%) QML
11 2 (0.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 193 (12.85%) Embedded Systems
2 118 (7.86%) IoT
3 55 (3.66%) Device Driver
3 55 (3.66%) FPGA
4 54 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (3.53%) Algorithms
6 23 (1.53%) ARM Cortex
7 22 (1.46%) VHDL
8 19 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
9 15 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
10 14 (0.93%) Mobile App
11 13 (0.87%) Analogue Electronics
12 9 (0.60%) Raspberry Pi
13 8 (0.53%) Acoustics
13 8 (0.53%) CAN bus
13 8 (0.53%) Robotics
14 7 (0.47%) Video\Live Streaming
15 6 (0.40%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.40%) NB-IoT
15 6 (0.40%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 345 (22.97%) Linux
2 214 (14.25%) Embedded Linux
3 45 (3.00%) Windows
4 43 (2.86%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.40%) Android
6 6 (0.40%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.33%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.27%) Unix
9 3 (0.20%) Debian
9 3 (0.20%) VMS
9 3 (0.20%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.13%) Solaris
11 1 (0.067%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,225 (81.56%) Software Engineering
2 109 (7.26%) Agile
3 86 (5.73%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (5.66%) Computer Science
5 61 (4.06%) Software Testing
6 57 (3.79%) Cybersecurity
7 54 (3.60%) Embedded Software Development
8 51 (3.40%) SDLC
9 50 (3.33%) Mathematics
10 46 (3.06%) OOD
11 44 (2.93%) Physics
12 41 (2.73%) Test Automation
13 32 (2.13%) Validation
14 31 (2.06%) OO
15 30 (2.00%) Prototyping
16 29 (1.93%) Signal Processing
17 26 (1.73%) Device Driver Development
18 25 (1.66%) Software Architecture
19 24 (1.60%) Multithreading
20 20 (1.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 636 (42.34%) C
2 343 (22.84%) C++
3 279 (18.58%) Embedded C
4 179 (11.92%) Python
5 66 (4.39%) Bash
6 65 (4.33%) C#
7 63 (4.19%) Embedded C++
8 58 (3.86%) Rust
9 52 (3.46%) MATLAB
10 24 (1.60%) Java
11 22 (1.46%) Assembly Language
12 21 (1.40%) Ada
13 20 (1.33%) JavaScript
14 12 (0.80%) PHP
15 11 (0.73%) R
16 9 (0.60%) SQL
17 8 (0.53%) VB
18 7 (0.47%) Perl
19 3 (0.20%) Lua
19 3 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 231 (15.38%) Degree
2 100 (6.66%) Security Cleared
3 19 (1.26%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.20%) Master's Degree
5 16 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (0.60%) HNC
8 5 (0.33%) HND
9 3 (0.20%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (2.40%) MISRA
2 17 (1.13%) ISO 13485
2 17 (1.13%) QA
3 15 (1.00%) GDPR
3 15 (1.00%) JTAG
4 11 (0.73%) AUTOSAR
5 10 (0.67%) IEC 62304
6 9 (0.60%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.53%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 8 (0.53%) ISO 26262
8 7 (0.47%) ISO 9000
9 3 (0.20%) Automotive SPICE
9 3 (0.20%) DO-178B
9 3 (0.20%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.067%) SLA
System Software
1 298 (19.84%) Firmware
2 184 (12.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (0.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.27%) Terraform
2 3 (0.20%) Ansible
2 3 (0.20%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.20%) Podman
3 1 (0.067%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (1.33%) EMC
2 17 (1.13%) SAP
3 12 (0.80%) IBM
4 8 (0.53%) Microsoft
4 8 (0.53%) Red Hat
5 7 (0.47%) Lauterbach
5 7 (0.47%) Xilinx
6 6 (0.40%) Renesas
7 5 (0.33%) Intel
8 4 (0.27%) QNX
9 3 (0.20%) Atmel
10 2 (0.13%) Facebook
10 2 (0.13%) Siemens
11 1 (0.067%) Autodesk
11 1 (0.067%) CA
11 1 (0.067%) Freescale
11 1 (0.067%) MathWorks
11 1 (0.067%) NCR
11 1 (0.067%) Rockwell
11 1 (0.067%) Samsung