Embedded Software Development Jobs

Embedded Software Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded Software Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 759 905 1014
Rank change year-on-year +146 +109 -192
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 148 55 215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.055% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.058% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 130 15 59
10th Percentile £42,125 - £31,250
25th Percentile £45,313 - £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,250 £72,800 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +38.89% -18.18% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Embedded Software Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,150 95,114 154,445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.20% 95.57% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 59,851 56,202 82,517
10th Percentile £29,079 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.43%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 +100 146 £62,500 +38.89% 50
England +165 140 £62,500 +38.89% 49
Work from Home +98 45 £80,000 +18.52% 25
North of England - 41 £50,000 -
South East +18 32 £80,000 +77.78% 26
Midlands +4 30 £65,000 - 5
North West - 30 £55,000 -
West Midlands +12 25 £65,000 - 4
South West +6 18 £47,500 -32.14% 7
East of England +17 17 £60,000 -14.29% 8
Yorkshire - 11 £42,500 -
Wales - 8 £50,000 -
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
London +95 2 £85,000 - 4

Embedded Software Development
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 25 (16.89%) Simulink
2 6 (4.05%) CANalyzer
3 3 (2.03%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.03%) AWS
1 3 (2.03%) AWS IoT
1 3 (2.03%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 17 (11.49%) Ethernet
2 12 (8.11%) Wireless
3 8 (5.41%) Bluetooth
3 8 (5.41%) Profibus
4 7 (4.73%) TCP/IP
5 6 (4.05%) J1939
6 5 (3.38%) MQTT
6 5 (3.38%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (2.70%) Internet
7 4 (2.70%) RS-232
8 3 (2.03%) GSM
9 2 (1.35%) Modbus
9 2 (1.35%) RS-485
10 1 (0.68%) Software-Defined Radio
10 1 (0.68%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 19 (12.84%) Git
2 6 (4.05%) CANoe
3 3 (2.03%) ClearCase
3 3 (2.03%) Plastic SCM
3 3 (2.03%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (1.35%) GCC
4 2 (1.35%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.35%) Subversion
4 2 (1.35%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.68%) JIRA
5 1 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
General
1 49 (33.11%) Electronics
2 41 (27.70%) Social Skills
3 25 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (16.22%) Automotive
5 18 (12.16%) Manufacturing
6 11 (7.43%) Finance
7 8 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (5.41%) Marketing
8 5 (3.38%) Multimedia
9 4 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.70%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.70%) Retail
9 4 (2.70%) Tech for Good
9 4 (2.70%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.35%) Games
10 2 (1.35%) Law
10 2 (1.35%) Military
11 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 84 (56.76%) Software Engineer
2 57 (38.51%) Embedded Engineer
3 55 (37.16%) Senior
4 34 (22.97%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 33 (22.30%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 27 (18.24%) Senior Software Engineer
7 26 (17.57%) Developer
8 24 (16.22%) Software Developer
9 22 (14.86%) Embedded Developer
10 20 (13.51%) Embedded Software Developer
11 15 (10.14%) Lead
12 13 (8.78%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 13 (8.78%) Linux Engineer
12 13 (8.78%) Senior Linux Engineer
13 12 (8.11%) Lead Software Engineer
14 11 (7.43%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
15 8 (5.41%) Firmware Engineer
16 7 (4.73%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
16 7 (4.73%) Senior Firmware Engineer
17 6 (4.05%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.46%) Yocto
2 8 (5.41%) Middleware
3 5 (3.38%) Apache Thrift
3 5 (3.38%) DirectX
3 5 (3.38%) OpenGL
3 5 (3.38%) OpenGL ES
3 5 (3.38%) Vulkan
4 4 (2.70%) Qt
5 2 (1.35%) Skia Graphics Library
5 2 (1.35%) wxWidgets
Miscellaneous
1 36 (24.32%) IoT
2 20 (13.51%) Embedded Systems
3 14 (9.46%) Algorithms
4 8 (5.41%) Device Driver
5 6 (4.05%) CAN bus
5 6 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.38%) Infotainment
6 5 (3.38%) Smartphone
7 4 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.70%) CCTV
7 4 (2.70%) FPGA
8 3 (2.03%) 3D Graphics
9 2 (1.35%) Robotics
9 2 (1.35%) VHDL
10 1 (0.68%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 75 (50.68%) Linux
2 41 (27.70%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (7.43%) Android
4 6 (4.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.70%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (2.70%) VxWorks
5 4 (2.70%) Windows
6 3 (2.03%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (84.46%) Software Engineering
2 59 (39.86%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (27.70%) Computer Science
4 28 (18.92%) DevOps
5 24 (16.22%) Agile
6 23 (15.54%) Continuous Integration
7 22 (14.86%) Artificial Intelligence
7 22 (14.86%) Collaborative Working
7 22 (14.86%) Machine Learning
7 22 (14.86%) Signal Processing
8 19 (12.84%) Code Quality
9 16 (10.81%) System Testing
10 14 (9.46%) Open Source
10 14 (9.46%) SDLC
11 13 (8.78%) Configuration Management
11 13 (8.78%) Multithreading
12 9 (6.08%) Mathematics
13 8 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
13 8 (5.41%) UML
13 8 (5.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 116 (78.38%) C
2 56 (37.84%) C++
3 53 (35.81%) Python
4 45 (30.41%) Java
5 20 (13.51%) Embedded C
6 14 (9.46%) Rust
7 10 (6.76%) C#
8 9 (6.08%) Embedded C++
8 9 (6.08%) MATLAB
9 6 (4.05%) Ada
10 3 (2.03%) Perl
11 2 (1.35%) JavaScript
11 2 (1.35%) Lua
12 1 (0.68%) Bash
Qualifications
1 64 (43.24%) Degree
2 30 (20.27%) Computer Science Degree
3 24 (16.22%) Security Cleared
4 16 (10.81%) DV Cleared
5 9 (6.08%) HND
6 6 (4.05%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.68%) PhD
7 1 (0.68%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.76%) ISO 26262
2 8 (5.41%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (5.41%) ISO 13485
3 7 (4.73%) AUTOSAR
4 6 (4.05%) Automotive SPICE
4 6 (4.05%) QA
5 3 (2.03%) Def Stans
5 3 (2.03%) DO-178B
5 3 (2.03%) MISRA
6 1 (0.68%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 36 (24.32%) Firmware
2 9 (6.08%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.68%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.35%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.68%) Ansible
2 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.68%) Podman
Vendors
1 16 (10.81%) Xilinx
2 6 (4.05%) IBM
2 6 (4.05%) Red Hat
3 4 (2.70%) QNX
3 4 (2.70%) SAP
4 3 (2.03%) Lauterbach
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft