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 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 305 678 639
Rank change year-on-year +373 -39 +71
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 944 308 703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 0.30% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 0.33% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 728 191 198
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £65,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.71% +10.53%

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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
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 £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 10 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 10 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 +242 914 £55,000 -0.90% 185
England +385 833 £55,000 - 181
Work from Home +196 320 £55,000 -8.33% 78
South East +96 210 £57,500 -4.17% 46
South West +128 193 £55,000 -8.33% 42
North of England +143 187 £50,000 -4.76% 20
Midlands +71 117 £50,000 +27.39% 25
East of England +92 107 £60,000 -14.29% 35
Yorkshire +113 90 £45,000 +5.88% 12
North West +54 72 £50,000 -9.09% 5
Scotland -32 65 £57,500 -4.17% 18
West Midlands +38 64 £50,000 +42.86% 12
East Midlands +32 53 £50,000 -4.76% 13
North East +18 25 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Wales - 23 £50,000 - 3
London +127 19 £52,500 -19.23% 15
Northern Ireland +33 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 10 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.

1 944 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 422 (44.70%) C
3 264 (27.97%) Linux
4 205 (21.72%) C++
5 182 (19.28%) Embedded C
6 173 (18.33%) Electronics
7 164 (17.37%) Embedded Linux
8 155 (16.42%) Python
9 126 (13.35%) Degree
10 122 (12.92%) Firmware
11 119 (12.61%) Embedded Systems
12 96 (10.17%) Automotive
13 85 (9.00%) IoT
14 78 (8.26%) Wireless
15 77 (8.16%) Agile
16 75 (7.94%) Manufacturing
16 75 (7.94%) Security Cleared
17 70 (7.42%) Embedded Firmware
18 65 (6.89%) Bash
19 59 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
20 58 (6.14%) Rust
21 55 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
22 51 (5.40%) Aerospace
22 51 (5.40%) Social Skills
23 49 (5.19%) Device Driver
24 47 (4.98%) Software Testing
24 47 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
24 47 (4.98%) Problem-Solving
25 44 (4.66%) C#
26 43 (4.56%) 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 (2.01%) Apache
2 3 (0.32%) Confluence
3 1 (0.11%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 41 (4.34%) Simulink
2 8 (0.85%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.21%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.17%) GitHub
2 7 (0.74%) AWS
3 3 (0.32%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.32%) Azure
4 1 (0.11%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 78 (8.26%) Wireless
2 59 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
3 41 (4.34%) RS-232
4 37 (3.92%) Ethernet
5 35 (3.71%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.39%) Bluetooth
7 28 (2.97%) RS-485
8 18 (1.91%) MQTT
9 17 (1.80%) ZigBee
10 14 (1.48%) Internet
11 13 (1.38%) 4G
12 12 (1.27%) 3G
13 6 (0.64%) Modbus
13 6 (0.64%) Wireshark
14 5 (0.53%) GPRS
14 5 (0.53%) VoIP
15 4 (0.42%) Profibus
16 2 (0.21%) FlexRay
16 2 (0.21%) LoRaWAN
17 1 (0.11%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.42%) Big Data
3 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.11%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (3.92%) Git
2 27 (2.86%) JIRA
3 20 (2.12%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.38%) Subversion
5 8 (0.85%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.85%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.74%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.74%) Plastic SCM
7 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
7 5 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.42%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.21%) GitLab
10 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.21%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.11%) GDB
11 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
General
1 173 (18.33%) Electronics
2 96 (10.17%) Automotive
3 75 (7.94%) Manufacturing
4 51 (5.40%) Aerospace
4 51 (5.40%) Social Skills
5 18 (1.91%) Aviation
6 17 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (1.80%) Mandarin Language
7 12 (1.27%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (1.06%) Telecoms
9 8 (0.85%) Finance
10 7 (0.74%) Marketing
10 7 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
10 7 (0.74%) Public Sector
10 7 (0.74%) Tech for Good
11 6 (0.64%) Legal
12 5 (0.53%) Retail
13 3 (0.32%) Military
13 3 (0.32%) Welsh Language
14 2 (0.21%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.81%) Yocto
2 19 (2.01%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (2.01%) STL
3 12 (1.27%) REST
4 8 (0.85%) Middleware
5 6 (0.64%) Node.js
6 5 (0.53%) .NET
6 5 (0.53%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.53%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.53%) MFC
6 5 (0.53%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.42%) HTML
8 3 (0.32%) iOS SDK
8 3 (0.32%) Qt
9 2 (0.21%) POSIX
9 2 (0.21%) XML
10 1 (0.11%) COM
10 1 (0.11%) Flash
10 1 (0.11%) HTML5
10 1 (0.11%) React
Miscellaneous
1 119 (12.61%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (9.00%) IoT
3 49 (5.19%) Device Driver
4 47 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (4.24%) Algorithms
6 16 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.59%) FPGA
8 12 (1.27%) Mobile App
9 11 (1.17%) ARM Cortex
10 10 (1.06%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (0.85%) Acoustics
12 7 (0.74%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (0.64%) CAN bus
13 6 (0.64%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.64%) Smart Home
14 5 (0.53%) Analogue Electronics
14 5 (0.53%) Robotics
14 5 (0.53%) Smart Energy
15 4 (0.42%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 264 (27.97%) Linux
2 164 (17.37%) Embedded Linux
3 37 (3.92%) Windows
4 35 (3.71%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.64%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.53%) VxWorks
8 3 (0.32%) Android
8 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.32%) Debian
8 3 (0.32%) Unix
8 3 (0.32%) VMS
9 2 (0.21%) Solaris
9 2 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 944 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 77 (8.16%) Agile
3 55 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
4 47 (4.98%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (4.98%) Software Testing
5 43 (4.56%) SDLC
6 42 (4.45%) Computer Science
7 41 (4.34%) OOD
8 38 (4.03%) Test Automation
9 33 (3.50%) Embedded Software Development
10 24 (2.54%) OO
11 22 (2.33%) Prototyping
12 21 (2.22%) Device Driver Development
12 21 (2.22%) Validation
13 20 (2.12%) Multithreading
14 19 (2.01%) Configuration Management
14 19 (2.01%) Software Architecture
15 15 (1.59%) Mathematics
15 15 (1.59%) TDD
16 14 (1.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 422 (44.70%) C
2 205 (21.72%) C++
3 182 (19.28%) Embedded C
4 155 (16.42%) Python
5 65 (6.89%) Bash
6 58 (6.14%) Rust
7 44 (4.66%) C#
8 35 (3.71%) MATLAB
9 30 (3.18%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.22%) Java
11 20 (2.12%) Ada
12 13 (1.38%) JavaScript
13 12 (1.27%) PHP
14 8 (0.85%) R
15 7 (0.74%) Assembly Language
16 6 (0.64%) Perl
17 4 (0.42%) Shell Script
17 4 (0.42%) SQL
18 3 (0.32%) Groovy
18 3 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 126 (13.35%) Degree
2 75 (7.94%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (1.06%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.53%) HND
6 4 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.42%) HNC
7 3 (0.32%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.21%) PhD
8 2 (0.21%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.65%) MISRA
2 17 (1.80%) QA
3 14 (1.48%) GDPR
4 13 (1.38%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.27%) JTAG
6 10 (1.06%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.74%) ISO 9000
8 6 (0.64%) AUTOSAR
9 5 (0.53%) ISO 26262
9 5 (0.53%) MISRA C
10 4 (0.42%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 4 (0.42%) DO-178B
System Software
1 122 (12.92%) Firmware
2 70 (7.42%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.95%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.53%) Terraform
2 3 (0.32%) Ansible
2 3 (0.32%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.32%) Podman
3 1 (0.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.27%) IBM
2 8 (0.85%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.74%) Lauterbach
3 7 (0.74%) SAP
4 5 (0.53%) Renesas
5 4 (0.42%) QNX
6 3 (0.32%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.21%) Atmel
7 2 (0.21%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.11%) EMC
8 1 (0.11%) Freescale
8 1 (0.11%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.11%) Samsung
8 1 (0.11%) Siemens