Embedded Software Engineer Jobs with Work from Home Options

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Work from Home is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 310 504 752
Rank change year-on-year +194 +248 -231
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 334 144 139
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.96% 0.37% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.39% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 237 86 69
10th Percentile - £38,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +7.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 33,433 36,956 72,909
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.22% 95.95% 97.34%
Number of salaries quoted 25,465 26,837 42,708
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,242 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.61% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Engineer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Embedded Software Engineer.

Embedded Software Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Embedded Software Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 June 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 334 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 176 (52.69%) C
3 133 (39.82%) Linux
4 114 (34.13%) Embedded C
5 103 (30.84%) Embedded Linux
6 95 (28.44%) Python
7 63 (18.86%) Electronics
8 57 (17.07%) Security Cleared
9 55 (16.47%) Bash
9 55 (16.47%) Rust
10 52 (15.57%) Cybersecurity
11 45 (13.47%) C++
12 43 (12.87%) Firmware
13 42 (12.57%) Embedded Systems
14 41 (12.28%) Manufacturing
15 39 (11.68%) Degree
16 36 (10.78%) Wireless
16 36 (10.78%) RS-232
17 35 (10.48%) Automotive
18 33 (9.88%) Agile
19 31 (9.28%) Device Driver
20 28 (8.38%) IoT
21 26 (7.78%) SDLC
21 26 (7.78%) FreeRTOS
21 26 (7.78%) Wi-Fi
22 25 (7.49%) OOD
22 25 (7.49%) Yocto
23 24 (7.19%) Embedded Firmware
24 21 (6.29%) Git
25 20 (5.99%) Software Testing

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (0.30%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (4.79%) Simulink
2 7 (2.10%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.69%) GitHub
2 1 (0.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 36 (10.78%) RS-232
1 36 (10.78%) Wireless
2 26 (7.78%) Wi-Fi
3 20 (5.99%) Ethernet
4 17 (5.09%) TCP/IP
5 14 (4.19%) RS-485
5 14 (4.19%) ZigBee
6 10 (2.99%) Bluetooth
7 5 (1.50%) VoIP
8 4 (1.20%) Profibus
9 2 (0.60%) MQTT
10 1 (0.30%) FlexRay
10 1 (0.30%) HTTP
10 1 (0.30%) Internet
10 1 (0.30%) Modbus
10 1 (0.30%) RS-422
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.20%) Big Data
2 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.30%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 21 (6.29%) Git
2 17 (5.09%) JIRA
3 12 (3.59%) Subversion
4 9 (2.69%) Jenkins
5 7 (2.10%) ClearCase
5 7 (2.10%) ClearQuest
5 7 (2.10%) Plastic SCM
6 4 (1.20%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.90%) GitLab
7 3 (0.90%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.30%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (18.86%) Electronics
2 41 (12.28%) Manufacturing
3 35 (10.48%) Automotive
4 19 (5.69%) Aerospace
5 15 (4.49%) Social Skills
6 12 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (2.40%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (1.50%) Finance
9 4 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.20%) Retail
10 2 (0.60%) Marketing
10 2 (0.60%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.30%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.49%) Yocto
2 5 (1.50%) FFmpeg
2 5 (1.50%) GStreamer
2 5 (1.50%) OpenEmbedded
3 3 (0.90%) iOS SDK
4 1 (0.30%) HTML
4 1 (0.30%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 42 (12.57%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (9.28%) Device Driver
3 28 (8.38%) IoT
4 10 (2.99%) Mobile App
5 9 (2.69%) Algorithms
6 8 (2.40%) ARM Cortex
7 6 (1.80%) Smart Home
8 5 (1.50%) Smart Energy
9 4 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.90%) Acoustics
10 3 (0.90%) Analogue Electronics
10 3 (0.90%) Client/Server
10 3 (0.90%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.90%) Robotics
11 2 (0.60%) 3D Printing
12 1 (0.30%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 133 (39.82%) Linux
2 103 (30.84%) Embedded Linux
3 26 (7.78%) FreeRTOS
4 15 (4.49%) Windows
5 5 (1.50%) ThreadX
5 5 (1.50%) VxWorks
6 3 (0.90%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 52 (15.57%) Cybersecurity
3 33 (9.88%) Agile
4 26 (7.78%) SDLC
5 25 (7.49%) OOD
6 20 (5.99%) Software Testing
7 13 (3.89%) Device Driver Development
8 11 (3.29%) Multithreading
8 11 (3.29%) Requirements Gathering
9 10 (2.99%) Test Automation
10 9 (2.69%) BDD
10 9 (2.69%) TDD
11 8 (2.40%) Computer Science
11 8 (2.40%) Configuration Management
11 8 (2.40%) Mentoring
12 7 (2.10%) Embedded Software Development
12 7 (2.10%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (2.10%) Validation
13 6 (1.80%) OO
13 6 (1.80%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 176 (52.69%) C
2 114 (34.13%) Embedded C
3 95 (28.44%) Python
4 55 (16.47%) Bash
4 55 (16.47%) Rust
5 45 (13.47%) C++
6 16 (4.79%) Embedded C++
7 12 (3.59%) C#
8 11 (3.29%) Java
9 8 (2.40%) MATLAB
10 5 (1.50%) R
11 3 (0.90%) Ada
11 3 (0.90%) Swift
12 1 (0.30%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.30%) Lua
12 1 (0.30%) PHP
12 1 (0.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (17.07%) Security Cleared
2 39 (11.68%) Degree
3 11 (3.29%) Master's Degree
4 6 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.20%) HND
6 2 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.19%) MISRA
2 6 (1.80%) ISO 9000
3 4 (1.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 4 (1.20%) ISO 13485
4 2 (0.60%) QA
5 1 (0.30%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.30%) JTAG
5 1 (0.30%) MISRA C
System Software
1 43 (12.87%) Firmware
2 24 (7.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (1.20%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (2.99%) IBM
2 7 (2.10%) Lauterbach
3 4 (1.20%) QNX
4 2 (0.60%) SAP
5 1 (0.30%) Samsung
5 1 (0.30%) Siemens