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 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 275 664 672
Rank change year-on-year +389 +8 +51
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,096 290 712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 0.31% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 0.34% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 841 186 174
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £37,389
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +15.79%

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 99,838 86,540 162,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.29% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,991 55,953 84,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
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 £50,238
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%

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 2 June 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 2 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 +268 1,045 £55,000 -6.78% 161
England +428 973 £55,000 -6.78% 161
Work from Home +203 335 £55,000 -8.33% 57
South East +103 247 £55,000 -8.33% 42
South West +140 227 £55,000 -8.33% 29
North of England +166 211 £50,000 +5.26% 19
Midlands +82 133 £50,000 +4.17% 19
East of England +90 123 £60,000 -20.00% 40
Yorkshire +120 109 £45,000 +5.88% 11
North West +47 74 £50,000 -16.67% 7
West Midlands +25 69 £50,000 -0.99% 10
East Midlands +45 64 £50,000 +14.29% 9
Scotland -45 64 £60,000 - 12
London +132 32 £55,000 -15.38% 12
North East +16 28 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Wales - 28 £50,000 - 5
Northern Ireland - 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 job ads featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1,096 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 441 (40.24%) C
3 277 (25.27%) Linux
4 235 (21.44%) C++
5 201 (18.34%) Electronics
6 196 (17.88%) Embedded C
7 174 (15.88%) Embedded Linux
8 158 (14.42%) Python
9 141 (12.86%) Degree
10 126 (11.50%) Embedded Systems
11 125 (11.41%) Firmware
12 101 (9.22%) Automotive
13 89 (8.12%) Manufacturing
14 87 (7.94%) IoT
15 80 (7.30%) Agile
16 76 (6.93%) Security Cleared
17 74 (6.75%) Wireless
18 71 (6.48%) Embedded Firmware
19 64 (5.84%) Bash
20 62 (5.66%) Wi-Fi
21 58 (5.29%) Rust
22 56 (5.11%) Cybersecurity
23 55 (5.02%) Social Skills
24 52 (4.74%) Aerospace
25 51 (4.65%) Problem-Solving
26 49 (4.47%) Software Testing
27 48 (4.38%) Device Driver
27 48 (4.38%) C#
28 47 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
29 44 (4.01%) Embedded C++

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 (1.73%) Apache
2 4 (0.36%) Confluence
3 1 (0.091%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 41 (3.74%) Simulink
2 8 (0.73%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.18%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.091%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.091%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.091%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (0.82%) GitHub
2 7 (0.64%) AWS
3 3 (0.27%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.27%) Azure
4 1 (0.091%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 74 (6.75%) Wireless
2 62 (5.66%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (3.83%) RS-232
4 35 (3.19%) Ethernet
5 32 (2.92%) Bluetooth
5 32 (2.92%) TCP/IP
6 31 (2.83%) RS-485
7 20 (1.82%) ZigBee
8 19 (1.73%) MQTT
9 15 (1.37%) Internet
10 14 (1.28%) 4G
11 13 (1.19%) 3G
12 6 (0.55%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.46%) GPRS
13 5 (0.46%) Modbus
13 5 (0.46%) VoIP
14 4 (0.36%) Profibus
15 2 (0.18%) HTTP
15 2 (0.18%) LoRaWAN
15 2 (0.18%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.55%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.36%) Big Data
3 1 (0.091%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.091%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 41 (3.74%) Git
2 27 (2.46%) JIRA
3 20 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.28%) Subversion
5 8 (0.73%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.73%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.64%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.64%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.55%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.46%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.36%) GitLab
9 4 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.18%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.18%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.18%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.091%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.091%) CANoe
11 1 (0.091%) GDB
General
1 201 (18.34%) Electronics
2 101 (9.22%) Automotive
3 89 (8.12%) Manufacturing
4 55 (5.02%) Social Skills
5 52 (4.74%) Aerospace
6 18 (1.64%) Aviation
6 18 (1.64%) Mandarin Language
7 14 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (1.09%) Telecoms
9 11 (1.00%) Analytical Skills
10 10 (0.91%) Finance
11 9 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (0.64%) Tech for Good
13 6 (0.55%) Legal
13 6 (0.55%) Marketing
13 6 (0.55%) Public Sector
13 6 (0.55%) Retail
14 4 (0.36%) Military
15 3 (0.27%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.18%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (3.28%) Yocto
2 19 (1.73%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.73%) STL
3 13 (1.19%) REST
4 8 (0.73%) Middleware
5 6 (0.55%) Node.js
6 5 (0.46%) .NET
6 5 (0.46%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.46%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.46%) MFC
6 5 (0.46%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.36%) HTML
7 4 (0.36%) Qt
8 3 (0.27%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.18%) POSIX
9 2 (0.18%) QML
9 2 (0.18%) XML
10 1 (0.091%) Apache Thrift
10 1 (0.091%) React
10 1 (0.091%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 126 (11.50%) Embedded Systems
2 87 (7.94%) IoT
3 48 (4.38%) Device Driver
4 47 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (3.56%) Algorithms
6 19 (1.73%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.37%) ARM Cortex
7 15 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.37%) FPGA
8 12 (1.09%) Mobile App
9 9 (0.82%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.73%) Acoustics
10 8 (0.73%) Robotics
11 7 (0.64%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.55%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.55%) CAN bus
12 6 (0.55%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.55%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.46%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 277 (25.27%) Linux
2 174 (15.88%) Embedded Linux
3 39 (3.56%) Windows
4 36 (3.28%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.55%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.46%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.36%) Android
9 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.27%) Debian
9 3 (0.27%) Unix
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 3 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,096 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 80 (7.30%) Agile
3 56 (5.11%) Cybersecurity
4 51 (4.65%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (4.47%) Software Testing
6 43 (3.92%) SDLC
7 41 (3.74%) OOD
8 39 (3.56%) Computer Science
9 38 (3.47%) Test Automation
10 35 (3.19%) Embedded Software Development
11 26 (2.37%) OO
12 24 (2.19%) Validation
13 22 (2.01%) Prototyping
14 21 (1.92%) Device Driver Development
15 20 (1.82%) Multithreading
16 18 (1.64%) Configuration Management
17 17 (1.55%) Mentoring
17 17 (1.55%) Software Architecture
17 17 (1.55%) TDD
18 15 (1.37%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 441 (40.24%) C
2 235 (21.44%) C++
3 196 (17.88%) Embedded C
4 158 (14.42%) Python
5 64 (5.84%) Bash
6 58 (5.29%) Rust
7 48 (4.38%) C#
8 44 (4.01%) Embedded C++
9 37 (3.38%) MATLAB
10 21 (1.92%) Ada
10 21 (1.92%) Java
11 14 (1.28%) JavaScript
12 12 (1.09%) PHP
13 7 (0.64%) Assembly Language
13 7 (0.64%) R
14 6 (0.55%) Perl
15 4 (0.36%) SQL
16 3 (0.27%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.27%) Swift
16 3 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 141 (12.86%) Degree
2 76 (6.93%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (1.46%) Master's Degree
4 5 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (0.46%) HND
5 4 (0.36%) HNC
6 3 (0.27%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.18%) PhD
7 2 (0.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.19%) MISRA
2 16 (1.46%) QA
3 15 (1.37%) GDPR
4 13 (1.19%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.09%) JTAG
6 10 (0.91%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.64%) AUTOSAR
7 7 (0.64%) ISO 9000
8 5 (0.46%) ISO 26262
8 5 (0.46%) MISRA C
9 4 (0.36%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 3 (0.27%) DO-178B
11 1 (0.091%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 125 (11.41%) Firmware
2 71 (6.48%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.73%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.36%) Terraform
2 3 (0.27%) Ansible
2 3 (0.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.27%) Podman
3 1 (0.091%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.09%) IBM
2 8 (0.73%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.64%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.55%) Renesas
4 6 (0.55%) SAP
5 4 (0.36%) QNX
6 3 (0.27%) Atmel
6 3 (0.27%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.18%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.091%) EMC
8 1 (0.091%) Freescale
8 1 (0.091%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.091%) Samsung
8 1 (0.091%) Siemens