Senior Embedded Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 488 844 1065
Rank change year-on-year +356 +221 -214
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Engineer 470 108 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.11% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.12% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 381 70 63
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,300
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% +4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.60% +4.17% +4.35%

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 97,260 88,990 160,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 91.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69,382 56,369 85,188
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,663
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 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Senior Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Embedded Engineer.

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Embedded Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +269 448 £61,500 -1.60% 50
England +340 391 £65,000 +4.00% 49
Work from Home +181 156 £65,000 +8.33% 23
South East +48 109 £70,000 +1.82% 11
North of England +138 98 £55,000 +4.76% 2
South West +64 92 £65,000 +8.33% 13
Midlands +41 53 £62,500 - 10
North West +42 39 £55,000 -8.33%
West Midlands +40 37 £65,000 +4.00% 6
Scotland -39 35 £60,000 - 5
North East +25 32 £55,000 +4.76% 1
East of England +22 31 £60,000 - 8
Yorkshire +102 27 £60,000 +14.29% 2
Wales - 26 £55,000 - 2
East Midlands - 16 £60,000 - 4
London +149 8 £67,500 -10.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 387 (82.34%) Software Engineering
2 162 (34.47%) C
3 127 (27.02%) Linux
4 112 (23.83%) Embedded Linux
5 108 (22.98%) C++
6 80 (17.02%) Firmware
7 61 (12.98%) Embedded C
8 55 (11.70%) Electronics
9 48 (10.21%) Embedded Firmware
10 45 (9.57%) Python
11 44 (9.36%) Manufacturing
12 42 (8.94%) Wireless
12 42 (8.94%) IoT
13 36 (7.66%) Yocto
14 34 (7.23%) Agile
15 33 (7.02%) Automotive
15 33 (7.02%) Embedded Systems
16 32 (6.81%) Embedded Software Development
17 30 (6.38%) Bash
18 28 (5.96%) Cybersecurity
19 27 (5.74%) Security Cleared
19 27 (5.74%) OOD
20 26 (5.53%) Wi-Fi
20 26 (5.53%) Git
20 26 (5.53%) Rust
21 25 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
21 25 (5.32%) Degree
22 24 (5.11%) Ethernet
23 22 (4.68%) Device Driver
24 20 (4.26%) Analytical Skills

Senior 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 3 (0.64%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (0.85%) OrCAD
2 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.21%) Simulink
3 1 (0.21%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 8 (1.70%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.94%) Wireless
2 26 (5.53%) Wi-Fi
3 24 (5.11%) Ethernet
4 18 (3.83%) RS-232
5 15 (3.19%) Bluetooth
6 8 (1.70%) Profibus
7 5 (1.06%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.64%) 4G
8 3 (0.64%) Internet
8 3 (0.64%) Modbus
8 3 (0.64%) MQTT
9 2 (0.43%) 3G
9 2 (0.43%) GPRS
9 2 (0.43%) GSM
9 2 (0.43%) J1939
9 2 (0.43%) RS-485
10 1 (0.21%) DECT
10 1 (0.21%) DHCP
10 1 (0.21%) DNS
10 1 (0.21%) VPN
Development Applications
1 26 (5.53%) Git
2 10 (2.13%) JIRA
3 8 (1.70%) Subversion
4 5 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.85%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.43%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.43%) GCC
General
1 55 (11.70%) Electronics
2 44 (9.36%) Manufacturing
3 33 (7.02%) Automotive
4 20 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (3.40%) Aviation
6 13 (2.77%) Aerospace
6 13 (2.77%) Social Skills
7 9 (1.91%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.28%) Legal
9 5 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (0.85%) Finance
10 4 (0.85%) Marketing
10 4 (0.85%) Public Sector
11 2 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.66%) Yocto
2 2 (0.43%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 2 (0.43%) Flash
2 2 (0.43%) Qt
3 1 (0.21%) Apache Thrift
3 1 (0.21%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.94%) IoT
2 33 (7.02%) Embedded Systems
3 22 (4.68%) Device Driver
4 16 (3.40%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.13%) FPGA
6 7 (1.49%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.28%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.85%) Analogue Electronics
8 4 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.85%) CCTV
9 3 (0.64%) ARM Cortex
9 3 (0.64%) NB-IoT
9 3 (0.64%) SIMD
10 1 (0.21%) Distributed Computing
10 1 (0.21%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.21%) SystemC
10 1 (0.21%) Verilog
10 1 (0.21%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 127 (27.02%) Linux
2 112 (23.83%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (2.34%) Windows
4 9 (1.91%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (0.85%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 387 (82.34%) Software Engineering
2 34 (7.23%) Agile
3 32 (6.81%) Embedded Software Development
4 28 (5.96%) Cybersecurity
5 27 (5.74%) OOD
6 25 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (3.62%) SDLC
8 13 (2.77%) Software Architecture
9 11 (2.34%) Artificial Intelligence
10 10 (2.13%) Multithreading
10 10 (2.13%) OO
10 10 (2.13%) Validation
11 9 (1.91%) Device Driver Development
11 9 (1.91%) Signal Processing
12 8 (1.70%) Biotechnology
12 8 (1.70%) Continuous Integration
12 8 (1.70%) DevOps
12 8 (1.70%) Linux Kernel Development
13 6 (1.28%) Computer Science
13 6 (1.28%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 162 (34.47%) C
2 108 (22.98%) C++
3 61 (12.98%) Embedded C
4 45 (9.57%) Python
5 30 (6.38%) Bash
6 26 (5.53%) Rust
7 11 (2.34%) Embedded C++
8 9 (1.91%) C#
9 3 (0.64%) Assembly Language
10 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.43%) Lua
11 1 (0.21%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 27 (5.74%) Security Cleared
2 25 (5.32%) Degree
3 5 (1.06%) HND
4 1 (0.21%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.70%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 8 (1.70%) ISO 13485
2 7 (1.49%) ISO 9000
3 4 (0.85%) MISRA
3 4 (0.85%) MISRA C
4 3 (0.64%) Automotive SPICE
5 2 (0.43%) AUTOSAR
5 2 (0.43%) IEC 61131
5 2 (0.43%) JTAG
5 2 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 80 (17.02%) Firmware
2 48 (10.21%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.06%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (0.85%) EMC
1 4 (0.85%) Microsoft
1 4 (0.85%) QNX
1 4 (0.85%) SAP
2 1 (0.21%) Atmel
2 1 (0.21%) Autodesk
2 1 (0.21%) CA
2 1 (0.21%) Freescale
2 1 (0.21%) NCR