Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Software 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 569 875 1116
Rank change year-on-year +306 +241 -221
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer 363 77 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.079% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.087% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 286 68 57
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,250
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% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,938 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Embedded Software 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 +232 347 £60,000 -4.00% 38
England +299 298 £65,000 +4.00% 37
Work from Home +173 145 £65,000 +8.33% 18
South West +62 90 £65,000 +8.33% 12
North of England +118 78 £55,000 +4.76% 2
South East +38 73 £70,000 - 4
Scotland -39 35 £60,000 - 5
North West +32 29 £60,000 -
Yorkshire +100 25 £60,000 +14.29% 2
East of England +16 25 £60,000 - 8
North East +17 24 £55,000 +4.76% 1
Midlands +15 24 £55,000 -12.00% 6
West Midlands +24 18 £50,000 -20.00% 4
Wales - 18 £55,000 - 2
London +151 8 £67,500 - 5
East Midlands - 6 £65,000 - 2
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

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

1 363 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 101 (27.82%) C
3 96 (26.45%) Linux
4 89 (24.52%) Embedded Linux
5 66 (18.18%) C++
6 55 (15.15%) Embedded C
7 41 (11.29%) Python
8 38 (10.47%) Firmware
9 30 (8.26%) Bash
9 30 (8.26%) Wireless
10 28 (7.71%) Manufacturing
11 27 (7.44%) Electronics
11 27 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (7.16%) Rust
12 26 (7.16%) Security Cleared
12 26 (7.16%) Automotive
13 23 (6.34%) Wi-Fi
13 23 (6.34%) OOD
13 23 (6.34%) IoT
14 20 (5.51%) Ethernet
14 20 (5.51%) Device Driver
15 19 (5.23%) Yocto
16 18 (4.96%) RS-232
17 17 (4.68%) Degree
18 16 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
18 16 (4.41%) Aviation
19 15 (4.13%) Embedded Firmware
20 13 (3.58%) SDLC
20 13 (3.58%) Git
21 12 (3.31%) Embedded Systems

Senior 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 3 (0.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.28%) OrCAD
1 1 (0.28%) Simulink
1 1 (0.28%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.10%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.26%) Wireless
2 23 (6.34%) Wi-Fi
3 20 (5.51%) Ethernet
4 18 (4.96%) RS-232
5 10 (2.75%) Bluetooth
6 5 (1.38%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.10%) Profibus
8 3 (0.83%) Internet
9 2 (0.55%) MQTT
10 1 (0.28%) 4G
10 1 (0.28%) 5G
10 1 (0.28%) DECT
10 1 (0.28%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (0.28%) Modbus
10 1 (0.28%) NFC
10 1 (0.28%) RS-485
10 1 (0.28%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 13 (3.58%) Git
2 8 (2.20%) JIRA
3 5 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.10%) Subversion
4 4 (1.10%) Zephyr
General
1 28 (7.71%) Manufacturing
2 27 (7.44%) Electronics
3 26 (7.16%) Automotive
4 16 (4.41%) Aviation
5 9 (2.48%) Social Skills
6 6 (1.65%) Legal
7 5 (1.38%) Aerospace
8 4 (1.10%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (1.10%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.55%) Finance
9 2 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.55%) Marketing
9 2 (0.55%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.23%) Yocto
2 1 (0.28%) Apache Thrift
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.34%) IoT
2 20 (5.51%) Device Driver
3 16 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.31%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.20%) FPGA
6 7 (1.93%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.65%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.10%) CCTV
9 3 (0.83%) SIMD
10 1 (0.28%) Analogue Electronics
10 1 (0.28%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.28%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.28%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 96 (26.45%) Linux
2 89 (24.52%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (2.48%) FreeRTOS
3 9 (2.48%) Windows
4 4 (1.10%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 363 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (6.34%) OOD
4 13 (3.58%) SDLC
5 12 (3.31%) Embedded Software Development
6 11 (3.03%) Artificial Intelligence
7 9 (2.48%) Agile
8 8 (2.20%) Biotechnology
8 8 (2.20%) DevOps
9 7 (1.93%) Device Driver Development
9 7 (1.93%) Multithreading
10 6 (1.65%) B2B
10 6 (1.65%) Linux Kernel Development
10 6 (1.65%) LLM
10 6 (1.65%) OO
10 6 (1.65%) Signal Processing
10 6 (1.65%) Software Testing
11 5 (1.38%) Software Architecture
11 5 (1.38%) Test Automation
11 5 (1.38%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 101 (27.82%) C
2 66 (18.18%) C++
3 55 (15.15%) Embedded C
4 41 (11.29%) Python
5 30 (8.26%) Bash
6 26 (7.16%) Rust
7 7 (1.93%) C#
7 7 (1.93%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.28%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 26 (7.16%) Security Cleared
2 17 (4.68%) Degree
3 5 (1.38%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.93%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.10%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (1.10%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.28%) QA
System Software
1 38 (10.47%) Firmware
2 15 (4.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (1.10%) QNX
2 2 (0.55%) SAP
3 1 (0.28%) Atmel
3 1 (0.28%) Freescale