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 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 286 667 661
Rank change year-on-year +381 -6 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,035 295 715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.01% 0.30% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.33% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 798 187 181
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £33,750
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 £68,125 £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 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%

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 28 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 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 +285 990 £55,000 -6.78% 180
England +392 916 £55,000 -4.35% 175
Work from Home +203 323 £55,000 -8.33% 74
South East +105 230 £55,000 -8.33% 40
South West +137 213 £55,000 -10.20% 35
North of England +161 201 £50,000 -2.44% 17
Midlands +84 126 £50,000 +14.94% 29
East of England +86 119 £60,000 -14.29% 40
Yorkshire +129 102 £45,000 +5.88% 11
North West +60 72 £50,000 -13.04% 4
West Midlands +48 69 £52,500 +20.69% 14
Scotland -34 62 £60,000 - 20
East Midlands +39 57 £50,000 +14.29% 15
London +164 27 £55,000 -15.38% 14
North East +20 27 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Wales - 27 £50,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 12 - -

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 1,035 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 430 (41.55%) C
3 271 (26.18%) Linux
4 222 (21.45%) C++
5 191 (18.45%) Embedded C
5 191 (18.45%) Electronics
6 170 (16.43%) Embedded Linux
7 155 (14.98%) Python
8 133 (12.85%) Degree
9 122 (11.79%) Firmware
9 122 (11.79%) Embedded Systems
10 100 (9.66%) Automotive
11 85 (8.21%) IoT
12 83 (8.02%) Manufacturing
13 78 (7.54%) Agile
14 76 (7.34%) Security Cleared
15 71 (6.86%) Wireless
16 66 (6.38%) Embedded Firmware
17 64 (6.18%) Bash
18 59 (5.70%) Wi-Fi
19 58 (5.60%) Rust
20 56 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
21 52 (5.02%) Aerospace
21 52 (5.02%) Social Skills
22 49 (4.73%) Problem-Solving
22 49 (4.73%) Software Testing
23 47 (4.54%) Device Driver
24 46 (4.44%) C#
24 46 (4.44%) Self-Motivation
25 43 (4.15%) 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 (1.84%) Apache
2 4 (0.39%) Confluence
3 1 (0.097%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 42 (4.06%) Simulink
2 8 (0.77%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.19%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.097%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.097%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.097%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 10 (0.97%) GitHub
2 7 (0.68%) AWS
3 3 (0.29%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.29%) Azure
4 1 (0.097%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 71 (6.86%) Wireless
2 59 (5.70%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (3.77%) RS-232
4 35 (3.38%) Ethernet
5 31 (3.00%) Bluetooth
6 30 (2.90%) TCP/IP
7 28 (2.71%) RS-485
8 18 (1.74%) MQTT
8 18 (1.74%) ZigBee
9 15 (1.45%) Internet
10 13 (1.26%) 4G
11 12 (1.16%) 3G
12 6 (0.58%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.48%) GPRS
13 5 (0.48%) Modbus
13 5 (0.48%) VoIP
14 4 (0.39%) Profibus
15 2 (0.19%) DECT
15 2 (0.19%) HTTP
15 2 (0.19%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.58%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.39%) Big Data
3 1 (0.097%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.097%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 39 (3.77%) Git
2 28 (2.71%) JIRA
3 20 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.26%) Subversion
5 8 (0.77%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.77%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.68%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.68%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.58%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.48%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.39%) GitLab
9 4 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.39%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.19%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.19%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.097%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.097%) CANoe
11 1 (0.097%) GDB
General
1 191 (18.45%) Electronics
2 100 (9.66%) Automotive
3 83 (8.02%) Manufacturing
4 52 (5.02%) Aerospace
4 52 (5.02%) Social Skills
5 18 (1.74%) Aviation
5 18 (1.74%) Mandarin Language
6 14 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (1.16%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (1.06%) Telecoms
9 9 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (0.77%) Finance
11 7 (0.68%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.58%) Legal
12 6 (0.58%) Marketing
12 6 (0.58%) Public Sector
12 6 (0.58%) Retail
13 3 (0.29%) Military
13 3 (0.29%) Welsh Language
14 2 (0.19%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.29%) Yocto
2 19 (1.84%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.84%) STL
3 12 (1.16%) REST
4 8 (0.77%) Middleware
5 6 (0.58%) Node.js
6 5 (0.48%) .NET
6 5 (0.48%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.48%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.48%) MFC
6 5 (0.48%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.39%) HTML
7 4 (0.39%) Qt
8 3 (0.29%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.19%) POSIX
9 2 (0.19%) QML
9 2 (0.19%) XML
10 1 (0.097%) COM
10 1 (0.097%) Flash
10 1 (0.097%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 122 (11.79%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (8.21%) IoT
3 47 (4.54%) Device Driver
4 46 (4.44%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (3.77%) Algorithms
6 17 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.45%) FPGA
8 12 (1.16%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (1.16%) Mobile App
9 9 (0.87%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.77%) Acoustics
11 7 (0.68%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.58%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.58%) CAN bus
12 6 (0.58%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.58%) Robotics
12 6 (0.58%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.48%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.39%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 271 (26.18%) Linux
2 170 (16.43%) Embedded Linux
3 39 (3.77%) Windows
4 35 (3.38%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.58%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.48%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.39%) Android
9 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.29%) Debian
9 3 (0.29%) Unix
9 3 (0.29%) VMS
9 3 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 2 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,035 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 78 (7.54%) Agile
3 56 (5.41%) Cybersecurity
4 49 (4.73%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (4.73%) Software Testing
5 43 (4.15%) SDLC
6 40 (3.86%) OOD
7 39 (3.77%) Computer Science
8 37 (3.57%) Test Automation
9 35 (3.38%) Embedded Software Development
10 25 (2.42%) OO
11 23 (2.22%) Validation
12 22 (2.13%) Prototyping
13 21 (2.03%) Device Driver Development
14 19 (1.84%) Multithreading
15 18 (1.74%) Configuration Management
16 17 (1.64%) TDD
17 15 (1.45%) Artificial Intelligence
17 15 (1.45%) Mentoring
17 15 (1.45%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 430 (41.55%) C
2 222 (21.45%) C++
3 191 (18.45%) Embedded C
4 155 (14.98%) Python
5 64 (6.18%) Bash
6 58 (5.60%) Rust
7 46 (4.44%) C#
8 40 (3.86%) Embedded C++
9 37 (3.57%) MATLAB
10 21 (2.03%) Ada
10 21 (2.03%) Java
11 13 (1.26%) JavaScript
12 12 (1.16%) PHP
13 7 (0.68%) Assembly Language
13 7 (0.68%) R
14 6 (0.58%) Perl
15 4 (0.39%) SQL
16 3 (0.29%) Groovy
16 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 133 (12.85%) Degree
2 76 (7.34%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (1.26%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (0.48%) HND
6 4 (0.39%) HNC
7 3 (0.29%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.19%) PhD
8 2 (0.19%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (2.51%) MISRA
2 16 (1.55%) QA
3 14 (1.35%) GDPR
4 13 (1.26%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.16%) JTAG
6 10 (0.97%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.68%) AUTOSAR
7 7 (0.68%) ISO 9000
8 6 (0.58%) ISO 26262
8 6 (0.58%) MISRA C
9 4 (0.39%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 3 (0.29%) DO-178B
11 1 (0.097%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 122 (11.79%) Firmware
2 66 (6.38%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.39%) Terraform
2 3 (0.29%) Ansible
2 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.29%) Podman
3 1 (0.097%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.16%) IBM
2 8 (0.77%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.68%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.58%) Renesas
4 6 (0.58%) SAP
5 4 (0.39%) QNX
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.19%) Atmel
7 2 (0.19%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.097%) EMC
8 1 (0.097%) Freescale
8 1 (0.097%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.097%) Samsung
8 1 (0.097%) Siemens