Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 76 122
Rank change year-on-year +41 +46 -32
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 49 19 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 4.95% 1.85% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.11% 2.16% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 32 6 2
10th Percentile £45,000 £57,500 £39,125
25th Percentile £52,500 £60,625 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% +26.67%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £102,188
90th Percentile £83,375 £85,000 £114,375
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £61,250 £75,000 £71,250
% change year-on-year -18.33% +5.26% +26.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 959 881 1,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.97% 85.70% 93.12%
Number of salaries quoted 739 415 592
10th Percentile £30,925 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £90,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 49 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 34 (69.39%) C
3 22 (44.90%) Embedded Systems
4 20 (40.82%) Electronics
5 16 (32.65%) Linux
5 16 (32.65%) Python
6 15 (30.61%) C#
7 14 (28.57%) Agile
8 13 (26.53%) IoT
9 12 (24.49%) Embedded C
10 11 (22.45%) C++
10 11 (22.45%) Automotive
10 11 (22.45%) Embedded Linux
11 10 (20.41%) Degree
11 10 (20.41%) Yocto
11 10 (20.41%) Algorithms
12 9 (18.37%) Prototyping
13 8 (16.33%) Social Skills
13 8 (16.33%) Security Cleared
14 7 (14.29%) MATLAB
15 6 (12.24%) Wireless
15 6 (12.24%) Bluetooth
15 6 (12.24%) Signal Processing
16 5 (10.20%) Open Source
16 5 (10.20%) GStreamer
16 5 (10.20%) Device Driver
16 5 (10.20%) Multithreading
16 5 (10.20%) Robotics
16 5 (10.20%) TCP/IP
16 5 (10.20%) Embedded C++

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Applications
1 5 (10.20%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.16%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.24%) Bluetooth
1 6 (12.24%) Wireless
2 5 (10.20%) RS-232
2 5 (10.20%) TCP/IP
2 5 (10.20%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (4.08%) Modbus
3 2 (4.08%) ZigBee
4 1 (2.04%) DECT
4 1 (2.04%) LoRaWAN
4 1 (2.04%) MQTT
4 1 (2.04%) NFC
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) Git
1 4 (8.16%) Jenkins
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
1 4 (8.16%) Subversion
1 4 (8.16%) Zephyr
General
1 20 (40.82%) Electronics
2 11 (22.45%) Automotive
3 8 (16.33%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.16%) Aerospace
4 4 (8.16%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.16%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (6.12%) Telecoms
5 3 (6.12%) Welsh Language
6 1 (2.04%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (20.41%) Yocto
2 5 (10.20%) FFmpeg
2 5 (10.20%) GStreamer
2 5 (10.20%) OpenEmbedded
3 3 (6.12%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 22 (44.90%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (26.53%) IoT
3 10 (20.41%) Algorithms
4 5 (10.20%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (10.20%) Device Driver
4 5 (10.20%) Robotics
5 4 (8.16%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (6.12%) Client/Server
6 3 (6.12%) Mobile App
7 2 (4.08%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (2.04%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (2.04%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 16 (32.65%) Linux
2 11 (22.45%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (8.16%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (6.12%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.04%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 14 (28.57%) Agile
3 9 (18.37%) Prototyping
4 6 (12.24%) Signal Processing
5 5 (10.20%) Device Driver Development
5 5 (10.20%) Multithreading
5 5 (10.20%) Open Source
5 5 (10.20%) SDLC
6 4 (8.16%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (8.16%) Design Patterns
6 4 (8.16%) DevOps
6 4 (8.16%) MVVM
6 4 (8.16%) OO
6 4 (8.16%) OOD
6 4 (8.16%) Test Automation
7 3 (6.12%) Ergonomics
7 3 (6.12%) Human Factors
7 3 (6.12%) iOS Development
7 3 (6.12%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (4.08%) Digital Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 34 (69.39%) C
2 16 (32.65%) Python
3 15 (30.61%) C#
4 12 (24.49%) Embedded C
5 11 (22.45%) C++
6 7 (14.29%) MATLAB
7 5 (10.20%) Embedded C++
7 5 (10.20%) PHP
8 4 (8.16%) Bash
9 3 (6.12%) Rust
9 3 (6.12%) Swift
10 2 (4.08%) Assembly Language
11 1 (2.04%) ANSI C
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) Degree
2 8 (16.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) IEC 62304
1 4 (8.16%) ISO 13485
2 3 (6.12%) QA
3 1 (2.04%) MISRA
3 1 (2.04%) MISRA C
System Software
1 5 (10.20%) Firmware
2 4 (8.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (8.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (2.04%) Renesas