Embedded Systems Jobs in England

Embedded Systems
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 498 665 738
Rank change year-on-year +167 +73 -78
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 372 294 430
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.44% 0.32% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.26% 0.74% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 263 143 154
10th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £82,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £63,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.73% +15.91% -

All Generic Skills
England

Embedded Systems is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,596 39,773 61,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.73% 43.17% 46.46%
Number of salaries quoted 20,837 21,614 30,627
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,570 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in England

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in England.

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in England

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in England

Embedded Systems
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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
South East +16 123 £59,500 -15.00% 47
East of England +34 68 £50,000 -41.18% 31
North of England +82 59 £52,000 -0.95% 13
Midlands +32 56 £50,000 -20.00% 20
South West 0 51 £50,000 -14.89% 29
North West +32 38 £55,000 +4.76% 9
West Midlands +29 36 £52,500 -35.38% 4
Yorkshire +104 21 £47,500 -17.39% 4
East Midlands -5 20 £42,500 -27.66% 16
London +123 15 £62,500 -13.79% 20
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (2.69%) nginx
2 4 (1.08%) Confluence
3 1 (0.27%) Kinematics
Applications
1 45 (12.10%) Simulink
2 24 (6.45%) Stateflow
3 8 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.61%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.27%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.27%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 10 (2.69%) AWS
2 8 (2.15%) Azure
3 4 (1.08%) GCP
4 2 (0.54%) GitHub
4 2 (0.54%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.27%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (10.75%) Wireless
2 22 (5.91%) Bluetooth
2 22 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (5.11%) Ethernet
4 13 (3.49%) Firewall
5 12 (3.23%) Software-Defined Radio
6 10 (2.69%) J1939
6 10 (2.69%) RS-232
6 10 (2.69%) TCP/IP
7 8 (2.15%) ZigBee
8 7 (1.88%) FlexRay
9 6 (1.61%) Modbus
10 5 (1.34%) MQTT
11 4 (1.08%) 4G
11 4 (1.08%) 5G
11 4 (1.08%) LTE
11 4 (1.08%) Multicast
12 3 (0.81%) 3G
12 3 (0.81%) Internet
12 3 (0.81%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.57%) MySQL
2 15 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.08%) Big Data
3 4 (1.08%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.27%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 48 (12.90%) Git
2 22 (5.91%) JIRA
3 20 (5.38%) LabVIEW
4 14 (3.76%) Subversion
5 10 (2.69%) ClearCase
5 10 (2.69%) GNU Toolchain
5 10 (2.69%) Plastic SCM
6 9 (2.42%) GDB
7 7 (1.88%) ClearQuest
7 7 (1.88%) Jenkins
8 6 (1.61%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.81%) Appium
9 3 (0.81%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.81%) Metasploit
10 2 (0.54%) CMake
10 2 (0.54%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.54%) UI Automator
11 1 (0.27%) GCC
11 1 (0.27%) GoogleTest
11 1 (0.27%) Spock
General
1 132 (35.48%) Electronics
2 80 (21.51%) Automotive
3 58 (15.59%) Social Skills
4 52 (13.98%) Manufacturing
5 27 (7.26%) Telecoms
6 26 (6.99%) Marketing
7 22 (5.91%) Aerospace
8 21 (5.65%) Finance
9 19 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
10 18 (4.84%) Public Sector
11 15 (4.03%) Legal
12 7 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.08%) Avionics
13 4 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.08%) Multimedia
13 4 (1.08%) Tech for Good
14 3 (0.81%) Retail
14 3 (0.81%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.54%) French Language
15 2 (0.54%) German Language
Job Titles
1 175 (47.04%) Software Engineer
2 159 (42.74%) Embedded Engineer
3 117 (31.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 73 (19.62%) Senior
5 55 (14.78%) Systems Engineer
6 42 (11.29%) Developer
7 29 (7.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 26 (6.99%) Software Developer
9 24 (6.45%) C Software Engineer
10 23 (6.18%) C++ Software Engineer
10 23 (6.18%) Electronics Engineer
10 23 (6.18%) Senior Software Engineer
11 22 (5.91%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 20 (5.38%) Embedded C Engineer
12 20 (5.38%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 17 (4.57%) Embedded C Software Engineer
13 17 (4.57%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
13 17 (4.57%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
14 15 (4.03%) Junior
15 14 (3.76%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.23%) HTML
1 12 (3.23%) HTML5
2 11 (2.96%) Node.js
2 11 (2.96%) Yocto
3 10 (2.69%) POSIX
4 8 (2.15%) React
4 8 (2.15%) Redux
5 7 (1.88%) Qt
6 5 (1.34%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 5 (1.34%) FFmpeg
6 5 (1.34%) GStreamer
6 5 (1.34%) OpenEmbedded
6 5 (1.34%) PyTorch
6 5 (1.34%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.81%) .NET
7 3 (0.81%) CSS
7 3 (0.81%) Svelte
8 2 (0.54%) Middleware
8 2 (0.54%) PyQt
8 2 (0.54%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 49 (13.17%) Algorithms
2 33 (8.87%) IoT
3 26 (6.99%) FPGA
4 16 (4.30%) Renewable Energy
5 15 (4.03%) Analogue Electronics
5 15 (4.03%) Device Driver
6 14 (3.76%) Acoustics
6 14 (3.76%) Robotics
6 14 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.96%) Linux Command Line
8 10 (2.69%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (2.69%) RISC-V
9 9 (2.42%) Mobile App
10 8 (2.15%) VHDL
11 7 (1.88%) Hackathon
11 7 (1.88%) SCADA
12 6 (1.61%) Management Information System
13 5 (1.34%) Arduino
13 5 (1.34%) CUDA
13 5 (1.34%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 120 (32.26%) Linux
2 23 (6.18%) Embedded Linux
2 23 (6.18%) Windows
3 17 (4.57%) FreeRTOS
4 16 (4.30%) Android
5 14 (3.76%) Unix
6 5 (1.34%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.81%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.54%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.54%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.27%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (63.44%) Software Engineering
2 72 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (15.86%) Agile
4 50 (13.44%) Computer Science
5 34 (9.14%) Mentoring
6 33 (8.87%) Open Source
7 31 (8.33%) Test Automation
8 30 (8.06%) Software Testing
9 25 (6.72%) Code Quality
10 24 (6.45%) Multithreading
11 23 (6.18%) Roadmaps
12 22 (5.91%) Validation
13 20 (5.38%) Embedded Software Development
13 20 (5.38%) SDLC
13 20 (5.38%) TDD
14 19 (5.11%) Business Intelligence
14 19 (5.11%) Continuous Integration
14 19 (5.11%) Cybersecurity
15 18 (4.84%) Artificial Intelligence
15 18 (4.84%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 218 (58.60%) C
2 122 (32.80%) C++
3 100 (26.88%) Python
4 66 (17.74%) Embedded C
5 42 (11.29%) MATLAB
6 39 (10.48%) C#
7 17 (4.57%) Java
8 15 (4.03%) Bash
9 10 (2.69%) Rust
10 9 (2.42%) Embedded C++
11 8 (2.15%) SQL
12 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
13 4 (1.08%) Go
13 4 (1.08%) Perl
13 4 (1.08%) R
14 3 (0.81%) Groovy
15 2 (0.54%) Assembly Language
15 2 (0.54%) PHP
15 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 128 (34.41%) Degree
2 29 (7.80%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.11%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.84%) Master's Degree
5 16 (4.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.23%) PhD
7 4 (1.08%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (1.08%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.08%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.81%) CHECK Team Member
8 3 (0.81%) CREST Certified
8 3 (0.81%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.81%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.76%) MISRA
2 13 (3.49%) Automotive SPICE
3 12 (3.23%) ISO 26262
4 8 (2.15%) IEC 62304
4 8 (2.15%) ISO 13485
5 7 (1.88%) QA
6 6 (1.61%) Def Stans
6 6 (1.61%) IEC 61508
7 4 (1.08%) AUTOSAR
7 4 (1.08%) MISRA C
8 3 (0.81%) JTAG
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 74 (19.89%) Firmware
2 34 (9.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (3.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (4.30%) Functional Safety
2 12 (3.23%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.81%) Nmap
4 1 (0.27%) Consul
4 1 (0.27%) Grafana
4 1 (0.27%) Kibana
4 1 (0.27%) Packer
Vendors
1 18 (4.84%) SAP
2 16 (4.30%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.49%) Lauterbach
4 10 (2.69%) IBM
5 6 (1.61%) EMC
5 6 (1.61%) Xilinx
6 5 (1.34%) Google
6 5 (1.34%) Intel
6 5 (1.34%) NVIDIA
7 3 (0.81%) F5
7 3 (0.81%) Facebook
7 3 (0.81%) Instagram
8 2 (0.54%) Apple
8 2 (0.54%) MathWorks
8 2 (0.54%) Samsung
9 1 (0.27%) Atmel
9 1 (0.27%) Freescale