Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in England is £55,000 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 285 674 647
Rank change year-on-year +389 -27 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 800 284 552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.94% 0.30% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.33% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 642 158 178
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,375 £65,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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 +93 201 £57,500 -4.17% 50
North of England +124 184 £50,000 -4.76% 14
South West +121 181 £55,000 -10.20% 46
Midlands +96 116 £50,000 +27.39% 26
East of England +100 104 £60,000 -7.69% 37
Yorkshire +103 88 £45,000 +5.88% 6
North West +62 71 £50,000 -9.09% 4
West Midlands +61 63 £50,000 +42.86% 15
East Midlands +33 53 £50,000 -4.76% 11
North East +24 25 £55,000 +4.76% 4
London +134 14 £52,500 -19.23% 14
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

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 England region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 800 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 357 (44.63%) C
3 229 (28.63%) Linux
4 191 (23.88%) C++
5 154 (19.25%) Electronics
6 142 (17.75%) Embedded C
7 140 (17.50%) Python
7 140 (17.50%) Embedded Linux
8 115 (14.38%) Embedded Systems
9 104 (13.00%) Degree
10 99 (12.38%) Firmware
11 95 (11.88%) Automotive
12 82 (10.25%) IoT
13 75 (9.38%) Security Cleared
14 67 (8.38%) Agile
15 60 (7.50%) Embedded Firmware
16 59 (7.38%) Bash
17 58 (7.25%) Rust
18 55 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
19 53 (6.63%) Manufacturing
19 53 (6.63%) Wireless
20 47 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
21 45 (5.63%) Software Testing
22 42 (5.25%) Aerospace
23 41 (5.13%) C#
24 40 (5.00%) Simulink
24 40 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
25 39 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
25 39 (4.88%) Algorithms
26 37 (4.63%) Test Automation

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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 19 (2.38%) Apache
2 3 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 40 (5.00%) Simulink
2 8 (1.00%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.25%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.13%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.38%) GitHub
2 7 (0.88%) AWS
3 3 (0.38%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.38%) Azure
4 1 (0.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.63%) Wireless
2 39 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
3 29 (3.63%) TCP/IP
4 27 (3.38%) RS-485
5 26 (3.25%) RS-232
6 25 (3.13%) Bluetooth
7 17 (2.13%) ZigBee
8 16 (2.00%) MQTT
9 14 (1.75%) 3G
9 14 (1.75%) 4G
10 13 (1.63%) Ethernet
10 13 (1.63%) Internet
11 5 (0.63%) GPRS
11 5 (0.63%) VoIP
12 4 (0.50%) Modbus
13 2 (0.25%) 2G
13 2 (0.25%) FlexRay
14 1 (0.13%) LTE
14 1 (0.13%) NFC
14 1 (0.13%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.50%) Big Data
2 2 (0.25%) MySQL
3 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.13%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 33 (4.13%) Git
2 26 (3.25%) JIRA
3 13 (1.63%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.63%) Subversion
4 8 (1.00%) ClearCase
4 8 (1.00%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (0.88%) ClearQuest
5 7 (0.88%) Plastic SCM
6 5 (0.63%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.63%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.50%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.25%) GitLab
9 2 (0.25%) PetaLinux
10 1 (0.13%) GDB
10 1 (0.13%) Mercurial
General
1 154 (19.25%) Electronics
2 95 (11.88%) Automotive
3 53 (6.63%) Manufacturing
4 42 (5.25%) Aerospace
5 32 (4.00%) Social Skills
6 18 (2.25%) Aviation
7 17 (2.13%) Mandarin Language
8 12 (1.50%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.25%) Finance
10 9 (1.13%) Marketing
10 9 (1.13%) Public Sector
11 7 (0.88%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (0.88%) Tech for Good
12 4 (0.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.50%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.38%) Welsh Language
14 2 (0.25%) Retail
15 1 (0.13%) Games
15 1 (0.13%) Military
15 1 (0.13%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.50%) Yocto
2 19 (2.38%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (2.38%) STL
3 12 (1.50%) REST
4 8 (1.00%) Middleware
5 5 (0.63%) FFmpeg
5 5 (0.63%) GStreamer
5 5 (0.63%) OpenEmbedded
6 4 (0.50%) .NET
7 3 (0.38%) iOS SDK
7 3 (0.38%) MFC
8 2 (0.25%) HTML
8 2 (0.25%) POSIX
8 2 (0.25%) Qt
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Thrift
9 1 (0.13%) Flash
9 1 (0.13%) HTML5
9 1 (0.13%) QML
9 1 (0.13%) React
9 1 (0.13%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 115 (14.38%) Embedded Systems
2 82 (10.25%) IoT
3 47 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (4.88%) Algorithms
5 34 (4.25%) Device Driver
6 15 (1.88%) Renewable Energy
7 14 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (1.50%) FPGA
8 12 (1.50%) Mobile App
9 10 (1.25%) ARM Cortex
9 10 (1.25%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (1.00%) Acoustics
11 6 (0.75%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.75%) Smart Home
12 5 (0.63%) Analogue Electronics
12 5 (0.63%) CAN bus
12 5 (0.63%) Robotics
12 5 (0.63%) Smart Energy
13 4 (0.50%) Arduino
13 4 (0.50%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 229 (28.63%) Linux
2 140 (17.50%) Embedded Linux
3 34 (4.25%) Windows
4 29 (3.63%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (1.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.75%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.50%) Android
8 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.38%) Debian
8 3 (0.38%) VMS
9 1 (0.13%) Unix
9 1 (0.13%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 800 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 67 (8.38%) Agile
3 55 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
4 45 (5.63%) Software Testing
5 40 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (4.63%) Test Automation
7 36 (4.50%) SDLC
8 28 (3.50%) Embedded Software Development
9 26 (3.25%) OOD
10 25 (3.13%) Computer Science
11 23 (2.88%) OO
11 23 (2.88%) Prototyping
12 21 (2.63%) Device Driver Development
13 20 (2.50%) Validation
14 17 (2.13%) Configuration Management
15 15 (1.88%) TDD
16 14 (1.75%) Artificial Intelligence
16 14 (1.75%) Mentoring
17 13 (1.63%) Multithreading
17 13 (1.63%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 357 (44.63%) C
2 191 (23.88%) C++
3 142 (17.75%) Embedded C
4 140 (17.50%) Python
5 59 (7.38%) Bash
6 58 (7.25%) Rust
7 41 (5.13%) C#
8 34 (4.25%) MATLAB
9 27 (3.38%) Embedded C++
10 15 (1.88%) Ada
11 14 (1.75%) Java
11 14 (1.75%) PHP
12 13 (1.63%) JavaScript
13 7 (0.88%) R
14 6 (0.75%) Assembly Language
15 4 (0.50%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.50%) SQL
16 3 (0.38%) Groovy
16 3 (0.38%) Swift
16 3 (0.38%) VB
Qualifications
1 104 (13.00%) Degree
2 75 (9.38%) Security Cleared
3 14 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (1.13%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.50%) HNC
6 3 (0.38%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.25%) PhD
7 2 (0.25%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.13%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.13%) MISRA
2 14 (1.75%) GDPR
3 9 (1.13%) IEC 62304
3 9 (1.13%) ISO 13485
4 7 (0.88%) ISO 9000
4 7 (0.88%) QA
5 6 (0.75%) AUTOSAR
6 5 (0.63%) ISO 26262
6 5 (0.63%) JTAG
6 5 (0.63%) MISRA C
7 2 (0.25%) DO-178B
System Software
1 99 (12.38%) Firmware
2 60 (7.50%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (1.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.63%) Terraform
2 3 (0.38%) Ansible
2 3 (0.38%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.38%) Podman
3 1 (0.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.50%) IBM
2 9 (1.13%) SAP
3 8 (1.00%) Red Hat
4 7 (0.88%) Lauterbach
5 5 (0.63%) Renesas
6 3 (0.38%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.25%) Apple
7 2 (0.25%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.13%) Atmel
8 1 (0.13%) EMC
8 1 (0.13%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.13%) Samsung