Principal Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in England

Principal Embedded Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Principal Embedded Software Engineer salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 804 914 1108
Rank change year-on-year +110 +194 -254
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Embedded Software Engineer 27 15 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.031% 0.017% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.018% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 27 15 5
10th Percentile £71,250 - £47,250
25th Percentile - £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £83,750 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £64,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +42.86% - -8.70%

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 81,130 82,270 127,705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,549 52,263 74,733
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,857 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Embedded Software Engineer in England

Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Principal Embedded Software Engineer in England

Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Embedded Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Principal Embedded Software Engineer in England

Principal 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 Principal Embedded Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 10 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 West -10 12 £75,000 -4.76% 3
East of England - 5 £77,500 -
Midlands -13 4 £85,000 +41.67%
South East - 4 £75,000 - 1
East Midlands - 4 £85,000 -
Yorkshire +83 1 £75,000 +42.86%
North of England +38 1 £75,000 +42.86%
London - 1 £75,000 - 1
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Principal Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Principal 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 Principal Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 11 (40.74%) C
3 8 (29.63%) Firmware
3 8 (29.63%) Embedded Firmware
4 7 (25.93%) FPGA
4 7 (25.93%) Electronics
5 6 (22.22%) C++
6 4 (14.81%) Linux
6 4 (14.81%) Python
6 4 (14.81%) Bluetooth
6 4 (14.81%) Embedded C
6 4 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (14.81%) Wireless
6 4 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (14.81%) IoT
6 4 (14.81%) SDLC
6 4 (14.81%) ISO 13485
6 4 (14.81%) Prototyping
6 4 (14.81%) IEC 62304
6 4 (14.81%) Renewable Energy

Principal 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Bluetooth
1 4 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (14.81%) Wireless
General
1 7 (25.93%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 7 (25.93%) FPGA
2 4 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (14.81%) IoT
2 4 (14.81%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.81%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (14.81%) Prototyping
2 4 (14.81%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 11 (40.74%) C
2 6 (22.22%) C++
3 4 (14.81%) Embedded C
3 4 (14.81%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.81%) IEC 62304
1 4 (14.81%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 8 (29.63%) Embedded Firmware
1 8 (29.63%) Firmware