The first table below looks at the demand for the Embedded Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Software Engineer
Rank 135 131 159
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +28
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 9 19 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.367% 0.759% 0.244%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.391% 0.787% 0.259%
Number of salaries quoted 8 17 8
Average salary £46,250 £45,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.77% +16.88%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2302 2413 3085
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.81% 96.37% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1883 1964 2496
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £58,500 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Embedded Software Engineer
East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Embedded Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Embedded Software Engineer Salary Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Embedded Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stevenage -4 1 £35,000 -22.22%
Welwyn Garden City - 1 - -
Royston - 1 £50,000 -
Embedded Software Engineer
East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title.

1 20 (95.24%) C
2 15 (71.43%) C++
3 11 (52.38%) Linux
4 9 (42.86%) Degree
5 8 (38.10%) Embedded C
6 7 (33.33%) Embedded C++
6 7 (33.33%) Electronics
7 6 (28.57%) C#
8 5 (23.81%) Assembly Language
8 5 (23.81%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (19.05%) Physics
9 4 (19.05%) Computer Science
9 4 (19.05%) Software Engineering
10 3 (14.29%) Device Driver
10 3 (14.29%) Mathematics
10 3 (14.29%) Wireless
11 2 (9.524%) Windows
11 2 (9.524%) TCP/IP
11 2 (9.524%) .NET
11 2 (9.524%) Visual Studio
11 2 (9.524%) VC++
11 2 (9.524%) .NET Framework
11 2 (9.524%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (9.524%) Embedded Software Development
11 2 (9.524%) IEC 61508
12 1 (4.762%) Integration Testing
12 1 (4.762%) System Testing
12 1 (4.762%) Android
12 1 (4.762%) LTE
12 1 (4.762%) Software Architecture

Embedded Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (9.524%) .NET
1 2 (9.524%) .NET Framework
2 1 (4.762%) MFC
2 1 (4.762%) Flash
2 1 (4.762%) OpenGL
2 1 (4.762%) DirectX
2 1 (4.762%) Middleware
Applications
1 1 (4.762%) MS Office
1 1 (4.762%) MS Excel
1 1 (4.762%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (14.29%) Wireless
2 2 (9.524%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.762%) HTTPS
3 1 (4.762%) Internet
3 1 (4.762%) LTE
3 1 (4.762%) UMTS
Development Applications
1 2 (9.524%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.762%) RequisitePro
2 1 (4.762%) ClearQuest
General
1 7 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (4.762%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (19.05%) Physics
2 4 (19.05%) Computer Science
3 3 (14.29%) Device Driver
3 3 (14.29%) Mathematics
4 1 (4.762%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Linux
2 2 (9.524%) Windows
2 2 (9.524%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (4.762%) Android
3 1 (4.762%) UNIX
3 1 (4.762%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Software Engineering
2 2 (9.524%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (4.762%) Integration Testing
3 1 (4.762%) System Testing
3 1 (4.762%) Software Architecture
3 1 (4.762%) UML
3 1 (4.762%) OO
3 1 (4.762%) Validation
3 1 (4.762%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (4.762%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (95.24%) C
2 15 (71.43%) C++
3 8 (38.10%) Embedded C
4 7 (33.33%) Embedded C++
5 6 (28.57%) C#
6 5 (23.81%) Assembly Language
7 2 (9.524%) VC++
8 1 (4.762%) Python
8 1 (4.762%) Delphi
8 1 (4.762%) Java
8 1 (4.762%) Perl
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.524%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 1 (4.762%) Microsoft
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A major Software Engineering Company based in the Home Counties is currently seeking an Embedded / Middleware developer with expertise in C and or C++. The responsibilities of the...
EXCELerate
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum Corporate Benefits incl. Health, Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 13 May 2013