Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 255 288
Rank change year-on-year +125 +33 -20
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 187 17 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 2.03% 0.25% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% 0.28% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 170 16 29
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,375 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,563 £49,375 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £69,375 £74,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,875 £62,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 8,876 6,171 7,728
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.21% 89.23% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 6,471 3,836 5,152
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 4 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
Bristol +81 78 £55,000 -8.33% 31
Gloucestershire +29 54 £67,500 -3.57% 5
Wiltshire +28 34 £50,000 -39.39% 8
Devon - 11 £65,000 - 1
Dorset - 6 £45,000 - 1
Somerset +7 2 £48,750 -18.75% 1
Cornwall - 2 £80,000 - 3
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 South West region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 187 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 83 (44.39%) C
3 70 (37.43%) Linux
4 63 (33.69%) C++
5 59 (31.55%) Python
6 54 (28.88%) Embedded C
7 52 (27.81%) Security Cleared
8 51 (27.27%) Bash
8 51 (27.27%) Embedded Linux
9 50 (26.74%) Cybersecurity
9 50 (26.74%) Rust
10 30 (16.04%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (10.70%) Automotive
12 17 (9.09%) Aviation
13 15 (8.02%) Aerospace
13 15 (8.02%) Embedded Systems
14 14 (7.49%) Problem-Solving
14 14 (7.49%) Windows
15 11 (5.88%) STL
15 11 (5.88%) Apache
15 11 (5.88%) Apache NiFi
16 10 (5.35%) Firmware
17 9 (4.81%) FPGA
17 9 (4.81%) Embedded Firmware
18 8 (4.28%) Renewable Energy
19 7 (3.74%) Manufacturing
19 7 (3.74%) Software Architecture
20 6 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
20 6 (3.21%) Electronics
20 6 (3.21%) Ada

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 11 (5.88%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (1.07%) GNU Octave
1 2 (1.07%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.07%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.07%) Ethernet
1 2 (1.07%) Wireless
2 1 (0.53%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.53%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 3 (1.60%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (1.07%) Git
2 2 (1.07%) PetaLinux
3 1 (0.53%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.53%) Subversion
3 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (10.70%) Automotive
2 17 (9.09%) Aviation
3 15 (8.02%) Aerospace
4 7 (3.74%) Manufacturing
5 6 (3.21%) Electronics
6 3 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.07%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.07%) Retail
7 2 (1.07%) Social Skills
8 1 (0.53%) Finance
8 1 (0.53%) Marketing
8 1 (0.53%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.53%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.88%) Apache NiFi
1 11 (5.88%) STL
2 3 (1.60%) Yocto
3 2 (1.07%) POSIX
4 1 (0.53%) HTML
4 1 (0.53%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 30 (16.04%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (8.02%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (4.81%) FPGA
4 8 (4.28%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (1.07%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.07%) IoT
5 2 (1.07%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.07%) VHDL
6 1 (0.53%) CAN bus
6 1 (0.53%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 70 (37.43%) Linux
2 51 (27.27%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (7.49%) Windows
4 2 (1.07%) Android
4 2 (1.07%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.53%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 50 (26.74%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (7.49%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (3.74%) Software Architecture
5 5 (2.67%) Configuration Management
6 4 (2.14%) Requirements Gathering
7 3 (1.60%) UML
8 2 (1.07%) Digital Signal Processing
8 2 (1.07%) Mathematics
8 2 (1.07%) Signal Processing
9 1 (0.53%) Analytical Thinking
9 1 (0.53%) Code Optimisation
9 1 (0.53%) Collaborative Working
9 1 (0.53%) Cross-Platform Development
9 1 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
9 1 (0.53%) Embedded Software Development
9 1 (0.53%) Programme Management
9 1 (0.53%) SDLC
9 1 (0.53%) Software Delivery
9 1 (0.53%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 83 (44.39%) C
2 63 (33.69%) C++
3 59 (31.55%) Python
4 54 (28.88%) Embedded C
5 51 (27.27%) Bash
6 50 (26.74%) Rust
7 6 (3.21%) Ada
8 4 (2.14%) Java
9 3 (1.60%) C#
10 2 (1.07%) MATLAB
10 2 (1.07%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.53%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.53%) PHP
11 1 (0.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (27.81%) Security Cleared
2 6 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.07%) Degree
3 2 (1.07%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.07%) DO-178B
System Software
1 10 (5.35%) Firmware
2 9 (4.81%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (1.07%) Xilinx
2 1 (0.53%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.53%) Samsung
2 1 (0.53%) SAP