Embedded C++ Engineer Jobs

Embedded C++ Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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
29 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 798 920 1179
Rank change year-on-year +122 +259 -323
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Engineer 87 66 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.088% 0.063% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% 0.069% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 70 21 33
10th Percentile £47,500 - £48,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +20.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,625 £72,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -29.17% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,044 95,188 149,713
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 66,821 59,863 85,291
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Embedded C++ Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer.

Salary trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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
UK excluding London +26 86 £55,000 +29.41% 19
England +127 82 £55,000 +29.41% 20
South West +21 38 £55,000 -20.00% 3
Work from Home +66 21 £57,500 +35.29% 5
South East +15 21 £62,500 -21.88% 8
North of England +3 9 £60,000 +41.18% 1
Midlands +21 8 £50,000 +42.86% 6
East Midlands - 7 £50,000 - 1
East of England +11 6 £70,000 - 2
North West - 6 £60,000 -
Wales - 4 £50,000 -
Yorkshire +56 2 £45,000 +5.88%
West Midlands +30 1 - - 5
North East - 1 - - 1

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Embedded C++ 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 featuring Embedded C++ Engineer in the job title.

1 87 (100.00%) C++
2 74 (85.06%) Software Engineering
3 39 (44.83%) C
4 30 (34.48%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (29.89%) Linux
6 19 (21.84%) Embedded Systems
7 18 (20.69%) Embedded Linux
8 17 (19.54%) Automotive
8 17 (19.54%) Aviation
9 16 (18.39%) Embedded C++
10 12 (13.79%) Multithreading
11 11 (12.64%) SDLC
12 10 (11.49%) Yocto
13 9 (10.34%) Linux Kernel Development
13 9 (10.34%) Social Skills
14 8 (9.20%) Problem-Solving
14 8 (9.20%) Embedded C
14 8 (9.20%) OOD
14 8 (9.20%) Firmware
15 7 (8.05%) Windows
16 6 (6.90%) Git
16 6 (6.90%) Embedded Software Development
16 6 (6.90%) Renewable Energy
16 6 (6.90%) ISO 9000
16 6 (6.90%) C#
16 6 (6.90%) Wireless
16 6 (6.90%) Electronics
17 5 (5.75%) Collaborative Working
17 5 (5.75%) OpenEmbedded
17 5 (5.75%) Analytical Skills

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.15%) AWS
1 1 (1.15%) GCP
1 1 (1.15%) GitHub
1 1 (1.15%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.90%) Wireless
2 4 (4.60%) Ethernet
2 4 (4.60%) Profibus
3 3 (3.45%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.30%) 2G
4 2 (2.30%) 3G
4 2 (2.30%) 4G
4 2 (2.30%) 5G
Development Applications
1 6 (6.90%) Git
2 1 (1.15%) GDB
2 1 (1.15%) Jenkins
General
1 17 (19.54%) Automotive
1 17 (19.54%) Aviation
2 9 (10.34%) Social Skills
3 6 (6.90%) Electronics
4 5 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.60%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.30%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (11.49%) Yocto
2 5 (5.75%) FFmpeg
2 5 (5.75%) GStreamer
2 5 (5.75%) OpenEmbedded
3 3 (3.45%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 1 (1.15%) HTML
4 1 (1.15%) HTML5
4 1 (1.15%) QML
4 1 (1.15%) Qt
4 1 (1.15%) React
4 1 (1.15%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 30 (34.48%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (21.84%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (6.90%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (4.60%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (4.60%) Device Driver
5 3 (3.45%) FPGA
6 2 (2.30%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.30%) CCTV
7 1 (1.15%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 26 (29.89%) Linux
2 18 (20.69%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (8.05%) Windows
4 1 (1.15%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (85.06%) Software Engineering
2 12 (13.79%) Multithreading
3 11 (12.64%) SDLC
4 9 (10.34%) Linux Kernel Development
5 8 (9.20%) OOD
5 8 (9.20%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (6.90%) Embedded Software Development
7 5 (5.75%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (5.75%) Open Source
8 4 (4.60%) Mathematics
9 3 (3.45%) Continuous Integration
9 3 (3.45%) Device Driver Development
9 3 (3.45%) DevOps
9 3 (3.45%) Memory Management
9 3 (3.45%) OO
10 2 (2.30%) Agile
10 2 (2.30%) Artificial Intelligence
10 2 (2.30%) Computer Vision
10 2 (2.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (2.30%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 87 (100.00%) C++
2 39 (44.83%) C
3 16 (18.39%) Embedded C++
4 8 (9.20%) Embedded C
5 6 (6.90%) C#
6 2 (2.30%) Python
7 1 (1.15%) Bash
7 1 (1.15%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (2.30%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.15%) Degree
2 1 (1.15%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.90%) ISO 9000
2 4 (4.60%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (4.60%) ISO 13485
3 2 (2.30%) QA
System Software
1 8 (9.20%) Firmware
2 2 (2.30%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (1.15%) Samsung
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