Embedded Software Development Jobs

Embedded Software Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded Software Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 752 905 1028
Rank change year-on-year +153 +123 -221
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 144 65 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.062% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.065% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 125 16 63
10th Percentile £40,250 £43,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 - £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,500 £71,250 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +38.89% -10.00% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Embedded Software Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
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 Software Development within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 +102 141 £62,500 +38.89% 52
England +190 136 £62,500 +38.89% 52
North of England - 41 £50,000 - 3
Work from Home +121 40 £57,500 -4.17% 32
Midlands +7 33 £65,000 - 4
North West - 30 £55,000 - 3
West Midlands +20 28 £65,000 - 3
South East +46 26 £80,000 +77.78% 21
South West +12 18 £47,500 -29.63% 8
East of England +27 15 £60,000 -14.29% 11
Yorkshire - 11 £42,500 -
Wales - 8 £50,000 - 1
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
London +127 3 £85,000 +41.67% 6

Embedded Software Development
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:

Applications
1 20 (13.89%) Simulink
2 6 (4.17%) CANalyzer
3 3 (2.08%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.08%) AWS
1 3 (2.08%) AWS IoT
1 3 (2.08%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 17 (11.81%) Ethernet
2 13 (9.03%) Wireless
3 9 (6.25%) Bluetooth
4 8 (5.56%) Profibus
5 7 (4.86%) J1939
5 7 (4.86%) TCP/IP
6 6 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.47%) MQTT
8 4 (2.78%) GSM
8 4 (2.78%) Internet
8 4 (2.78%) RS-232
9 2 (1.39%) Modbus
9 2 (1.39%) RS-485
10 1 (0.69%) Software-Defined Radio
10 1 (0.69%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 19 (13.19%) Git
2 6 (4.17%) CANoe
3 3 (2.08%) ClearCase
3 3 (2.08%) Plastic SCM
3 3 (2.08%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (1.39%) GCC
4 2 (1.39%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.39%) Subversion
4 2 (1.39%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.69%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.69%) JIRA
5 1 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 51 (35.42%) Electronics
2 36 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 26 (18.06%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (18.06%) Automotive
4 19 (13.19%) Manufacturing
5 12 (8.33%) Finance
6 9 (6.25%) Marketing
7 8 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.47%) Multimedia
8 5 (3.47%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.47%) Telecoms
9 4 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.78%) Retail
9 4 (2.78%) Tech for Good
10 2 (1.39%) Games
10 2 (1.39%) Law
10 2 (1.39%) Military
11 1 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.69%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 82 (56.94%) Software Engineer
2 57 (39.58%) Embedded Engineer
3 56 (38.89%) Senior
4 33 (22.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 32 (22.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 25 (17.36%) Senior Software Engineer
7 20 (13.89%) Developer
8 18 (12.50%) Software Developer
9 16 (11.11%) Embedded Developer
10 15 (10.42%) Lead
11 14 (9.72%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 14 (9.72%) Embedded Software Developer
11 14 (9.72%) Linux Engineer
11 14 (9.72%) Senior Linux Engineer
12 12 (8.33%) Lead Software Engineer
13 9 (6.25%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 8 (5.56%) Firmware Engineer
15 7 (4.86%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
15 7 (4.86%) Senior Firmware Engineer
16 6 (4.17%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.42%) Yocto
2 8 (5.56%) Middleware
3 5 (3.47%) Apache Thrift
3 5 (3.47%) DirectX
3 5 (3.47%) OpenGL
3 5 (3.47%) OpenGL ES
3 5 (3.47%) Vulkan
4 4 (2.78%) Qt
5 2 (1.39%) Skia Graphics Library
5 2 (1.39%) wxWidgets
Miscellaneous
1 37 (25.69%) IoT
2 20 (13.89%) Embedded Systems
3 14 (9.72%) Algorithms
4 8 (5.56%) Device Driver
5 6 (4.17%) CAN bus
5 6 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.47%) Infotainment
6 5 (3.47%) Smartphone
7 4 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.78%) CCTV
7 4 (2.78%) FPGA
8 3 (2.08%) 3D Graphics
9 2 (1.39%) Robotics
9 2 (1.39%) VHDL
10 1 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.69%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 68 (47.22%) Linux
2 34 (23.61%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (7.64%) Android
4 6 (4.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.78%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (2.78%) VxWorks
5 4 (2.78%) Windows
6 3 (2.08%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 54 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 27 (18.75%) Agile
5 22 (15.28%) DevOps
6 17 (11.81%) Continuous Integration
7 16 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
7 16 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (11.11%) Machine Learning
7 16 (11.11%) Signal Processing
8 14 (9.72%) Code Quality
8 14 (9.72%) Configuration Management
8 14 (9.72%) Multithreading
8 14 (9.72%) Open Source
8 14 (9.72%) SDLC
9 10 (6.94%) Mathematics
9 10 (6.94%) System Testing
10 9 (6.25%) UML
11 8 (5.56%) Software Architecture
11 8 (5.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 114 (79.17%) C
2 52 (36.11%) C++
3 47 (32.64%) Python
4 39 (27.08%) Java
5 20 (13.89%) Embedded C
6 14 (9.72%) Rust
7 10 (6.94%) C#
7 10 (6.94%) MATLAB
8 9 (6.25%) Embedded C++
9 6 (4.17%) Ada
10 3 (2.08%) Perl
11 2 (1.39%) JavaScript
11 2 (1.39%) Lua
12 1 (0.69%) Bash
12 1 (0.69%) R
Qualifications
1 59 (40.97%) Degree
2 25 (17.36%) Computer Science Degree
3 18 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 10 (6.94%) DV Cleared
5 9 (6.25%) HND
6 6 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.69%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.69%) PhD
7 1 (0.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.64%) ISO 26262
2 9 (6.25%) AUTOSAR
3 8 (5.56%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 8 (5.56%) Automotive SPICE
3 8 (5.56%) ISO 13485
4 6 (4.17%) QA
5 3 (2.08%) Def Stans
5 3 (2.08%) DO-178B
5 3 (2.08%) MISRA
6 1 (0.69%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 37 (25.69%) Firmware
2 9 (6.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.08%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.69%) Ansible
2 1 (0.69%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.69%) Podman
Vendors
1 10 (6.94%) Xilinx
2 6 (4.17%) IBM
2 6 (4.17%) Red Hat
3 5 (3.47%) SAP
4 4 (2.78%) QNX
5 3 (2.08%) Lauterbach
6 1 (0.69%) Microsoft