Junior Embedded Engineer Jobs

Junior Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Junior Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 838 944 1076
Rank change year-on-year +106 +132 -178
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Embedded Engineer 58 26 156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.059% 0.025% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.027% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 41 21 13
10th Percentile - £31,000 -
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
90th Percentile £36,250 - £41,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

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 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +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%

Junior Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Junior Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Junior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Junior Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Junior Embedded Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Embedded Engineer 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 +45 57 £32,500 -7.14% 7
England +118 30 £30,000 -14.29% 7
Work from Home +116 28 £35,000 +1.45% 1
Scotland -38 26 £35,000 -9.09%
South East +18 10 £37,500 +7.14% 3
South West +7 9 £28,500 -5.00% 2
North of England - 7 £30,000 -
Midlands +11 4 £32,500 -7.14% 2
Yorkshire - 4 £30,000 -
West Midlands - 4 £32,500 - 2
North West - 3 £30,000 -
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Junior Embedded 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 Junior Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 45 (77.59%) Software Engineering
2 43 (74.14%) Degree
2 43 (74.14%) C
3 34 (58.62%) Firmware
4 33 (56.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (53.45%) Embedded C
5 31 (53.45%) Computer Science
6 28 (48.28%) Wireless
7 25 (43.10%) Mathematics
8 24 (41.38%) Physics
8 24 (41.38%) Social Skills
9 19 (32.76%) Electronics
10 12 (20.69%) Manufacturing
10 12 (20.69%) Embedded Systems
11 8 (13.79%) Embedded Firmware
11 8 (13.79%) Project Planning
11 8 (13.79%) Schematic Capture
11 8 (13.79%) EMC
12 7 (12.07%) C++
12 7 (12.07%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
13 6 (10.34%) C#
13 6 (10.34%) IoT
14 5 (8.62%) Embedded Software Development
14 5 (8.62%) CAN bus
15 4 (6.90%) RS-232
15 4 (6.90%) Tech for Good
16 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
16 3 (5.17%) Digital Marketing
16 3 (5.17%) Marketing

Junior Embedded 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 28 (48.28%) Wireless
2 4 (6.90%) RS-232
3 2 (3.45%) Modbus
4 1 (1.72%) 3G
4 1 (1.72%) Bluetooth
4 1 (1.72%) FlexRay
4 1 (1.72%) GPRS
4 1 (1.72%) Internet
4 1 (1.72%) LTE
4 1 (1.72%) MQTT
4 1 (1.72%) RS-422
4 1 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.72%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) JIRA
General
1 33 (56.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 24 (41.38%) Social Skills
3 19 (32.76%) Electronics
4 12 (20.69%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.90%) Tech for Good
6 3 (5.17%) Finance
6 3 (5.17%) Marketing
6 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.17%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.72%) Automotive
7 1 (1.72%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.69%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (12.07%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (10.34%) IoT
4 5 (8.62%) CAN bus
5 2 (3.45%) FPGA
6 1 (1.72%) NB-IoT
6 1 (1.72%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (77.59%) Software Engineering
2 31 (53.45%) Computer Science
3 25 (43.10%) Mathematics
4 24 (41.38%) Physics
5 8 (13.79%) Project Planning
5 8 (13.79%) Schematic Capture
6 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (8.62%) Embedded Software Development
8 3 (5.17%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (5.17%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (5.17%) Programme Management
9 1 (1.72%) Change Management
9 1 (1.72%) Data Acquisition
9 1 (1.72%) Innovative Thinking
9 1 (1.72%) Mechatronics
9 1 (1.72%) Post-Production
9 1 (1.72%) Process Management
9 1 (1.72%) Product Management
9 1 (1.72%) Project Management
9 1 (1.72%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 43 (74.14%) C
2 31 (53.45%) Embedded C
3 7 (12.07%) C++
4 6 (10.34%) C#
5 2 (3.45%) Python
6 1 (1.72%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 43 (74.14%) Degree
2 2 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.45%) QA
2 1 (1.72%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.72%) MISRA
System Software
1 34 (58.62%) Firmware
2 8 (13.79%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (13.79%) EMC
2 3 (5.17%) SAP
3 1 (1.72%) Siemens