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 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 831 971 1048
Rank change year-on-year +140 +77 -137
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Embedded Engineer 57 24 188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.057% 0.024% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.026% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 39 19 13
10th Percentile - - -
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 £35,250 - £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 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +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 8 May 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 8 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
UK excluding London +23 56 £32,500 -7.14% 5
England +86 30 £30,000 -14.29% 5
Work from Home +93 26 £35,000 - 1
Scotland -34 25 £35,000 -9.09%
South West - 10 £28,500 - 1
South East +4 9 £35,000 - 2
North of England - 7 £30,000 -
Midlands +7 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 8 May 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 44 (77.19%) Software Engineering
2 42 (73.68%) C
3 41 (71.93%) Degree
4 33 (57.89%) Firmware
5 32 (56.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (52.63%) Embedded C
7 29 (50.88%) Computer Science
8 27 (47.37%) Wireless
9 24 (42.11%) Mathematics
10 23 (40.35%) Physics
10 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
11 18 (31.58%) Electronics
12 13 (22.81%) Embedded Systems
13 11 (19.30%) Manufacturing
14 8 (14.04%) EMC
14 8 (14.04%) C++
14 8 (14.04%) Schematic Capture
14 8 (14.04%) Project Planning
14 8 (14.04%) Embedded Firmware
14 8 (14.04%) Renewable Energy
15 7 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
16 6 (10.53%) IoT
17 5 (8.77%) Embedded Software Development
17 5 (8.77%) C#
17 5 (8.77%) CAN bus
18 4 (7.02%) Tech for Good
18 4 (7.02%) RS-232
19 2 (3.51%) Modbus
19 2 (3.51%) QA
19 2 (3.51%) Digital 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 (1.75%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 27 (47.37%) Wireless
2 4 (7.02%) RS-232
3 2 (3.51%) Modbus
4 1 (1.75%) 3G
4 1 (1.75%) Bluetooth
4 1 (1.75%) FlexRay
4 1 (1.75%) GPRS
4 1 (1.75%) Internet
4 1 (1.75%) LTE
4 1 (1.75%) MQTT
4 1 (1.75%) RS-422
4 1 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.75%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 1 (1.75%) JIRA
General
1 32 (56.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
3 18 (31.58%) Electronics
4 11 (19.30%) Manufacturing
5 4 (7.02%) Tech for Good
6 2 (3.51%) Finance
6 2 (3.51%) Marketing
6 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.51%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.75%) Automotive
7 1 (1.75%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.81%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (14.04%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (10.53%) IoT
4 5 (8.77%) CAN bus
5 2 (3.51%) FPGA
6 1 (1.75%) NB-IoT
6 1 (1.75%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (77.19%) Software Engineering
2 29 (50.88%) Computer Science
3 24 (42.11%) Mathematics
4 23 (40.35%) Physics
5 8 (14.04%) Project Planning
5 8 (14.04%) Schematic Capture
6 7 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (8.77%) Embedded Software Development
8 2 (3.51%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (3.51%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (3.51%) Programme Management
9 1 (1.75%) Change Management
9 1 (1.75%) Data Acquisition
9 1 (1.75%) Innovative Thinking
9 1 (1.75%) Post-Production
9 1 (1.75%) Process Management
9 1 (1.75%) Product Management
9 1 (1.75%) Project Delivery
9 1 (1.75%) Project Management
9 1 (1.75%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 42 (73.68%) C
2 30 (52.63%) Embedded C
3 8 (14.04%) C++
4 5 (8.77%) C#
5 1 (1.75%) Ladder Logic
5 1 (1.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 41 (71.93%) Degree
2 2 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.51%) QA
2 1 (1.75%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.75%) MISRA
System Software
1 33 (57.89%) Firmware
2 8 (14.04%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (14.04%) EMC
2 2 (3.51%) SAP
3 1 (1.75%) Siemens