Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 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 595 888 1123
Rank change year-on-year +293 +235 -261
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer 313 82 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.078% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.086% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 242 74 63
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £50,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,875 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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%

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Embedded Software 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 +219 303 £60,000 -4.00% 51
England +295 254 £60,000 -4.00% 47
Work from Home +192 140 £65,000 +8.33% 24
South West +70 76 £65,000 +8.33% 13
North of England +113 74 £55,000 +4.76% 3
South East +56 64 £70,000 - 16
Scotland -46 33 £60,000 - 6
North West +38 29 £60,000 -
North East +21 24 £55,000 +4.76% 2
Yorkshire +106 21 £60,000 +14.29% 1
East of England +29 21 £60,000 - 7
Wales - 16 £50,000 - 1
Midlands +21 15 £50,000 -16.67% 6
West Midlands +36 12 £45,000 -25.00% 4
London +135 4 £35,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 4 - -
East Midlands - 3 £50,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 313 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 98 (31.31%) C
3 88 (28.12%) Linux
4 83 (26.52%) Embedded Linux
5 54 (17.25%) C++
6 52 (16.61%) Embedded C
7 39 (12.46%) Python
8 33 (10.54%) Firmware
9 30 (9.58%) Bash
10 29 (9.27%) Wireless
11 28 (8.95%) Manufacturing
12 27 (8.63%) Automotive
13 26 (8.31%) Security Cleared
13 26 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
13 26 (8.31%) Rust
14 24 (7.67%) OOD
15 23 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
16 22 (7.03%) Ethernet
17 21 (6.71%) Device Driver
18 20 (6.39%) IoT
19 18 (5.75%) RS-232
19 18 (5.75%) Yocto
20 17 (5.43%) Electronics
21 16 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
21 16 (5.11%) Aviation
22 15 (4.79%) Embedded Firmware
22 15 (4.79%) Degree
23 13 (4.15%) SDLC
24 12 (3.83%) Git
25 11 (3.51%) Embedded Systems

Senior Embedded Software 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 3 (0.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Simulink
1 1 (0.32%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.28%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 29 (9.27%) Wireless
2 23 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
3 22 (7.03%) Ethernet
4 18 (5.75%) RS-232
5 9 (2.88%) Bluetooth
6 4 (1.28%) Profibus
6 4 (1.28%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.96%) Internet
8 1 (0.32%) MQTT
8 1 (0.32%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 12 (3.83%) Git
2 7 (2.24%) JIRA
3 4 (1.28%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.28%) Subversion
3 4 (1.28%) Zephyr
General
1 28 (8.95%) Manufacturing
2 27 (8.63%) Automotive
3 17 (5.43%) Electronics
4 16 (5.11%) Aviation
5 6 (1.92%) Aerospace
5 6 (1.92%) Legal
6 5 (1.60%) Social Skills
7 4 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.32%) Finance
8 1 (0.32%) Marketing
8 1 (0.32%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.75%) Yocto
2 1 (0.32%) Apache Thrift
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.71%) Device Driver
2 20 (6.39%) IoT
3 16 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.51%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.56%) FPGA
6 7 (2.24%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.92%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.28%) CCTV
9 3 (0.96%) SIMD
10 1 (0.32%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 88 (28.12%) Linux
2 83 (26.52%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (2.88%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (1.92%) Windows
5 5 (1.60%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
3 24 (7.67%) OOD
4 13 (4.15%) SDLC
5 10 (3.19%) Artificial Intelligence
6 9 (2.88%) Embedded Software Development
7 8 (2.56%) Agile
7 8 (2.56%) Biotechnology
7 8 (2.56%) DevOps
8 7 (2.24%) Device Driver Development
8 7 (2.24%) Multithreading
8 7 (2.24%) Software Testing
9 6 (1.92%) B2B
9 6 (1.92%) Linux Kernel Development
9 6 (1.92%) LLM
9 6 (1.92%) Signal Processing
10 5 (1.60%) Computer Science
10 5 (1.60%) OO
10 5 (1.60%) Software Architecture
10 5 (1.60%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 98 (31.31%) C
2 54 (17.25%) C++
3 52 (16.61%) Embedded C
4 39 (12.46%) Python
5 30 (9.58%) Bash
6 26 (8.31%) Rust
7 5 (1.60%) C#
8 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (8.31%) Security Cleared
2 15 (4.79%) Degree
3 5 (1.60%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.24%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (1.28%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 33 (10.54%) Firmware
2 15 (4.79%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (1.28%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (1.28%) QNX
2 1 (0.32%) SAP
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