Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 35 77
Rank change year-on-year -7 +42 +44
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1 50 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 0.38% 4.99% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 5.13% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1 33 5
10th Percentile - £45,000 £62,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £52,500 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% -20.00% +100.00%
75th Percentile £36,250 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile - £83,000 £86,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +100.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 242 975 806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 97.21% 84.84%
Number of salaries quoted 153 752 383
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,663 £31,100
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £83,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +8.00%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridge

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, 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 across the Cambridge region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MFC
1 1 (100.00%) STL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Conversion
1 1 (100.00%) Neuroscience

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) MFC
1 1 (100.00%) STL
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Conversion
1 1 (100.00%) Neuroscience
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate