Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 35 68
Rank change year-on-year -35 +33 +13
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 2 58 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.28% 5.27% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 5.68% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1 26 0
10th Percentile - £40,000 -
25th Percentile £28,750 £51,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% - -
75th Percentile £36,250 £71,875 -
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% - -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 658 1,022 570
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 92.91% 94.37%
Number of salaries quoted 431 554 352
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £72,000 £85,000 £84,425
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 20 October 2025. 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
Cambridge -25 1 £32,500 -50.00% 20
Embedded Engineer
East of England

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Embedded Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Data Conversion
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) GitLab
2 1 (50.00%) Image Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Internet
2 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) MFC
2 1 (50.00%) Neuroscience
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) GitLab
1 1 (50.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) MFC
1 1 (50.00%) STL
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Data Conversion
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (50.00%) Image Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Neuroscience
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP