Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 48 33
Rank change year-on-year +1 -15 +69
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 42 11 75
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 3.02% 2.21% 4.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.17% 2.37% 5.09%
Number of salaries quoted 39 4 54
10th Percentile £55,000 £32,875 £39,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £39,063 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -20.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £58,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £61,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £54,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +19.27% -9.17% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,327 464 1,473
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.40% 93.36% 93.76%
Number of salaries quoted 912 311 1,139
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £69,875
90th Percentile £92,250 £78,750 £80,001
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +7.30% -13.64%

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
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer 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 12 May 2026. 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 +15 36 £75,000 +130.77% 25
Peterborough -9 4 £61,500 +2.50%
Embedded Engineer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, 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 38 (90.48%) Software Engineering
2 10 (23.81%) C
3 9 (21.43%) C++
3 9 (21.43%) Linux
4 7 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (11.90%) Bluetooth
5 5 (11.90%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (11.90%) Firmware
5 5 (11.90%) FreeRTOS
5 5 (11.90%) Wireless
6 4 (9.52%) Degree
6 4 (9.52%) Modbus
6 4 (9.52%) Profibus
6 4 (9.52%) Python
6 4 (9.52%) RS-232
6 4 (9.52%) RS-485
6 4 (9.52%) TDD
6 4 (9.52%) Unit Testing
6 4 (9.52%) ZigBee
7 3 (7.14%) Signal Processing
7 3 (7.14%) Yocto
8 2 (4.76%) Collaborative Engineering
8 2 (4.76%) Computer Science
8 2 (4.76%) Git
8 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
8 2 (4.76%) MATLAB
8 2 (4.76%) PetaLinux
8 2 (4.76%) Robot Operating System
8 2 (4.76%) UML
9 1 (2.38%) Bitbucket

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 5 (11.90%) Bluetooth
1 5 (11.90%) Wireless
2 4 (9.52%) Modbus
2 4 (9.52%) Profibus
2 4 (9.52%) RS-232
2 4 (9.52%) RS-485
2 4 (9.52%) ZigBee
3 1 (2.38%) LTE
3 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Git
1 2 (4.76%) PetaLinux
2 1 (2.38%) Bitbucket
2 1 (2.38%) JIRA
2 1 (2.38%) Zephyr
General
1 8 (19.05%) Electronics
2 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 5 (11.90%) Social Skills
4 4 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.38%) Wearables
5 1 (2.38%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 11 (26.19%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (7.14%) Robotics
3 2 (4.76%) Algorithms
3 2 (4.76%) FPGA
4 1 (2.38%) Device Driver
4 1 (2.38%) IoT
4 1 (2.38%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 9 (21.43%) Linux
2 7 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (11.90%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (4.76%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (2.38%) ThreadX
5 1 (2.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (90.48%) Software Engineering
2 4 (9.52%) TDD
2 4 (9.52%) Unit Testing
3 3 (7.14%) Signal Processing
4 2 (4.76%) Collaborative Engineering
4 2 (4.76%) Computer Science
4 2 (4.76%) UML
5 1 (2.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (2.38%) Device Driver Development
5 1 (2.38%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (2.38%) Ergonomics
5 1 (2.38%) Human Factors
5 1 (2.38%) Integration Testing
5 1 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (2.38%) Project Planning
5 1 (2.38%) Prototyping
5 1 (2.38%) SDLC
5 1 (2.38%) Software Testing
5 1 (2.38%) Test Scripting
5 1 (2.38%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (23.81%) C
2 9 (21.43%) C++
3 4 (9.52%) Python
4 2 (4.76%) MATLAB
5 1 (2.38%) C#
5 1 (2.38%) Embedded C
5 1 (2.38%) Rust
5 1 (2.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (9.52%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.38%) PhD
3 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) QA
System Software
1 5 (11.90%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (11.90%) Firmware
2 1 (2.38%) Docker