Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in Cheshire

Embedded Software Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Cheshire is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 68 -
Rank change year-on-year -27 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.13% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.23% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -13.04% -11.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 685 874 472
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.37% 95.21% 97.52%
Number of salaries quoted 373 512 349
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £23,850
25th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,096 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.76% -6.05% +6.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £66,778
90th Percentile £77,200 £65,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Chester -3 1 £50,000 - 1
Embedded Software Engineer
North West

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, Embedded Software 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 Cheshire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++