Embedded Systems Job Trends in Colchester

Embedded Systems
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 0.59% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -

All Generic Skills
Colchester

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22 11 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 12.94% 44.00% 21.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 15
10th Percentile - £31,250 £17,400
25th Percentile £28,000 £42,500 £26,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £58,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.13% +38.24% -
75th Percentile £42,813 £77,188 £52,500
90th Percentile £43,375 £80,625 £81,500
Essex median annual salary £42,879 £39,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +9.94% -13.33% -14.69%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Colchester

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware