Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Derbyshire

Embedded Software Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Derbyshire is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 50 79
Rank change year-on-year +19 +29 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 6 18 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derbyshire 2.55% 2.31% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.80% 2.49% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 6 16 1
10th Percentile £48,125 £39,375 -
25th Percentile £49,375 £40,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £64,375 £65,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £65,625 £67,500 -
East Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 214 723 538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 92.93% 80.78%
Number of salaries quoted 187 540 301
10th Percentile £25,625 £24,000 £25,375
25th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £33,621
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% -3.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £51,875 £54,063 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,350 £68,750 £68,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £43,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% -14.00% +5.26%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Derbyshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Derbyshire

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Derbyshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Derby +15 5 £52,500 -12.50% 2
Belper +1 1 £60,000 +50.00%
Embedded Software Engineer
East Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 2 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 Derbyshire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) C
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (66.67%) Firmware
4 3 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 3 (50.00%) ARM Cortex
4 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (50.00%) Python
4 3 (50.00%) C#
4 3 (50.00%) C++
4 3 (50.00%) WAN
5 2 (33.33%) Perl
5 2 (33.33%) Degree
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Multithreading
5 2 (33.33%) Network Security
5 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
5 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
5 2 (33.33%) Bash
5 2 (33.33%) MISRA
6 1 (16.67%) MISRA C
6 1 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (16.67%) Parasoft
6 1 (16.67%) Rust
6 1 (16.67%) JTAG
6 1 (16.67%) Ruby
6 1 (16.67%) Software Testing

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

Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) WAN
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (50.00%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Multithreading
3 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C
2 3 (50.00%) C#
2 3 (50.00%) C++
2 3 (50.00%) Python
3 2 (33.33%) Bash
3 2 (33.33%) Perl
3 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
4 1 (16.67%) Ada
4 1 (16.67%) Embedded C
4 1 (16.67%) Embedded C++
4 1 (16.67%) Groovy
4 1 (16.67%) Ruby
4 1 (16.67%) Rust
4 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) MISRA
2 1 (16.67%) JTAG
2 1 (16.67%) MISRA C
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Firmware
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Parasoft