Embedded Engineer Jobs in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
England > East of England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the East of England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 109 212
Rank change year-on-year -36 +103 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 33 121 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 1.01% 1.99% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 2.12% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 25 100 8
10th Percentile - £40,000 £54,375
25th Percentile £52,000 £45,938 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +27.27%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £65,750 £72,750 £83,000
England median annual salary £56,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 2,954 5,718 4,586
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 93.95% 84.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,551 4,364 2,289
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,200 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the East of England.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 7 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
Norfolk - 11 £54,000 -
Cambridgeshire -18 10 £55,000 -8.33% 38
Hertfordshire +9 9 £57,000 -5.00% 1
Essex +14 2 £63,750 +6.25% 8
Bedfordshire -10 1 £67,500 +68.75% 6
Embedded Engineer
England

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Embedded 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 East of England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 30 (90.91%) C
2 28 (84.85%) Software Engineering
3 18 (54.55%) C++
4 12 (36.36%) Embedded Systems
4 12 (36.36%) Algorithms
5 11 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (33.33%) Unit Testing
5 11 (33.33%) Embedded C
5 11 (33.33%) Firmware
5 11 (33.33%) Electronics
5 11 (33.33%) Automotive
6 10 (30.30%) Embedded Software Development
6 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
7 9 (27.27%) Validation
8 8 (24.24%) Manufacturing
8 8 (24.24%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (24.24%) Embedded Firmware
9 7 (21.21%) RS-232
9 7 (21.21%) RS-485
9 7 (21.21%) FreeRTOS
9 7 (21.21%) Wireless
9 7 (21.21%) Bluetooth
9 7 (21.21%) Modbus
9 7 (21.21%) Profibus
9 7 (21.21%) ZigBee
9 7 (21.21%) TDD
10 6 (18.18%) Code Coverage
10 6 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
11 5 (15.15%) Verification and Validation

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 7 (21.21%) Bluetooth
1 7 (21.21%) Modbus
1 7 (21.21%) Profibus
1 7 (21.21%) RS-232
1 7 (21.21%) RS-485
1 7 (21.21%) Wireless
1 7 (21.21%) ZigBee
2 2 (6.06%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (3.03%) GSM
3 1 (3.03%) LTE
3 1 (3.03%) MQTT
3 1 (3.03%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (3.03%) UMTS
3 1 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) Scylla
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) CppUnit
1 4 (12.12%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (9.09%) Git
3 2 (6.06%) Fiddler
3 2 (6.06%) IDA Disassembler
3 2 (6.06%) JIRA
3 2 (6.06%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 11 (33.33%) Automotive
1 11 (33.33%) Electronics
2 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
3 8 (24.24%) Manufacturing
3 8 (24.24%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.03%) Finance
6 1 (3.03%) Marketing
6 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 12 (36.36%) Algorithms
1 12 (36.36%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (6.06%) Device Driver
2 2 (6.06%) e-Learning
2 2 (6.06%) FPGA
3 1 (3.03%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (3.03%) IoT
3 1 (3.03%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (21.21%) FreeRTOS
2 5 (15.15%) Linux
3 3 (9.09%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (3.03%) Android
4 1 (3.03%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (84.85%) Software Engineering
2 11 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 10 (30.30%) Embedded Software Development
4 9 (27.27%) Validation
5 7 (21.21%) TDD
6 6 (18.18%) Code Coverage
6 6 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (15.15%) Test Automation
7 5 (15.15%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (12.12%) CI/CD
8 4 (12.12%) Test Planning
9 3 (9.09%) Clean Code
9 3 (9.09%) Code Quality
10 2 (6.06%) Collaborative Working
10 2 (6.06%) Device Driver Development
10 2 (6.06%) Issue Tracking
10 2 (6.06%) Performance Tuning
10 2 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (6.06%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 30 (90.91%) C
2 18 (54.55%) C++
3 11 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 1 (3.03%) Bash
4 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 13485
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (33.33%) Firmware
2 8 (24.24%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (6.06%) IBM
2 1 (3.03%) EMC
2 1 (3.03%) Intel
2 1 (3.03%) SAP
2 1 (3.03%) Xilinx