Embedded Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
England > East of England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the East of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 102 117
Rank change year-on-year -22 +15 +50
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 36 84 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.93% 2.14% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 2.37% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 23 31 7
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £60,000 £50,000 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £68,500
England median annual salary £56,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -0.02%

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 3,462 3,544 1,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.43% 90.20% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,128 1,750 1,345
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,188 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% -1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,300 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies 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 8 December 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 8 December 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
Hertfordshire +20 15 £65,000 -7.14% 35
Essex -1 10 £80,000 -1.54% 7
Cambridgeshire -16 9 £65,000 - 15
Bedfordshire +27 2 £75,000 +50.00% 1
Embedded Engineer
England

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, 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 East of England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 33 (91.67%) Software Engineering
2 15 (41.67%) Security Cleared
3 9 (25.00%) Ada
4 6 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
4 6 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 5 (13.89%) C
5 5 (13.89%) C++
5 5 (13.89%) Degree
5 5 (13.89%) Linux
6 4 (11.11%) Embedded C
6 4 (11.11%) Embedded C++
6 4 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (2.78%) Agile
7 1 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.78%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (2.78%) CI/CD
7 1 (2.78%) Computer Science
7 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.78%) Decision-Making
7 1 (2.78%) DevOps
7 1 (2.78%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (2.78%) Firmware
7 1 (2.78%) GitLab
7 1 (2.78%) Image Processing
7 1 (2.78%) Internet
7 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
7 1 (2.78%) Performance Optimisation
7 1 (2.78%) Physics
7 1 (2.78%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (2.78%) Programme Management

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (2.78%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) GitLab
1 1 (2.78%) Jenkins
General
1 6 (16.67%) Electronics
2 5 (13.89%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.78%) Finance
3 1 (2.78%) Law
3 1 (2.78%) Marketing
3 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.89%) Linux
2 4 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (2.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (91.67%) Software Engineering
2 6 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (2.78%) Agile
3 1 (2.78%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (2.78%) CI/CD
3 1 (2.78%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.78%) Decision-Making
3 1 (2.78%) DevOps
3 1 (2.78%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (2.78%) Image Processing
3 1 (2.78%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (2.78%) Physics
3 1 (2.78%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (2.78%) Programme Management
3 1 (2.78%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (2.78%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 9 (25.00%) Ada
2 5 (13.89%) C
2 5 (13.89%) C++
3 4 (11.11%) Embedded C
3 4 (11.11%) Embedded C++
4 1 (2.78%) Python
4 1 (2.78%) Rust
Qualifications
1 15 (41.67%) Security Cleared
2 6 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 5 (13.89%) Degree
4 1 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.78%) SAP