Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the East of England is £54,000 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 147 126 213
Rank change year-on-year -21 +87 +27
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 22 105 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.74% 1.73% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 1.84% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 15 87 8
10th Percentile - £41,500 £54,375
25th Percentile £52,000 £46,250 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -14.29% +40.00%
75th Percentile £56,750 £65,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £64,000 £72,500 £83,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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 2,672 5,705 4,658
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.03% 93.94% 84.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 4,354 2,317
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,500 £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 £66,206 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,850 £75,000 £83,300
England median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £60,775
% change year-on-year +6.48% -11.15% +1.29%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the East of England 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
Norfolk - 11 £54,000 -
Cambridgeshire -6 9 £55,000 -10.20% 35
Essex +15 2 £63,750 +6.25% 10
Embedded Software Engineer
England

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

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 East of England region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 20 (90.91%) C
3 12 (54.55%) Algorithms
4 11 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (50.00%) Automotive
4 11 (50.00%) C++
4 11 (50.00%) Embedded C
5 9 (40.91%) Firmware
5 9 (40.91%) Embedded Systems
6 8 (36.36%) Electronics
6 8 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
7 7 (31.82%) Embedded Firmware
7 7 (31.82%) FreeRTOS
7 7 (31.82%) Wireless
7 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
7 7 (31.82%) Bluetooth
7 7 (31.82%) TDD
7 7 (31.82%) Modbus
7 7 (31.82%) Profibus
7 7 (31.82%) RS-232
7 7 (31.82%) RS-485
7 7 (31.82%) ZigBee
7 7 (31.82%) Unit Testing
8 4 (18.18%) Linux
9 3 (13.64%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (9.09%) Device Driver Development
10 2 (9.09%) Code Coverage
10 2 (9.09%) Device Driver
10 2 (9.09%) Git

Embedded Software 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 (31.82%) Bluetooth
1 7 (31.82%) Modbus
1 7 (31.82%) Profibus
1 7 (31.82%) RS-232
1 7 (31.82%) RS-485
1 7 (31.82%) Wireless
1 7 (31.82%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Git
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 11 (50.00%) Automotive
2 8 (36.36%) Electronics
2 8 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
3 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 12 (54.55%) Algorithms
2 9 (40.91%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (9.09%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 7 (31.82%) FreeRTOS
2 4 (18.18%) Linux
3 3 (13.64%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 11 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (31.82%) TDD
3 7 (31.82%) Unit Testing
4 2 (9.09%) Code Coverage
4 2 (9.09%) Device Driver Development
4 2 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (4.55%) Code Quality
5 1 (4.55%) Issue Tracking
5 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.55%) Process Improvement
5 1 (4.55%) Software Architecture
5 1 (4.55%) Software Testing
5 1 (4.55%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (90.91%) C
2 11 (50.00%) C++
2 11 (50.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
System Software
1 9 (40.91%) Firmware
2 7 (31.82%) Embedded Firmware