Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the East of England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 143 134
Rank change year-on-year +26 -9 +83
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 48 28 80
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.92% 0.98% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 1.11% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 34 13 69
10th Percentile £45,000 - £40,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £52,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -10.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £78,750 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £64,500 £73,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +19.27% -0.91% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,670 2,526 4,978
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.89% 88.08% 94.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,898 1,393 3,862
10th Percentile £28,456 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +9.09% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies 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 14 March 2026.

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 14 March 2026. 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 +16 23 £65,000 -7.14% 2
Cambridgeshire -9 11 £75,000 +30.43% 15
Essex - 11 £62,500 - 1
Bedfordshire - 2 £75,000 -
Norfolk -13 1 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 48 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 15 (31.25%) Security Cleared
3 9 (18.75%) Ada
4 7 (14.58%) C++
5 6 (12.50%) C
5 6 (12.50%) Embedded C++
5 6 (12.50%) Linux
6 5 (10.42%) Degree
6 5 (10.42%) Embedded C
6 5 (10.42%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (10.42%) Embedded Software Development
6 5 (10.42%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.08%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.08%) Ergonomics
7 1 (2.08%) Git
7 1 (2.08%) HND
7 1 (2.08%) Human Factors
7 1 (2.08%) QA
7 1 (2.08%) Qt
7 1 (2.08%) Qt Creator
7 1 (2.08%) SDLC

Embedded Software 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Git
1 1 (2.08%) Qt Creator
General
1 6 (12.50%) Electronics
2 3 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.08%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.08%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.25%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (2.08%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.50%) Linux
2 5 (10.42%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (10.42%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (2.08%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.08%) Ergonomics
3 1 (2.08%) Human Factors
3 1 (2.08%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.75%) Ada
2 7 (14.58%) C++
3 6 (12.50%) C
3 6 (12.50%) Embedded C++
4 5 (10.42%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 15 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 5 (10.42%) Degree
2 5 (10.42%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.08%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) QA