Embedded Systems Job Trends in the East of England

Embedded Systems
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 113 114
Rank change year-on-year -61 +1 +100
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 6 56 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.18% 1.25% 1.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.47% 4.21% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5 18 4
10th Percentile £63,250 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £70,000 £41,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -4.55% +29.41%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £60,625
90th Percentile £104,750 £72,500 £61,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -0.83%

All Generic Skills
East of England

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,266 1,329 1,222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 37.31% 29.69% 48.22%
Number of salaries quoted 533 713 611
10th Percentile £27,300 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the East of England

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the East of England

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the East of England region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Cambridgeshire -7 3 £93,750 +44.23% 12
Hertfordshire +8 2 £75,000 - 13
Essex -16 1 £62,500 - 4
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Bluetooth
1 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (16.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (16.67%) JIRA
2 1 (16.67%) KGDB
2 1 (16.67%) Selenium
2 1 (16.67%) WebDriver
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (33.33%) Designer
2 2 (33.33%) FPGA Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Python Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Research Scientist
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Software Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Google JAX
1 1 (16.67%) HTML
1 1 (16.67%) JAX
1 1 (16.67%) PyTorch
1 1 (16.67%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 2 (33.33%) FPGA
1 2 (33.33%) Verilog
1 2 (33.33%) VHDL
2 1 (16.67%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Android
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) FPGA Design
2 2 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
2 2 (33.33%) Signal Processing
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (16.67%) Issue Tracking
3 1 (16.67%) Linux Kernel Development
3 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
3 1 (16.67%) Open Source
3 1 (16.67%) Product Management
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Release Management
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C++
1 2 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Firmware