Lead Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Lead Embedded Software Engineer salary in the East of England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 179 -
Rank change year-on-year +21 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Embedded Software Engineer 3 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.093% 0.071% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.076% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
England median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

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 2,916 3,933 2,047
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 93.44% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,833 2,014 1,407
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,647 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +0.28% +0.96%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,065 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.71% -4.17% -

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Lead Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

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

Lead 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 Lead Embedded Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Essex - 3 £80,000 - 2
Lead Embedded Software Engineer
England

Lead Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Lead 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 Lead Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Lead 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering