Embedded Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 233 617 537
Rank change year-on-year +384 -80 +77
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,056 327 781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.24% 0.35% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.31% 0.39% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 835 165 204
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 England with a recognized job title 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
South East +123 299 £57,500 -4.17% 63
North of England +150 220 £50,000 -4.76% 26
South West +136 211 £55,000 -8.33% 65
Midlands +141 187 £52,500 +20.69% 39
East of England +107 121 £60,000 -14.29% 40
Yorkshire +124 104 £50,000 +17.65% 14
West Midlands +82 103 £57,500 +46.50% 15
East Midlands +58 84 £50,000 -4.76% 24
North West +72 83 £55,000 -4.35% 9
North East +29 33 £55,000 +4.76% 5
London +127 16 £52,500 -19.23% 19
Embedded Engineer
UK

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Embedded 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 England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 879 (83.24%) Software Engineering
2 482 (45.64%) C
3 294 (27.84%) Linux
4 274 (25.95%) C++
5 229 (21.69%) Electronics
6 189 (17.90%) Firmware
7 180 (17.05%) Embedded Linux
8 172 (16.29%) Embedded C
9 160 (15.15%) Python
10 159 (15.06%) Embedded Systems
11 141 (13.35%) Degree
12 130 (12.31%) Embedded Firmware
13 112 (10.61%) Automotive
14 110 (10.42%) IoT
15 99 (9.38%) Agile
16 93 (8.81%) Manufacturing
17 91 (8.62%) Security Cleared
18 74 (7.01%) Problem-Solving
19 71 (6.72%) Wireless
20 60 (5.68%) Bash
21 58 (5.49%) Rust
22 56 (5.30%) Cybersecurity
23 55 (5.21%) C#
24 51 (4.83%) Yocto
25 50 (4.73%) Algorithms
25 50 (4.73%) Wi-Fi
26 49 (4.64%) Embedded Software Development
26 49 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
27 48 (4.55%) Social Skills
27 48 (4.55%) Software Testing

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (1.80%) Apache
2 3 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (4.07%) Simulink
2 8 (0.76%) GNU Octave
2 8 (0.76%) Stateflow
3 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.38%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.095%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 15 (1.42%) GitHub
2 14 (1.33%) AWS
3 8 (0.76%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.28%) Azure
5 1 (0.095%) GCP
5 1 (0.095%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 71 (6.72%) Wireless
2 50 (4.73%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (3.69%) Bluetooth
4 30 (2.84%) TCP/IP
5 29 (2.75%) RS-485
6 27 (2.56%) RS-232
7 23 (2.18%) MQTT
8 19 (1.80%) 3G
8 19 (1.80%) 4G
9 17 (1.61%) ZigBee
10 14 (1.33%) Ethernet
11 13 (1.23%) Internet
12 9 (0.85%) GPRS
12 9 (0.85%) Modbus
12 9 (0.85%) OFDM
13 7 (0.66%) LoRaWAN
13 7 (0.66%) LTE
14 5 (0.47%) Software-Defined Radio
14 5 (0.47%) VoIP
15 4 (0.38%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.38%) Big Data
2 2 (0.19%) MySQL
3 1 (0.095%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.095%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 43 (4.07%) Git
2 31 (2.94%) JIRA
3 19 (1.80%) Subversion
4 15 (1.42%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.14%) Visual Studio
6 8 (0.76%) ClearCase
6 8 (0.76%) Eclipse
6 8 (0.76%) Rational Rhapsody
7 7 (0.66%) ClearQuest
7 7 (0.66%) Plastic SCM
8 4 (0.38%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.28%) GDB
9 3 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.19%) GCC
10 2 (0.19%) GitLab
10 2 (0.19%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.095%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.095%) Mercurial
General
1 229 (21.69%) Electronics
2 112 (10.61%) Automotive
3 93 (8.81%) Manufacturing
4 48 (4.55%) Aerospace
4 48 (4.55%) Social Skills
5 31 (2.94%) Finance
6 29 (2.75%) Telecoms
7 28 (2.65%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (1.99%) Marketing
8 21 (1.99%) Public Sector
9 18 (1.70%) Aviation
10 17 (1.61%) Mandarin Language
11 12 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (0.66%) Tech for Good
13 5 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.28%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.19%) Retail
16 1 (0.095%) Games
16 1 (0.095%) Military
16 1 (0.095%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (4.83%) Yocto
2 19 (1.80%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.80%) STL
3 12 (1.14%) REST
4 9 (0.85%) .NET
5 8 (0.76%) MFC
5 8 (0.76%) Middleware
6 6 (0.57%) HTML
7 5 (0.47%) FFmpeg
7 5 (0.47%) Flask
7 5 (0.47%) GStreamer
7 5 (0.47%) OpenEmbedded
7 5 (0.47%) Qt
8 4 (0.38%) Flash
9 3 (0.28%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.28%) iOS SDK
10 2 (0.19%) POSIX
11 1 (0.095%) Gherkin
11 1 (0.095%) HTML5
11 1 (0.095%) QML
Miscellaneous
1 159 (15.06%) Embedded Systems
2 110 (10.42%) IoT
3 50 (4.73%) Algorithms
4 49 (4.64%) Self-Motivation
5 43 (4.07%) FPGA
6 40 (3.79%) Device Driver
7 16 (1.52%) ARM Cortex
7 16 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
8 15 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
9 14 (1.33%) Mobile App
9 14 (1.33%) VHDL
10 12 (1.14%) Analogue Electronics
11 10 (0.95%) Raspberry Pi
12 8 (0.76%) Acoustics
13 6 (0.57%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.57%) Driving Licence
13 6 (0.57%) NB-IoT
13 6 (0.57%) Smart Home
14 5 (0.47%) CAN bus
14 5 (0.47%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 294 (27.84%) Linux
2 180 (17.05%) Embedded Linux
3 37 (3.50%) Windows
4 33 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.57%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.38%) Android
8 3 (0.28%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.28%) Debian
8 3 (0.28%) VMS
9 1 (0.095%) Unix
9 1 (0.095%) VxWorks
9 1 (0.095%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 879 (83.24%) Software Engineering
2 99 (9.38%) Agile
3 74 (7.01%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (5.30%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (4.64%) Embedded Software Development
6 48 (4.55%) Software Testing
7 41 (3.88%) SDLC
7 41 (3.88%) Test Automation
8 34 (3.22%) Computer Science
9 31 (2.94%) OOD
9 31 (2.94%) Prototyping
10 28 (2.65%) OO
11 27 (2.56%) Validation
12 26 (2.46%) Device Driver Development
13 25 (2.37%) Signal Processing
14 22 (2.08%) Business Intelligence
15 21 (1.99%) Digital Marketing
15 21 (1.99%) Programme Management
15 21 (1.99%) Software Architecture
16 18 (1.70%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 482 (45.64%) C
2 274 (25.95%) C++
3 172 (16.29%) Embedded C
4 160 (15.15%) Python
5 60 (5.68%) Bash
6 58 (5.49%) Rust
7 55 (5.21%) C#
8 44 (4.17%) MATLAB
9 37 (3.50%) Embedded C++
10 21 (1.99%) Assembly Language
11 19 (1.80%) JavaScript
12 17 (1.61%) Ada
13 15 (1.42%) Java
14 14 (1.33%) PHP
15 11 (1.04%) R
16 9 (0.85%) SQL
17 8 (0.76%) VB
18 4 (0.38%) Shell Script
19 3 (0.28%) Groovy
19 3 (0.28%) Lua
Qualifications
1 141 (13.35%) Degree
2 91 (8.62%) Security Cleared
3 15 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (1.14%) SC Cleared
5 9 (0.85%) HNC
5 9 (0.85%) Master's Degree
6 7 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.28%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.19%) PhD
9 1 (0.095%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.75%) MISRA
2 14 (1.33%) GDPR
3 12 (1.14%) AUTOSAR
4 9 (0.85%) IEC 62304
4 9 (0.85%) ISO 13485
4 9 (0.85%) MISRA C
4 9 (0.85%) QA
5 8 (0.76%) JTAG
6 7 (0.66%) ISO 9000
7 6 (0.57%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (0.47%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.28%) IEC 61131
10 2 (0.19%) DO-178B
System Software
1 189 (17.90%) Firmware
2 130 (12.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (1.04%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.47%) Terraform
2 3 (0.28%) Ansible
2 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.28%) Podman
3 1 (0.095%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 21 (1.99%) SAP
2 20 (1.89%) EMC
3 12 (1.14%) IBM
4 8 (0.76%) Microsoft
4 8 (0.76%) Red Hat
5 7 (0.66%) Lauterbach
5 7 (0.66%) Xilinx
6 5 (0.47%) Intel
6 5 (0.47%) Renesas
7 2 (0.19%) Apple
7 2 (0.19%) Atmel
7 2 (0.19%) Facebook
8 1 (0.095%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.095%) CA
8 1 (0.095%) Freescale
8 1 (0.095%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.095%) NCR
8 1 (0.095%) Samsung