Embedded Software Development Jobs in England

Embedded Software Development
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 606 686 894
Rank change year-on-year +80 +208 +60
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 42 136 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.091% 0.16% 0.062%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.097% 0.19% 0.064%
Number of salaries quoted 39 121 14
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £71,750
UK median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,121 73,145 88,489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 93.64% 85.85% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 23,789 53,950 52,293
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £34,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,250 £73,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in England

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in England

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in England

Embedded Software Development
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 Software Development within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North of England +57 13 £58,750 +17.50% 6
East of England +55 13 £57,000 -5.00% 19
North West +12 10 £77,500 +40.91% 2
Midlands +58 9 £60,000 -7.69% 8
West Midlands +30 8 £60,000 -7.69% 5
South East +90 7 £62,500 -21.88% 21
Yorkshire +68 3 £50,000 +17.65% 1
East Midlands +46 1 - - 3
Embedded Software Development
UK

Embedded Software Development
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:

Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Simulink
2 1 (2.38%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) Bluetooth
2 4 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (9.52%) Wireless
3 3 (7.14%) GSM
3 3 (7.14%) J1939
4 1 (2.38%) Ethernet
4 1 (2.38%) FlexRay
4 1 (2.38%) HTTP
4 1 (2.38%) LoRaWAN
4 1 (2.38%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Scylla
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) CppUnit
1 4 (9.52%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.76%) Fiddler
2 2 (4.76%) IDA Disassembler
2 2 (4.76%) Jenkins
2 2 (4.76%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (2.38%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (2.38%) Bitbucket
3 1 (2.38%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.38%) FitNesse
3 1 (2.38%) Git
3 1 (2.38%) JIRA
3 1 (2.38%) Newman
3 1 (2.38%) Subversion
General
1 16 (38.10%) Electronics
2 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 7 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (16.67%) Automotive
4 6 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 5 (11.90%) Finance
6 3 (7.14%) Aerospace
7 2 (4.76%) Agriculture
7 2 (4.76%) Avionics
8 1 (2.38%) Advertising
8 1 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.38%) Marketing
8 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
8 1 (2.38%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 28 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (42.86%) Software Engineer
3 15 (35.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (23.81%) Senior
5 7 (16.67%) Lead
6 6 (14.29%) Software Team Leader
6 6 (14.29%) Team Leader
7 5 (11.90%) Embedded C Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) C Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) C/C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Embedded C Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Software Verification Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (14.29%) Yocto
2 2 (4.76%) OpenEmbedded
Miscellaneous
1 12 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (11.90%) Algorithms
3 4 (9.52%) CCTV
3 4 (9.52%) EMV
3 4 (9.52%) IoT
4 3 (7.14%) Device Driver
5 2 (4.76%) e-Learning
5 2 (4.76%) Virtual Team
6 1 (2.38%) FPGA
6 1 (2.38%) GNSS
6 1 (2.38%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (2.38%) Home Automation
6 1 (2.38%) Legacy Code
6 1 (2.38%) NB-IoT
6 1 (2.38%) Self-Driving Car
6 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (2.38%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 15 (35.71%) Linux
2 12 (28.57%) Android
3 3 (7.14%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (2.38%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 12 (28.57%) Agile
3 11 (26.19%) Scrum
4 10 (23.81%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (21.43%) Validation
6 8 (19.05%) Code Coverage
6 8 (19.05%) Multithreading
7 6 (14.29%) Android Development
7 6 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (14.29%) Unit Testing
8 5 (11.90%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (11.90%) CI/CD
8 5 (11.90%) Computer Science
8 5 (11.90%) Mathematics
8 5 (11.90%) Test Automation
8 5 (11.90%) Workflow
9 4 (9.52%) Mentoring
9 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (9.52%) Systems Engineering
9 4 (9.52%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 34 (80.95%) C
2 27 (64.29%) C++
3 6 (14.29%) Embedded C
4 3 (7.14%) Java
4 3 (7.14%) Python
5 2 (4.76%) Embedded C++
5 2 (4.76%) MATLAB
5 2 (4.76%) Shell Script
6 1 (2.38%) C#
6 1 (2.38%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 8 (19.05%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.38%) PhD
3 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.67%) IEC 62304
2 6 (14.29%) ISO 13485
3 4 (9.52%) Automotive SPICE
3 4 (9.52%) AUTOSAR
4 2 (4.76%) MISRA
5 1 (2.38%) IEC 61508
5 1 (2.38%) ISO 26262
5 1 (2.38%) MISRA C
System Software
1 4 (9.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (4.76%) IBM
1 2 (4.76%) NVIDIA
2 1 (2.38%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (2.38%) Intel
2 1 (2.38%) Lauterbach
2 1 (2.38%) SAP