Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 560 289 677
Rank change year-on-year -271 +388 -56
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 83 806 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.95% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 1.00% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 70 646 157
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 41,579 80,366 84,743
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.05% 94.46% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 24,536 60,207 53,679
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -11.67% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.00% -12.08% -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
South East -51 23 £62,500 +8.70% 50
East of England -19 22 £54,000 -10.00% 31
North of England -76 17 £55,000 +10.00% 29
Midlands -44 10 £52,500 +5.00% 12
East Midlands +4 9 £52,500 +5.00% 6
South West -34 9 £50,000 -9.09% 22
Yorkshire -9 6 £50,000 +11.11% 20
North West -32 6 £55,000 +10.00% 5
North East +32 5 £61,000 +10.91% 5
London +92 2 £63,750 +21.43% 15
West Midlands -11 1 £45,000 -10.00% 6
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 83 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 65 (78.31%) C
3 45 (54.22%) C++
4 28 (33.73%) Embedded Systems
5 26 (31.33%) Linux
5 26 (31.33%) Embedded C
6 25 (30.12%) Firmware
7 20 (24.10%) Electronics
8 19 (22.89%) Manufacturing
9 17 (20.48%) Algorithms
10 16 (19.28%) Embedded Firmware
10 16 (19.28%) Automotive
10 16 (19.28%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (18.07%) Embedded Software Development
11 15 (18.07%) Degree
12 13 (15.66%) Test Automation
13 12 (14.46%) Unit Testing
13 12 (14.46%) Bluetooth
13 12 (14.46%) Mentoring
14 11 (13.25%) FreeRTOS
14 11 (13.25%) Python
14 11 (13.25%) Wireless
14 11 (13.25%) Computer Science
15 9 (10.84%) Multithreading
16 8 (9.64%) ZigBee
16 8 (9.64%) Software Architecture
16 8 (9.64%) Modbus
16 8 (9.64%) Validation
16 8 (9.64%) Aerospace
16 8 (9.64%) TDD

Embedded Software 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.41%) Simulink
2 1 (1.20%) CANalyzer
2 1 (1.20%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 12 (14.46%) Bluetooth
2 11 (13.25%) Wireless
3 8 (9.64%) Modbus
3 8 (9.64%) ZigBee
4 7 (8.43%) Profibus
4 7 (8.43%) RS-232
4 7 (8.43%) RS-485
4 7 (8.43%) WAN
4 7 (8.43%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (4.82%) 5G
5 4 (4.82%) SD-WAN
6 3 (3.61%) Ethernet
7 2 (2.41%) Network Security
8 1 (1.20%) GSM
8 1 (1.20%) J1939
8 1 (1.20%) LTE
8 1 (1.20%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 7 (8.43%) Git
2 4 (4.82%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.41%) JIRA
4 1 (1.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (1.20%) Cucumber
4 1 (1.20%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.20%) FitNesse
4 1 (1.20%) GCC
4 1 (1.20%) gcov
4 1 (1.20%) GDB
4 1 (1.20%) GitLab
4 1 (1.20%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (1.20%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.20%) Newman
4 1 (1.20%) Subversion
4 1 (1.20%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 20 (24.10%) Electronics
2 19 (22.89%) Manufacturing
3 16 (19.28%) Automotive
4 8 (9.64%) Aerospace
4 8 (9.64%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (9.64%) Social Skills
5 4 (4.82%) Finance
5 4 (4.82%) Marketing
6 3 (3.61%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.41%) Wearables
8 1 (1.20%) Advertising
8 1 (1.20%) Agriculture
8 1 (1.20%) Legal
8 1 (1.20%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.02%) Yocto
2 2 (2.41%) OpenEmbedded
3 1 (1.20%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (1.20%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 28 (33.73%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (20.48%) Algorithms
3 5 (6.02%) GNSS
4 4 (4.82%) ARM Cortex
4 4 (4.82%) CCTV
4 4 (4.82%) EMV
4 4 (4.82%) Self-Driving Car
5 2 (2.41%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.41%) Device Driver
5 2 (2.41%) IoT
5 2 (2.41%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.20%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.20%) FPGA
6 1 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.20%) Legacy Code
6 1 (1.20%) Raspberry Pi
6 1 (1.20%) Robotics
6 1 (1.20%) Smart Energy
6 1 (1.20%) Verilog
6 1 (1.20%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 26 (31.33%) Linux
2 11 (13.25%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (6.02%) Android
3 5 (6.02%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (1.20%) ThreadX
4 1 (1.20%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 16 (19.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 15 (18.07%) Embedded Software Development
4 13 (15.66%) Test Automation
5 12 (14.46%) Mentoring
5 12 (14.46%) Unit Testing
6 11 (13.25%) Computer Science
7 9 (10.84%) Multithreading
8 8 (9.64%) Software Architecture
8 8 (9.64%) TDD
8 8 (9.64%) Validation
9 7 (8.43%) Mathematics
10 6 (7.23%) Software Testing
11 5 (6.02%) Configuration Management
11 5 (6.02%) DevOps
11 5 (6.02%) Requirements Analysis
11 5 (6.02%) SDLC
12 4 (4.82%) Cryptocurrency
12 4 (4.82%) Defect Tracking
12 4 (4.82%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 65 (78.31%) C
2 45 (54.22%) C++
3 26 (31.33%) Embedded C
4 11 (13.25%) Python
5 7 (8.43%) C#
6 6 (7.23%) Embedded C++
7 3 (3.61%) Ada
8 2 (2.41%) Bash
8 2 (2.41%) MATLAB
8 2 (2.41%) Perl
8 2 (2.41%) PowerShell
8 2 (2.41%) Shell Script
9 1 (1.20%) Assembly Language
9 1 (1.20%) Groovy
9 1 (1.20%) Java
9 1 (1.20%) Kotlin
9 1 (1.20%) MicroPython
9 1 (1.20%) Ruby
9 1 (1.20%) Rust
9 1 (1.20%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (18.07%) Degree
2 4 (4.82%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.61%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.20%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.82%) PMO
1 4 (4.82%) QA
2 3 (3.61%) MISRA
3 1 (1.20%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (1.20%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.20%) IEC 62304
3 1 (1.20%) ISO 9000
3 1 (1.20%) JTAG
3 1 (1.20%) MISRA C
System Software
1 25 (30.12%) Firmware
2 16 (19.28%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.20%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (4.82%) Intel
2 2 (2.41%) NVIDIA
3 1 (1.20%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (1.20%) Atmel
3 1 (1.20%) IBM
3 1 (1.20%) Lauterbach
3 1 (1.20%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.20%) Parasoft
3 1 (1.20%) QNX
3 1 (1.20%) Renesas