Lead Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in Essex

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
East of England > Essex

The median Lead Embedded Software Engineer salary in Essex is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Embedded Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 560 525 400
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.80% 94.25% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 381 286 281
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £55,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% +19.57% -3.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +0.96%

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

Lead Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Essex

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Lead Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 1 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
Saffron Walden - 3 £80,000 - 2
Lead Embedded Software Engineer
East of England

Lead Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 1 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 Essex 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 Essex 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