Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Hampshire

Embedded Software Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Hampshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

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

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 124 140
Rank change year-on-year +13 +16 +62
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 9 72 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.45% 1.83% 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 1.94% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8 65 28
10th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £51,250 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -20.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70,313 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,500 £79,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £62,500 £56,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -6.25% +2.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,882 3,712 2,790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 94.40% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,239 2,903 2,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £28,150
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,000 £51,525
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -2.96% -1.86%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Hampshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Hampshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Hampshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Fareham +17 3 £65,000 -5.45%
Winchester - 2 £65,000 -
Portsmouth - 1 - - 2
Embedded Software Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Hampshire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) C
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (88.89%) C++
3 6 (66.67%) Linux
4 5 (55.56%) Algorithms
5 4 (44.44%) Mathematics
5 4 (44.44%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (44.44%) DevOps
5 4 (44.44%) Yocto
5 4 (44.44%) Computer Vision
5 4 (44.44%) Manufacturing
5 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
5 4 (44.44%) CCTV
6 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
6 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
6 3 (33.33%) Agile
6 3 (33.33%) Embedded C
7 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
7 2 (22.22%) Python
7 2 (22.22%) Logistics
7 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
7 2 (22.22%) Shell Script
7 2 (22.22%) Degree
7 2 (22.22%) Multithreading
7 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
7 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
7 2 (22.22%) OpenEmbedded
7 2 (22.22%) Multithreaded Programming
7 2 (22.22%) NVIDIA
7 2 (22.22%) Value Proposition

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Git
General
1 4 (44.44%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (11.11%) Automotive
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (44.44%) Yocto
2 2 (22.22%) OpenEmbedded
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Algorithms
2 4 (44.44%) CCTV
3 1 (11.11%) e-Learning
3 1 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (11.11%) MicroBlaze
3 1 (11.11%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (11.11%) Android
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (44.44%) Computer Vision
2 4 (44.44%) DevOps
2 4 (44.44%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (44.44%) Mathematics
3 3 (33.33%) Agile
3 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) Logistics
4 2 (22.22%) Multithreaded Programming
4 2 (22.22%) Multithreading
4 2 (22.22%) Open Source
4 2 (22.22%) Prototyping
4 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
4 2 (22.22%) Value Proposition
4 2 (22.22%) Video Processing
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Signal Processing
5 1 (11.11%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C
2 8 (88.89%) C++
3 3 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
4 2 (22.22%) Python
4 2 (22.22%) Shell Script
5 1 (11.11%) Java
5 1 (11.11%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (11.11%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) NVIDIA