Embedded Engineer Job Trends in the North of England

Embedded Engineer
England > North of England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the North of England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 220 235 233
Rank change year-on-year +15 -2 +103
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 39 52 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.36% 0.57% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.61% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 38 22 43
10th Percentile £45,750 £47,750 £40,900
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,750 £70,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.13% +6.82% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,493 8,534 8,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,527 4,016 6,544
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,875 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £82,344 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the North of England

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Yorkshire +1 16 £55,000 -4.35% 15
North West +21 13 £46,500 -33.57% 17
North East -10 10 £56,500 -0.44% 4
Embedded Engineer
England

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Embedded 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 North of England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (79.49%) Firmware
2 22 (56.41%) C
2 22 (56.41%) Software Engineering
3 21 (53.85%) C++
4 20 (51.28%) Embedded Firmware
5 14 (35.90%) Embedded C
6 13 (33.33%) Embedded C++
7 8 (20.51%) Embedded Software Development
7 8 (20.51%) EMC
7 8 (20.51%) Mentoring
8 7 (17.95%) Software Testing
9 5 (12.82%) Agile
10 1 (2.56%) Collaborative Culture
10 1 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 20 (51.28%) Electronics
2 7 (17.95%) Social Skills
3 5 (12.82%) Finance
3 5 (12.82%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 17 (43.59%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (12.82%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (5.13%) IoT
4 1 (2.56%) ARM Cortex
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (56.41%) Software Engineering
2 8 (20.51%) Embedded Software Development
2 8 (20.51%) Mentoring
3 7 (17.95%) Software Testing
4 5 (12.82%) Agile
5 1 (2.56%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (56.41%) C
2 21 (53.85%) C++
3 14 (35.90%) Embedded C
4 13 (33.33%) Embedded C++
System Software
1 31 (79.49%) Firmware
2 20 (51.28%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (20.51%) EMC