Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the North West

Embedded Software Engineer
England > North West

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the North West is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 218 272 322
Rank change year-on-year +54 +50 -93
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 71 22 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.73% 0.28% 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.31% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 52 18 8
10th Percentile £35,500 £44,500 £48,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,313 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +6.98% +19.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £58,125
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £61,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 9,209 7,038 9,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.02% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 7,081 4,099 5,482
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,525
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the North West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the North West.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the North West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the North West

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. 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
Manchester +31 35 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Cheshire 0 19 £60,000 - 1
Lancashire -1 13 £40,000 - 1
Merseyside - 4 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, 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 North West region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 71 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 31 (43.66%) Linux
3 27 (38.03%) C
4 16 (22.54%) IoT
5 15 (21.13%) Firmware
5 15 (21.13%) Embedded Linux
6 14 (19.72%) C++
7 13 (18.31%) Embedded Systems
8 12 (16.90%) Electronics
9 10 (14.08%) Git
9 10 (14.08%) Degree
9 10 (14.08%) Embedded Firmware
10 9 (12.68%) Embedded C
10 9 (12.68%) Java
11 8 (11.27%) Middleware
11 8 (11.27%) Red Hat
11 8 (11.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (11.27%) Embedded Software Development
12 7 (9.86%) Software Testing
12 7 (9.86%) Multithreading
12 7 (9.86%) Subversion
12 7 (9.86%) ISO 9000
12 7 (9.86%) SDLC
13 6 (8.45%) Linux Kernel Development
13 6 (8.45%) Windows
13 6 (8.45%) OOD
14 5 (7.04%) Computer Science
14 5 (7.04%) ZigBee
14 5 (7.04%) Python
14 5 (7.04%) Smart Energy

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (4.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.04%) ZigBee
2 4 (5.63%) RS-232
2 4 (5.63%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (4.23%) Wireless
4 2 (2.82%) Bluetooth
4 2 (2.82%) MQTT
4 2 (2.82%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.41%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.41%) HTTP
5 1 (1.41%) Internet
5 1 (1.41%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.63%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 10 (14.08%) Git
2 7 (9.86%) Subversion
3 4 (5.63%) JIRA
4 3 (4.23%) Jenkins
4 3 (4.23%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (1.41%) Eclipse
5 1 (1.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (16.90%) Electronics
2 3 (4.23%) Manufacturing
2 3 (4.23%) Tech for Good
3 1 (1.41%) Automotive
3 1 (1.41%) Finance
3 1 (1.41%) Marketing
3 1 (1.41%) Public Sector
3 1 (1.41%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.41%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.27%) Middleware
2 1 (1.41%) Apache Thrift
Miscellaneous
1 16 (22.54%) IoT
2 13 (18.31%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (7.04%) Smart Energy
4 3 (4.23%) Device Driver
5 1 (1.41%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.41%) FPGA
5 1 (1.41%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 31 (43.66%) Linux
2 15 (21.13%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (11.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (8.45%) Windows
5 5 (7.04%) FreeRTOS
6 3 (4.23%) VMS
7 1 (1.41%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (11.27%) Embedded Software Development
3 7 (9.86%) Multithreading
3 7 (9.86%) SDLC
3 7 (9.86%) Software Testing
4 6 (8.45%) Linux Kernel Development
4 6 (8.45%) OOD
5 5 (7.04%) Computer Science
6 3 (4.23%) Agile
6 3 (4.23%) Configuration Management
6 3 (4.23%) DevOps
6 3 (4.23%) Requirements Management
7 2 (2.82%) Prototyping
8 1 (1.41%) Analytics
8 1 (1.41%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (1.41%) Control Theory
8 1 (1.41%) Data Collection
8 1 (1.41%) OO
8 1 (1.41%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (1.41%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (38.03%) C
2 14 (19.72%) C++
3 9 (12.68%) Embedded C
3 9 (12.68%) Java
4 5 (7.04%) Python
5 4 (5.63%) R
6 3 (4.23%) Bash
6 3 (4.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 10 (14.08%) Degree
2 1 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.41%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.86%) ISO 9000
2 1 (1.41%) GDPR
System Software
1 15 (21.13%) Firmware
2 10 (14.08%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (4.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (4.23%) Ansible
1 3 (4.23%) Kubernetes
1 3 (4.23%) Podman
Vendors
1 8 (11.27%) Red Hat
2 1 (1.41%) Atmel
2 1 (1.41%) EMC
2 1 (1.41%) Renesas
2 1 (1.41%) SAP