Embedded Systems Jobs in the North West

Embedded Systems
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 246 250 281
Rank change year-on-year +4 +31 +47
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 11 39 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.15% 0.40% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.55% 1.26% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 11 33 18
10th Percentile - - £48,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile - £70,000 £59,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
North West

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,995 3,103 3,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 26.34% 31.93% 42.23%
Number of salaries quoted 953 2,271 1,496
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,750 £31,752
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,043 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.09% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,100 £82,548 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the North West

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in the North West

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the North West

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Manchester +54 6 £55,000 +10.00% 21
Lancashire -57 2 £75,000 +36.36% 4
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) Software-Defined Radio
1 5 (45.45%) Wireless
General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
3 1 (9.09%) Marketing
3 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (90.91%) Software Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Radio Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Senior
2 5 (45.45%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (36.36%) EMV
3 1 (9.09%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 5 (45.45%) Linux
2 4 (36.36%) Android
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Creative Thinking
3 5 (45.45%) Digital Signal Processing
3 5 (45.45%) Signal Processing
4 4 (36.36%) Cryptocurrency
4 4 (36.36%) Embedded Software Development
4 4 (36.36%) Secure Coding
5 1 (9.09%) CAD
5 1 (9.09%) Feasibility Study
5 1 (9.09%) PLM
5 1 (9.09%) Project Management
5 1 (9.09%) Prototyping
5 1 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) C
2 5 (45.45%) C++
3 1 (9.09%) Embedded C
3 1 (9.09%) Python
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Xilinx