Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in Peterborough

Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Peterborough is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 9 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 1.93% - 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% - 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 - -
75th Percentile £64,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £75,000 £32,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +130.77% -50.00% -13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 445 135 200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.49% 93.75% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 317 88 116
10th Percentile £28,300 £30,725 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,505 £30,855
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,658 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.55% +9.78% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £61,036
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +27.78% -14.29% -1.87%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, 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 Peterborough region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 9 (100.00%) C
1 9 (100.00%) C++
1 9 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 9 (100.00%) Firmware
1 9 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 9 (100.00%) Modbus
1 9 (100.00%) Profibus
1 9 (100.00%) RS-232
1 9 (100.00%) RS-485
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 9 (100.00%) TDD
1 9 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 9 (100.00%) Wireless
1 9 (100.00%) ZigBee

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 9 (100.00%) Modbus
1 9 (100.00%) Profibus
1 9 (100.00%) RS-232
1 9 (100.00%) RS-485
1 9 (100.00%) Wireless
1 9 (100.00%) ZigBee
General
1 9 (100.00%) Electronics
1 9 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 9 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 9 (100.00%) TDD
1 9 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C
1 9 (100.00%) C++
System Software
1 9 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 9 (100.00%) Firmware