Embedded Software Design Engineer Job Trends in Sheffield

Embedded Software Design Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Embedded Software Design Engineer salary in Sheffield is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Design Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 421 728 358
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.68% 95.79% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 314 394 292
10th Percentile £27,125 £33,825 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £53,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.62% +12.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,938 £68,591 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £67,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% -10.00%

Embedded Software Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Embedded Software Design 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 Sheffield region featuring Embedded Software Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware

Embedded Software Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware