Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Sheffield

Embedded Software Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Sheffield is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 62 54
Rank change year-on-year +23 -8 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1 21 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 0.35% 1.98% 5.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 2.08% 6.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1 16 17
10th Percentile - £27,500 -
25th Percentile £58,750 £36,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £57,500 £43,750
90th Percentile - £62,500 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +5.88% -

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 275 1,012 819
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.82% 95.47% 88.44%
Number of salaries quoted 189 821 398
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -2.06% -7.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £63,438
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £71,170
South Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% +5.56% -10.00%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Sheffield

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Sheffield

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Sheffield.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Sheffield

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Sheffield region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 62304
1 1 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Wearables
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Code
1 1 (100.00%) GNSS
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Wearables
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) GNSS
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Code
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 62304
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA