Embedded Software Development Job Trends in the South East

Embedded Software Development
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 270 351
Rank change year-on-year +7 +81 +40
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 33 6 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.23% 0.078% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.087% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 31 5 28
10th Percentile - - £65,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £72,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -18.75% +77.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £83,750 - £89,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £57,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +18.42% -8.80% +38.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,477 6,936 14,088
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 72.13% 90.67% 83.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7,174 3,218 9,950
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Software Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in the South East

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Embedded Software Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the South East

Embedded Software Development
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 May 2026. 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
Hampshire -23 14 £68,750 +19.57% 9
Surrey -9 10 £80,000 +23.08%
Thames Valley - 9 £50,000 - 5
Berkshire - 7 £50,000 - 2
Oxfordshire - 2 £56,250 - 3
Embedded Software Development
England

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (9.09%) Wireless
2 1 (3.03%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 17 (51.52%) Git
2 15 (45.45%) GitLab
2 15 (45.45%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (3.03%) Subversion
General
1 4 (12.12%) Electronics
2 1 (3.03%) Aeronautics
2 1 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (3.03%) Aviation
2 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
2 1 (3.03%) Military
Job Titles
1 31 (93.94%) Software Engineer
2 18 (54.55%) Senior
2 18 (54.55%) Senior Software Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Design Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Electronics Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Engineering Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Hardware Design Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Software Engineering Manager
5 1 (3.03%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 15 (45.45%) Algorithms
2 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
2 4 (12.12%) Product Ownership
3 3 (9.09%) Smart Home
4 1 (3.03%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (3.03%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (3.03%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 9 (27.27%) Linux
2 1 (3.03%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (96.97%) Software Engineering
2 22 (66.67%) Agile
3 15 (45.45%) Computer Science
3 15 (45.45%) Kanban
3 15 (45.45%) Scrum
3 15 (45.45%) Software Architecture
4 13 (39.39%) Line Management
5 10 (30.30%) CI/CD
5 10 (30.30%) Software Testing
6 9 (27.27%) SDLC
7 8 (24.24%) DevOps
8 5 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (15.15%) Signal Processing
9 4 (12.12%) Decision-Making
10 1 (3.03%) Design for Manufacturing
10 1 (3.03%) Development Roadmap
10 1 (3.03%) Mentoring
10 1 (3.03%) Roadmaps
10 1 (3.03%) Systems Engineering
10 1 (3.03%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 26 (78.79%) C++
2 16 (48.48%) Python
3 15 (45.45%) C#
4 11 (33.33%) C
5 1 (3.03%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (54.55%) Degree
2 11 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 11 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 10 (30.30%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ECSS
1 1 (3.03%) MISRA
System Software
1 8 (24.24%) Docker
2 7 (21.21%) Embedded Firmware
2 7 (21.21%) Firmware