Embedded Systems Job Trends in the South East

Embedded Systems
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 228 263
Rank change year-on-year +9 +35 +11
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 73 47 121
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.50% 0.60% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.17% 1.52% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 49 19 82
10th Percentile £48,250 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -15.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £64,688
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £56,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -15.38%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,371 3,082 5,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 23.31% 39.25% 34.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,131 1,447 3,746
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,875 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £49,070
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +1.90% -13.15%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the South East

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the South East over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the South East

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 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 +7 43 £67,500 +35.00% 31
Thames Valley +11 18 £63,750 +15.91% 27
Oxfordshire -2 16 £58,750 -18.97% 15
West Sussex -17 4 £30,000 -45.45% 2
Kent -35 4 £52,500 - 3
Surrey -13 2 - - 4
Berkshire +13 1 £70,000 +55.56% 9
Buckinghamshire -11 1 £80,000 +82.86% 3
East Sussex -16 1 £47,500 -13.64% 3
Sussex - 1 - - 1
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
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:

Applications
1 3 (4.11%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.11%) Google Analytics
1 3 (4.11%) MailChimp
2 2 (2.74%) AWS
2 2 (2.74%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.74%) Ethernet
1 2 (2.74%) HTTP
1 2 (2.74%) MQTT
2 1 (1.37%) RS-232
2 1 (1.37%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.37%) SpaceWire
2 1 (1.37%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 10 (13.70%) Git
2 4 (5.48%) Visual Studio Code
3 3 (4.11%) Polyspace
3 3 (4.11%) VectorCAST
4 2 (2.74%) Jenkins
5 1 (1.37%) Subversion
General
1 16 (21.92%) Electronics
2 9 (12.33%) Aerospace
2 9 (12.33%) Social Skills
3 5 (6.85%) Finance
4 4 (5.48%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (5.48%) Military
5 3 (4.11%) Marketing
6 2 (2.74%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.37%) Aeronautics
7 1 (1.37%) Automotive
7 1 (1.37%) Aviation
7 1 (1.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 30 (41.10%) Embedded Engineer
2 26 (35.62%) Software Engineer
3 25 (34.25%) Systems Engineer
4 20 (27.40%) Senior
5 16 (21.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 15 (20.55%) Lead
7 13 (17.81%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 13 (17.81%) Senior Software Engineer
8 10 (13.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 10 (13.70%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 4 (5.48%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 3 (4.11%) Coordinator
10 3 (4.11%) Test Engineer
11 2 (2.74%) Embedded Software Developer
11 2 (2.74%) Engineering Manager
11 2 (2.74%) Integration Engineer
11 2 (2.74%) QA Engineer
11 2 (2.74%) Senior Software Developer
11 2 (2.74%) Software Development Engineer
11 2 (2.74%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.11%) pytest
2 2 (2.74%) .NET
2 2 (2.74%) Qt
2 2 (2.74%) Yocto
3 1 (1.37%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 15 (20.55%) Acoustics
2 14 (19.18%) Algorithms
3 7 (9.59%) FPGA
4 5 (6.85%) Product Ownership
5 3 (4.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (4.11%) Driving Licence
5 3 (4.11%) Social Media
5 3 (4.11%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (2.74%) Robotics
7 1 (1.37%) GNSS
7 1 (1.37%) IoT
7 1 (1.37%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (19.18%) Linux
2 3 (4.11%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (2.74%) Windows
4 1 (1.37%) Ubuntu
4 1 (1.37%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (42.47%) Software Engineering
2 13 (17.81%) Technical Leadership
3 11 (15.07%) Computer Science
4 9 (12.33%) CI/CD
4 9 (12.33%) Validation
5 7 (9.59%) Agile
5 7 (9.59%) DevOps
5 7 (9.59%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 7 (9.59%) Roadmaps
6 6 (8.22%) Systems Engineering
7 5 (6.85%) SDLC
7 5 (6.85%) Software Architecture
7 5 (6.85%) Test Automation
7 5 (6.85%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (5.48%) Decision-Making
8 4 (5.48%) Line Management
8 4 (5.48%) Scenario Testing
8 4 (5.48%) Software Testing
8 4 (5.48%) Systems Thinking
9 3 (4.11%) FMEA
Programming Languages
1 16 (21.92%) Python
2 15 (20.55%) C++
3 7 (9.59%) C
4 6 (8.22%) C#
5 4 (5.48%) MATLAB
6 3 (4.11%) Bash
7 1 (1.37%) Embedded C
7 1 (1.37%) Embedded C++
7 1 (1.37%) Shell Script
7 1 (1.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 14 (19.18%) Security Cleared
2 12 (16.44%) Degree
2 12 (16.44%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.48%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.37%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.37%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.85%) Def Stans
2 4 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 4 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 3 (4.11%) Data Quality
3 3 (4.11%) IEC 61508
3 3 (4.11%) ISO 26262
4 2 (2.74%) JTAG
4 2 (2.74%) QA
5 1 (1.37%) ECSS
5 1 (1.37%) MISRA
System Software
1 16 (21.92%) Firmware
2 7 (9.59%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (5.48%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.37%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (6.85%) Google
2 3 (4.11%) HubSpot
2 3 (4.11%) YouTube
3 2 (2.74%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.74%) NVIDIA
4 1 (1.37%) EMC