Embedded Software Development Job Trends in the South West

Embedded Software Development
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 211 216
Rank change year-on-year +40 +5 +76
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 4 11 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.11% 0.17% 0.065%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.22% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £37,159 - -
25th Percentile £38,523 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,792 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.73% - -
75th Percentile £42,304 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £46,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -33.57% +7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,935 5,000 4,357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 81.80% 76.21% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,849 2,816 3,332
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% -1.32% +1.33%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in the South West

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Embedded Software Development
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 16 October 2025. 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
Wiltshire - 3 £40,792 - 3
Bristol +33 1 £37,500 -46.43% 18
Embedded Software Development
England

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (75.00%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Zephyr
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Electronics
3 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Tester
2 1 (25.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 3 (75.00%) Linear Algebra
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 3 (75.00%) Signal Processing
2 3 (75.00%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (75.00%) Rust
3 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared