Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the South West is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 143 126
Rank change year-on-year +32 -17 +113
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 102 9 188
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.33% 0.33% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 0.36% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 95 5 171
10th Percentile £51,000 £40,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £56,250 £68,750
90th Percentile - £60,300 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 7,228 2,519 8,571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 92.54% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,958 1,661 6,487
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 7 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 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
Bristol +38 64 £65,000 +30.00% 25
Gloucestershire - 13 £70,000 - 8
Dorset -7 12 £50,000 +2.56% 3
Wiltshire - 10 £60,000 - 1
Devon -14 3 £40,000 -
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, Embedded Software 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 South West region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 102 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 15 (14.71%) C++
2 15 (14.71%) Firmware
3 10 (9.80%) C
4 9 (8.82%) Embedded C++
5 8 (7.84%) Signal Processing
5 8 (7.84%) Wireless
6 7 (6.86%) Embedded Software Development
6 7 (6.86%) Linux
7 6 (5.88%) Agile
7 6 (5.88%) Security Cleared
8 5 (4.90%) CI/CD
8 5 (4.90%) Ethernet
8 5 (4.90%) Validation
9 4 (3.92%) Embedded C
9 4 (3.92%) Peregrine
9 4 (3.92%) Software Architecture
10 3 (2.94%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (1.96%) Computer Science
11 2 (1.96%) Degree
11 2 (1.96%) Embedded Firmware
11 2 (1.96%) Python
11 2 (1.96%) SafeRTOS
12 1 (0.98%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.98%) C#
12 1 (0.98%) Code Quality
12 1 (0.98%) Concurrent Programming
12 1 (0.98%) Confluence
12 1 (0.98%) Development Roadmap
12 1 (0.98%) DO-254

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.98%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.84%) Wireless
2 5 (4.90%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.98%) Modbus
3 1 (0.98%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Bitbucket
1 1 (0.98%) Eclipse
1 1 (0.98%) GoogleTest
1 1 (0.98%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.98%) JIRA
1 1 (0.98%) SonarQube
1 1 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 9 (8.82%) Manufacturing
2 5 (4.90%) Aerospace
2 5 (4.90%) Automotive
2 5 (4.90%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (3.92%) Electronics
4 2 (1.96%) Wearables
5 1 (0.98%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.98%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.84%) Algorithms
1 8 (7.84%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (3.92%) Device Driver
3 3 (2.94%) ARM Cortex
4 2 (1.96%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.86%) Linux
2 3 (2.94%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (1.96%) SafeRTOS
4 1 (0.98%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (7.84%) Signal Processing
3 7 (6.86%) Embedded Software Development
4 6 (5.88%) Agile
5 5 (4.90%) CI/CD
5 5 (4.90%) Validation
6 4 (3.92%) Software Architecture
7 2 (1.96%) Computer Science
8 1 (0.98%) Code Quality
8 1 (0.98%) Concurrent Programming
8 1 (0.98%) Development Roadmap
8 1 (0.98%) FMEA
8 1 (0.98%) Hazard Analysis
8 1 (0.98%) Requirements Management
8 1 (0.98%) Roadmaps
8 1 (0.98%) SDLC
8 1 (0.98%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.71%) C++
2 10 (9.80%) C
3 9 (8.82%) Embedded C++
4 4 (3.92%) Embedded C
5 2 (1.96%) Python
6 1 (0.98%) C#
6 1 (0.98%) R
6 1 (0.98%) Rust
Qualifications
1 6 (5.88%) Security Cleared
2 2 (1.96%) Degree
3 1 (0.98%) DV Cleared
3 1 (0.98%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.98%) DO-254
1 1 (0.98%) HAZOP
1 1 (0.98%) IEC 61508
1 1 (0.98%) IEC 62304
1 1 (0.98%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 15 (14.71%) Firmware
2 2 (1.96%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (3.92%) Peregrine
2 1 (0.98%) Google