Embedded Systems Jobs in the South West

Embedded Systems
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 171 239 242
Rank change year-on-year +68 +3 +35
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 12 53 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.33% 0.57% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.08% 1.82% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2 32 19
10th Percentile £30,000 £42,750 £42,250
25th Percentile £35,625 £45,938 £50,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +23.71%
75th Percentile £60,625 £58,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £67,000 £59,875 £73,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,116 2,910 2,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 31.12% 31.44% 40.11%
Number of salaries quoted 587 2,037 1,367
10th Percentile £28,400 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -8.90% +4.54%
75th Percentile £68,525 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £86,718
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the South West

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in the South West.

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in the South West

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the South West over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the South West

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Gloucestershire +64 4 £47,500 -10.80% 11
Wiltshire +36 3 - -
Devon +21 3 - - 2
Bristol +41 2 - - 20
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (50.00%) Broadband
2 1 (8.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 6 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (8.33%) GDB
2 1 (8.33%) Git
General
1 4 (33.33%) Electronics
2 3 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 6 (50.00%) Release Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Senior
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) C++ Developer
4 1 (8.33%) C++ Software Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Firmware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Graduate
4 1 (8.33%) Graduate IT Support
4 1 (8.33%) Graduate Technical Support
4 1 (8.33%) IT Assistant
4 1 (8.33%) IT Graduate
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support Assistant
4 1 (8.33%) Software Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Assistant
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (50.00%) Middleware
2 1 (8.33%) HTML
2 1 (8.33%) HTML5
2 1 (8.33%) React
2 1 (8.33%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (8.33%) Device Driver
2 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Agile
2 6 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 6 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 6 (50.00%) Continuous Deployment
2 6 (50.00%) Release Automation
2 6 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 6 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (25.00%) Control Theory
3 3 (25.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 3 (25.00%) Mechatronics
3 3 (25.00%) Model Validation
3 3 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 3 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
4 1 (8.33%) Mathematics
4 1 (8.33%) Open Source
4 1 (8.33%) Physics
4 1 (8.33%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) C
1 3 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 2 (16.67%) C++
2 2 (16.67%) Python
3 1 (8.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
1 3 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (8.33%) Firmware