Embedded Engineer Jobs in Southampton

Embedded Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Southampton is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 56 60
Rank change year-on-year +13 +4 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 2 19 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 0.48% 2.22% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 2.26% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1 14 4
10th Percentile - - £43,000
25th Percentile - £45,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -28.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile - £74,375 £72,500
90th Percentile - £82,500 -
Hampshire median annual salary £66,250 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +32.50% -6.98% -17.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 403 842 517
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.58% 98.25% 90.07%
Number of salaries quoted 289 678 396
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £79,375
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings that featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in Southampton

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Southampton.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in Southampton

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Embedded Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared