Embedded Software Development Job Trends in Southampton

Embedded Software Development
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - 78
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.46% - 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% - 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile £54,250 - -
25th Percentile £56,875 - £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.50%
75th Percentile £75,625 - £68,750
90th Percentile £76,750 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -23.33% +12.78%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 483 282 693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 74.77% 89.81% 83.39%
Number of salaries quoted 343 233 601
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £73,750 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in Southampton

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Embedded Software Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development in Southampton over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in Southampton

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
1 3 (100.00%) GitLab
1 3 (100.00%) Visual Studio Code
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (66.67%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Kanban
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker