Embedded Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Embedded Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.

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

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 120 219
Rank change year-on-year -42 +99 -159
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 14 124 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.45% 1.85% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 1.96% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 12 93 21
10th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 -
25th Percentile £44,375 £50,000 £34,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £40,796
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +59.33% -14.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile - £78,950 -
South East median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,560 6,341 5,495
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.10% 94.68% 89.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 4,512 3,204
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,438 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £86,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 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
Oxfordshire +16 6 £65,000 +15.04% 15
Berkshire +18 5 £45,000 -35.71% 15
Buckinghamshire -20 3 £43,750 -30.00% 14
Embedded Engineer
South East

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 Thames Valley region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 7 (50.00%) Electronics
2 7 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 5 (35.71%) C++
4 4 (28.57%) Python
4 4 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (14.29%) Degree
5 2 (14.29%) Robotics
5 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
5 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
5 2 (14.29%) Finance
5 2 (14.29%) OOD
5 2 (14.29%) Ethernet
5 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (14.29%) C
5 2 (14.29%) SAP
5 2 (14.29%) Linux
5 2 (14.29%) OO
5 2 (14.29%) Marketing
5 2 (14.29%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 2 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (14.29%) Data Structures
6 1 (7.14%) Algorithms
6 1 (7.14%) API Development
6 1 (7.14%) Driving Licence
6 1 (7.14%) RS-232
6 1 (7.14%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Ethernet
2 1 (7.14%) Modbus
2 1 (7.14%) Profibus
2 1 (7.14%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Big Data
General
1 7 (50.00%) Electronics
1 7 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Marketing
2 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
3 1 (7.14%) Advertising
3 1 (7.14%) Agriculture
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (14.29%) ARM Cortex
2 2 (14.29%) Data Structures
2 2 (14.29%) Robotics
3 1 (7.14%) Algorithms
3 1 (7.14%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (7.14%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (14.29%) OO
2 2 (14.29%) OOD
2 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
3 1 (7.14%) API Development
3 1 (7.14%) CAD
3 1 (7.14%) Computer Science
3 1 (7.14%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (7.14%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (7.14%) Line Management
3 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.14%) Multithreading
3 1 (7.14%) Performance Management
3 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.14%) Software Architecture
3 1 (7.14%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.14%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (35.71%) C++
2 4 (28.57%) Python
3 2 (14.29%) C
4 1 (7.14%) C#
4 1 (7.14%) Embedded C
4 1 (7.14%) MicroPython
4 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (7.14%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) SAP
2 1 (7.14%) EMC