Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Embedded Software Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 212 72
Rank change year-on-year +51 -140 +145
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 82 43 307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.22% 0.73% 4.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 0.81% 4.56%
Number of salaries quoted 67 23 16
10th Percentile £39,500 £34,324 £34,423
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,560 £37,763
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +26.32% -5.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £75,000 - £58,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,361 5,305 6,735
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 89.72% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4,426 3,118 4,115
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £29,600
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,313 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £87,500 £81,925
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the Thames Valley

Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Buckinghamshire -18 33 £45,000 +10.30% 6
Berkshire +55 30 £70,000 -9.68% 4
Oxfordshire +19 19 £65,000 - 5
Embedded Software Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 82 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 23 (28.05%) Linux
3 20 (24.39%) Embedded Linux
4 15 (18.29%) C
5 14 (17.07%) IoT
6 13 (15.85%) Degree
7 10 (12.20%) Wireless
7 10 (12.20%) Electronics
7 10 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (10.98%) Ethernet
9 8 (9.76%) Embedded C
9 8 (9.76%) Aerospace
10 6 (7.32%) Artificial Intelligence
10 6 (7.32%) Internet
10 6 (7.32%) Data Centre
10 6 (7.32%) LLM
11 5 (6.10%) GPRS
12 4 (4.88%) Validation
12 4 (4.88%) TDD
12 4 (4.88%) C++
12 4 (4.88%) Eclipse
12 4 (4.88%) Social Skills
12 4 (4.88%) ARM Cortex
12 4 (4.88%) Verification and Validation
12 4 (4.88%) Embedded Systems
12 4 (4.88%) Renesas
12 4 (4.88%) Biotechnology
12 4 (4.88%) Continuous Integration
13 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
13 3 (3.66%) RS-485

Embedded Software 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.22%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.20%) Wireless
2 9 (10.98%) Ethernet
3 6 (7.32%) Internet
4 5 (6.10%) GPRS
5 3 (3.66%) RS-485
5 3 (3.66%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.22%) HTTP
6 1 (1.22%) HTTPS
6 1 (1.22%) MQTT
6 1 (1.22%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 4 (4.88%) Eclipse
2 2 (2.44%) JIRA
3 1 (1.22%) GitLab
3 1 (1.22%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (12.20%) Electronics
2 8 (9.76%) Aerospace
3 4 (4.88%) Social Skills
4 2 (2.44%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.22%) Automotive
5 1 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.22%) Qt
1 1 (1.22%) WebSockets
1 1 (1.22%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 14 (17.07%) IoT
2 6 (7.32%) Data Centre
3 4 (4.88%) ARM Cortex
3 4 (4.88%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.66%) FPGA
5 2 (2.44%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.22%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.22%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.22%) Device Driver
6 1 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 23 (28.05%) Linux
2 20 (24.39%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 10 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (7.32%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (7.32%) LLM
4 4 (4.88%) Biotechnology
4 4 (4.88%) Continuous Integration
4 4 (4.88%) TDD
4 4 (4.88%) Validation
4 4 (4.88%) Verification and Validation
5 3 (3.66%) OO
5 3 (3.66%) OOD
6 2 (2.44%) Configuration Management
6 2 (2.44%) Decision-Making
6 2 (2.44%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (2.44%) Mobile Application Development
6 2 (2.44%) Signal Processing
7 1 (1.22%) Computer Science
7 1 (1.22%) SDLC
7 1 (1.22%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.29%) C
2 8 (9.76%) Embedded C
3 4 (4.88%) C++
4 3 (3.66%) Embedded C++
5 2 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (15.85%) Degree
2 2 (2.44%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.44%) PhD
3 1 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.22%) JTAG
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (4.88%) Renesas