Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Tyne and Wear is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 71 47
Rank change year-on-year +10 -24 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 5 15 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.65% 1.53% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.58% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 1
10th Percentile £44,300 - -
25th Percentile £52,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,750 £54,500 £61,250
90th Percentile - £59,000 -
North East median annual salary £56,500 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.89% +1.82% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 720 950 350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 97.14% 97.77%
Number of salaries quoted 486 518 289
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,960 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,002 £37,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year - -13.46% -5.45%
75th Percentile £60,750 £65,603 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £84,974 £76,500
North East median annual salary £45,000 £46,324 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% -7.35% -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -4 1 £40,000 -20.00% 1
Embedded Engineer
North East

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Embedded Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) C++
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (80.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded C

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Electronics
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (20.00%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (20.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
2 4 (80.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded C
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Firmware