Embedded Systems Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Systems
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 83 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 5 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.65% 0.31% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.07% 1.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £44,300 - -
25th Percentile £52,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 - -
75th Percentile £60,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £56,500 - -

All Generic Skills
Tyne and Wear

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 242 200 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 31.63% 20.45% 34.92%
Number of salaries quoted 129 80 98
10th Percentile £24,900 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,250 £100,000 £80,341
North East median annual salary £42,875 £50,309 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.78% -8.53% +10.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in Tyne and Wear

Embedded Systems
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 Systems 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 +8 1 £40,000 - 1
Embedded Systems
North East

Embedded Systems
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
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) ARM Cortex
1 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