Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 231 472 383
Rank change year-on-year +241 -89 +133
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 901 305 620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.28% 0.50% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 0.56% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 699 186 173
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,037 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,715 54,769 68,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 47,210 31,112 43,042
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 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
South East +94 206 £56,250 -6.25% 49
South West +125 187 £55,000 -8.33% 49
North of England +121 185 £50,000 -4.76% 19
Midlands +104 118 £50,000 +27.39% 28
East of England +95 105 £60,000 -14.29% 32
Yorkshire +112 89 £45,000 +5.88% 12
North West +60 71 £50,000 -13.04% 4
West Midlands +56 65 £50,000 +42.86% 13
Scotland -39 65 £57,500 -4.17% 21
East Midlands +36 53 £50,000 -4.76% 15
North East +21 25 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Wales - 23 £50,000 - 2
Northern Ireland +36 12 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 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 UK excluding London region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 901 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 417 (46.28%) C
3 256 (28.41%) Linux
4 202 (22.42%) C++
5 179 (19.87%) Embedded C
6 167 (18.53%) Electronics
7 162 (17.98%) Embedded Linux
8 149 (16.54%) Python
9 122 (13.54%) Degree
10 119 (13.21%) Firmware
11 118 (13.10%) Embedded Systems
12 98 (10.88%) Automotive
13 83 (9.21%) IoT
14 80 (8.88%) Wireless
15 76 (8.44%) Manufacturing
16 75 (8.32%) Security Cleared
17 74 (8.21%) Agile
18 70 (7.77%) Embedded Firmware
19 65 (7.21%) Bash
20 60 (6.66%) Wi-Fi
21 56 (6.22%) Rust
22 55 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
23 50 (5.55%) Aerospace
24 49 (5.44%) Device Driver
25 47 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
26 46 (5.11%) Social Skills
26 46 (5.11%) Software Testing
27 45 (4.99%) Problem-Solving
28 44 (4.88%) C#
29 43 (4.77%) SDLC

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (2.11%) Apache
2 3 (0.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 40 (4.44%) Simulink
2 8 (0.89%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.22%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.22%) GitHub
2 7 (0.78%) AWS
3 3 (0.33%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.33%) Azure
4 1 (0.11%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 80 (8.88%) Wireless
2 60 (6.66%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (4.66%) RS-232
4 40 (4.44%) Ethernet
5 37 (4.11%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.55%) Bluetooth
7 28 (3.11%) RS-485
8 17 (1.89%) MQTT
8 17 (1.89%) ZigBee
9 15 (1.66%) 4G
10 14 (1.55%) 3G
11 13 (1.44%) Internet
12 6 (0.67%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.55%) GPRS
13 5 (0.55%) Modbus
13 5 (0.55%) VoIP
14 4 (0.44%) Profibus
15 2 (0.22%) 2G
15 2 (0.22%) FlexRay
15 2 (0.22%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.67%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.44%) Big Data
3 2 (0.22%) MySQL
4 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.11%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 34 (3.77%) Git
2 27 (3.00%) JIRA
3 20 (2.22%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.44%) Subversion
5 8 (0.89%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.89%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.78%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.78%) Plastic SCM
7 5 (0.55%) Eclipse
7 5 (0.55%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.44%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.22%) GitLab
10 2 (0.22%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.22%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.11%) GDB
11 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
General
1 167 (18.53%) Electronics
2 98 (10.88%) Automotive
3 76 (8.44%) Manufacturing
4 50 (5.55%) Aerospace
5 46 (5.11%) Social Skills
6 17 (1.89%) Aviation
6 17 (1.89%) Mandarin Language
7 14 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (1.44%) Telecoms
9 11 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
9 11 (1.22%) Finance
10 10 (1.11%) Marketing
10 10 (1.11%) Public Sector
11 7 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.78%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.67%) Legal
13 4 (0.44%) Retail
14 3 (0.33%) Military
14 3 (0.33%) Welsh Language
15 2 (0.22%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.00%) Yocto
2 19 (2.11%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (2.11%) STL
3 12 (1.33%) REST
4 8 (0.89%) Middleware
5 6 (0.67%) Node.js
6 5 (0.55%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.55%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.55%) MFC
6 5 (0.55%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.44%) .NET
7 4 (0.44%) HTML
8 3 (0.33%) iOS SDK
8 3 (0.33%) Qt
9 2 (0.22%) POSIX
9 2 (0.22%) XML
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Thrift
10 1 (0.11%) HTML5
10 1 (0.11%) QML
10 1 (0.11%) React
Miscellaneous
1 118 (13.10%) Embedded Systems
2 83 (9.21%) IoT
3 49 (5.44%) Device Driver
4 47 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (4.44%) Algorithms
6 16 (1.78%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
8 14 (1.55%) FPGA
9 12 (1.33%) Mobile App
10 10 (1.11%) ARM Cortex
10 10 (1.11%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (0.89%) Acoustics
12 6 (0.67%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.67%) Smart Home
12 6 (0.67%) Video\Live Streaming
13 5 (0.55%) Analogue Electronics
13 5 (0.55%) CAN bus
13 5 (0.55%) Robotics
13 5 (0.55%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.44%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 256 (28.41%) Linux
2 162 (17.98%) Embedded Linux
3 34 (3.77%) FreeRTOS
3 34 (3.77%) Windows
4 8 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (0.67%) ThreadX
6 5 (0.55%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.44%) Android
8 3 (0.33%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.33%) Debian
8 3 (0.33%) VMS
9 2 (0.22%) Solaris
9 2 (0.22%) Unix
10 1 (0.11%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 901 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 74 (8.21%) Agile
3 55 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (5.11%) Software Testing
5 45 (4.99%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (4.77%) SDLC
7 42 (4.66%) Computer Science
7 42 (4.66%) OOD
8 34 (3.77%) Test Automation
9 32 (3.55%) Embedded Software Development
10 24 (2.66%) OO
11 23 (2.55%) Prototyping
12 21 (2.33%) Device Driver Development
12 21 (2.33%) Validation
13 20 (2.22%) Multithreading
14 19 (2.11%) Configuration Management
14 19 (2.11%) Software Architecture
15 15 (1.66%) TDD
16 14 (1.55%) Mathematics
16 14 (1.55%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 417 (46.28%) C
2 202 (22.42%) C++
3 179 (19.87%) Embedded C
4 149 (16.54%) Python
5 65 (7.21%) Bash
6 56 (6.22%) Rust
7 44 (4.88%) C#
8 34 (3.77%) MATLAB
9 28 (3.11%) Embedded C++
10 20 (2.22%) Java
11 19 (2.11%) Ada
12 14 (1.55%) PHP
13 13 (1.44%) JavaScript
14 8 (0.89%) R
15 7 (0.78%) Assembly Language
16 6 (0.67%) Perl
17 4 (0.44%) SQL
18 3 (0.33%) Groovy
18 3 (0.33%) Shell Script
18 3 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 122 (13.54%) Degree
2 75 (8.32%) Security Cleared
3 15 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (1.11%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.55%) HND
6 4 (0.44%) HNC
7 3 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.33%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.22%) PhD
8 2 (0.22%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.77%) MISRA
2 14 (1.55%) GDPR
2 14 (1.55%) QA
3 13 (1.44%) ISO 13485
4 10 (1.11%) IEC 62304
5 8 (0.89%) JTAG
6 7 (0.78%) ISO 9000
7 6 (0.67%) AUTOSAR
8 5 (0.55%) ISO 26262
8 5 (0.55%) MISRA C
9 4 (0.44%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 4 (0.44%) DO-178B
System Software
1 119 (13.21%) Firmware
2 70 (7.77%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.55%) Terraform
2 3 (0.33%) Ansible
2 3 (0.33%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.33%) Podman
3 1 (0.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.33%) IBM
2 10 (1.11%) SAP
3 8 (0.89%) Red Hat
4 7 (0.78%) Lauterbach
5 5 (0.55%) Renesas
6 4 (0.44%) QNX
7 3 (0.33%) Microsoft
8 2 (0.22%) Apple
8 2 (0.22%) Atmel
8 2 (0.22%) Xilinx
9 1 (0.11%) EMC
9 1 (0.11%) Freescale
9 1 (0.11%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.11%) Samsung