Embedded C++ Engineer Jobs

Embedded C++ Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 751 847 1219
Rank change year-on-year +96 +372 -292
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Engineer 91 40 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.050% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.054% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 69 24 17
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £63,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Embedded C++ Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer.

Salary trend for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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
UK excluding London +25 90 £55,000 -4.35% 8
England +81 86 £55,000 -4.35% 6
South West +19 26 £55,000 -6.78% 2
North of England +23 21 £45,000 +5.88%
South East +25 19 £62,500 +13.64% 3
Work from Home +49 16 £60,000 +19.40% 3
Midlands -27 15 £57,500 -
North West 0 9 £60,000 -11.11%
West Midlands -14 9 £61,500 +6.96%
Yorkshire +60 8 £45,000 +5.88%
East Midlands -23 6 £50,000 -13.79%
East of England -3 5 - - 1
North East - 4 £56,000 -
Wales - 4 £50,000 -

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Embedded C++ 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 featuring Embedded C++ Engineer in the job title.

1 91 (100.00%) C++
2 77 (84.62%) Software Engineering
3 48 (52.75%) C
4 35 (38.46%) Linux
5 24 (26.37%) Embedded C++
6 21 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
7 18 (19.78%) Embedded Systems
8 16 (17.58%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (16.48%) Yocto
10 12 (13.19%) Multithreading
10 12 (13.19%) Embedded C
11 11 (12.09%) Electronics
11 11 (12.09%) SDLC
12 10 (10.99%) Automotive
12 10 (10.99%) Firmware
12 10 (10.99%) Social Skills
12 10 (10.99%) Aviation
13 9 (9.89%) C#
13 9 (9.89%) Windows
13 9 (9.89%) Git
14 7 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
14 7 (7.69%) Python
14 7 (7.69%) OOD
14 7 (7.69%) Linux Kernel Development
14 7 (7.69%) Embedded Software Development
15 6 (6.59%) ISO 9000
15 6 (6.59%) Manufacturing
15 6 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
16 5 (5.49%) Embedded Firmware
16 5 (5.49%) OpenEmbedded

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.10%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.10%) AWS
1 1 (1.10%) GCP
1 1 (1.10%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.49%) Wireless
2 4 (4.40%) Ethernet
2 4 (4.40%) Profibus
3 3 (3.30%) Bluetooth
4 2 (2.20%) 2G
4 2 (2.20%) 3G
4 2 (2.20%) 4G
4 2 (2.20%) 5G
4 2 (2.20%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 9 (9.89%) Git
2 1 (1.10%) GDB
General
1 11 (12.09%) Electronics
2 10 (10.99%) Automotive
2 10 (10.99%) Aviation
2 10 (10.99%) Social Skills
3 6 (6.59%) Manufacturing
4 5 (5.49%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.30%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.10%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.10%) Finance
6 1 (1.10%) Marketing
6 1 (1.10%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (16.48%) Yocto
2 5 (5.49%) FFmpeg
2 5 (5.49%) GStreamer
2 5 (5.49%) OpenEmbedded
3 2 (2.20%) QML
3 2 (2.20%) Qt
4 1 (1.10%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 1 (1.10%) HTML
4 1 (1.10%) HTML5
4 1 (1.10%) React
4 1 (1.10%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 18 (19.78%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (17.58%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (4.40%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (4.40%) Device Driver
5 3 (3.30%) IoT
6 2 (2.20%) FPGA
7 1 (1.10%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.10%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.10%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 35 (38.46%) Linux
2 21 (23.08%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (9.89%) Windows
4 3 (3.30%) Windows Embedded Compact
5 1 (1.10%) Android
5 1 (1.10%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (84.62%) Software Engineering
2 12 (13.19%) Multithreading
3 11 (12.09%) SDLC
4 7 (7.69%) Embedded Software Development
4 7 (7.69%) Linux Kernel Development
4 7 (7.69%) OOD
5 6 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (5.49%) OO
6 5 (5.49%) Open Source
7 4 (4.40%) Agile
7 4 (4.40%) Architectural Design
7 4 (4.40%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (2.20%) CI/CD
8 2 (2.20%) Code Quality
8 2 (2.20%) Continuous Integration
8 2 (2.20%) Feasibility Study
8 2 (2.20%) Mathematics
8 2 (2.20%) Physics
8 2 (2.20%) Software Testing
8 2 (2.20%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 91 (100.00%) C++
2 48 (52.75%) C
3 24 (26.37%) Embedded C++
4 12 (13.19%) Embedded C
5 9 (9.89%) C#
6 7 (7.69%) Python
7 3 (3.30%) Bash
8 2 (2.20%) Java
9 1 (1.10%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (3.30%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.10%) Degree
2 1 (1.10%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.59%) ISO 9000
2 4 (4.40%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (4.40%) ISO 13485
3 2 (2.20%) QA
System Software
1 10 (10.99%) Firmware
2 5 (5.49%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.10%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (1.10%) NVIDIA
1 1 (1.10%) Samsung
1 1 (1.10%) SAP
1 1 (1.10%) Xilinx