Embedded C++ Engineer Jobs

Embedded C++ Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 723 805 863
Rank change year-on-year +82 +58 +373
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Engineer 10 98 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% 0.092% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.097% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 2 75 24
10th Percentile - £45,000 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% -14.58%
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile - £79,500 £66,300
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 53,646 100,958 81,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 94.82% 91.25%
Number of salaries quoted 29,258 71,135 54,610
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,573 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £44,180
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,708 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% +4.74%

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
Top 5 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 6 July 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
Work from Home +123 8 - - 8
UK excluding London +89 6 £50,000 -9.09% 12
England +65 6 £50,000 -9.09% 14
South West +77 4 - -
South East +51 2 £50,000 -23.08% 3

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

For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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 10 (100.00%) C
1 10 (100.00%) C++
1 10 (100.00%) Linux
2 8 (80.00%) 5G
2 8 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 8 (80.00%) Software Architecture
2 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 8 (80.00%) B2B
2 8 (80.00%) WAN
2 8 (80.00%) GNSS
2 8 (80.00%) Test Assurance
2 8 (80.00%) SD-WAN
2 8 (80.00%) Self-Driving Car
3 6 (60.00%) Mathematics
3 6 (60.00%) Software Engineering
3 6 (60.00%) Algorithms
4 4 (40.00%) Mentoring
4 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (40.00%) SDLC
4 4 (40.00%) Defect Tracking
4 4 (40.00%) Validation
4 4 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 4 (40.00%) Marketing
4 4 (40.00%) Open Source
4 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 4 (40.00%) Digital Signal Processing
4 4 (40.00%) Signal Processing
4 4 (40.00%) Tandem
4 4 (40.00%) Subversion
4 4 (40.00%) FPGA

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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (80.00%) 5G
1 8 (80.00%) SD-WAN
1 8 (80.00%) WAN
2 4 (40.00%) DNS
2 4 (40.00%) HTTP
2 4 (40.00%) Internet
2 4 (40.00%) SMTP
2 4 (40.00%) TCP/IP
2 4 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Git
1 4 (40.00%) Subversion
1 4 (40.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Marketing
1 4 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) OpenEmbedded
1 2 (20.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) GNSS
1 8 (80.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 6 (60.00%) Algorithms
3 4 (40.00%) FPGA
3 4 (40.00%) MicroBlaze
3 4 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (40.00%) Tandem
4 2 (20.00%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Linux
2 4 (40.00%) Unix
2 4 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) B2B
1 8 (80.00%) Software Architecture
1 8 (80.00%) Test Assurance
1 8 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 6 (60.00%) Mathematics
2 6 (60.00%) Software Engineering
3 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (40.00%) Configuration Management
3 4 (40.00%) Defect Tracking
3 4 (40.00%) Digital Signal Processing
3 4 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 4 (40.00%) Multithreading
3 4 (40.00%) Open Source
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Product Marketing
3 4 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 4 (40.00%) SDLC
3 4 (40.00%) Signal Processing
3 4 (40.00%) UML
3 4 (40.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C
1 10 (100.00%) C++
2 4 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (40.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Intel
2 2 (20.00%) NVIDIA