Embedded Engineer Jobs

Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Embedded 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 171 560 611
Rank change year-on-year +389 +51 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,414 356 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.56% 0.44% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 0.48% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,110 214 183
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,922 £37,888
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £64,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the UK

Embedded Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded 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 +263 1,345 £55,000 -4.35% 93
England +365 1,223 £55,000 - 90
Work from Home +198 351 £55,000 -6.78% 27
South East +120 347 £55,000 +1.01% 22
South West +150 257 £55,000 -3.51% 25
North of England +169 247 £50,000 -6.98% 7
Midlands +97 215 £55,000 -4.35% 12
Yorkshire +143 126 £50,000 +17.65% 2
East Midlands +79 123 £52,500 -9.48% 8
East of England +83 121 £60,000 -7.69% 22
Scotland +11 99 £52,500 -12.50% 7
West Midlands +32 92 £57,500 - 4
North West +51 80 £55,000 -4.35% 2
Wales +75 47 £60,000 +9.09% 3
North East +28 41 £55,000 +10.00% 3
London +97 34 £55,000 -15.38% 6
Northern Ireland - 12 - -

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

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

1 1,131 (79.99%) Software Engineering
2 508 (35.93%) C
3 357 (25.25%) C++
4 271 (19.17%) Linux
5 253 (17.89%) Firmware
6 242 (17.11%) Electronics
7 227 (16.05%) Embedded C
8 201 (14.21%) Degree
9 176 (12.45%) Embedded Linux
9 176 (12.45%) Embedded Systems
10 165 (11.67%) Embedded Firmware
11 140 (9.90%) Python
12 131 (9.26%) Manufacturing
13 101 (7.14%) Automotive
14 98 (6.93%) Social Skills
15 96 (6.79%) Wireless
16 85 (6.01%) Security Cleared
17 84 (5.94%) IoT
18 83 (5.87%) Embedded C++
19 80 (5.66%) Agile
20 72 (5.09%) Problem-Solving
21 64 (4.53%) Computer Science
22 58 (4.10%) Bash
23 57 (4.03%) Aerospace
23 57 (4.03%) C#
24 56 (3.96%) Software Testing
25 53 (3.75%) FPGA
26 51 (3.61%) Rust
27 49 (3.47%) Cybersecurity
28 48 (3.39%) MATLAB

Embedded 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (0.85%) Apache
2 1 (0.071%) Confluence
Applications
1 40 (2.83%) Simulink
2 14 (0.99%) OrCAD
3 10 (0.71%) GNU Octave
4 8 (0.57%) Stateflow
5 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.14%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.071%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 12 (0.85%) AWS
2 6 (0.42%) GitHub
3 5 (0.35%) AWS IoT
4 4 (0.28%) Azure
5 2 (0.14%) GCP
6 1 (0.071%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 96 (6.79%) Wireless
2 41 (2.90%) Ethernet
3 38 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (1.70%) Bluetooth
5 23 (1.63%) RS-232
6 22 (1.56%) RS-485
7 21 (1.49%) MQTT
8 20 (1.41%) 4G
9 19 (1.34%) 3G
9 19 (1.34%) TCP/IP
10 12 (0.85%) DVB
10 12 (0.85%) OFDM
11 11 (0.78%) Modbus
12 9 (0.64%) GPRS
12 9 (0.64%) ZigBee
13 8 (0.57%) Internet
14 6 (0.42%) Wireshark
15 4 (0.28%) 5G
15 4 (0.28%) LTE
15 4 (0.28%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.42%) Relational Database
2 2 (0.14%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 42 (2.97%) Git
2 16 (1.13%) JIRA
3 13 (0.92%) Subversion
4 10 (0.71%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.57%) Eclipse
6 6 (0.42%) ClearCase
6 6 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
7 5 (0.35%) ClearQuest
7 5 (0.35%) Plastic SCM
7 5 (0.35%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.28%) CANoe
9 3 (0.21%) GitLab
9 3 (0.21%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.14%) GDB
10 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
11 1 (0.071%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.071%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.071%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.071%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 242 (17.11%) Electronics
2 131 (9.26%) Manufacturing
3 101 (7.14%) Automotive
4 98 (6.93%) Social Skills
5 57 (4.03%) Aerospace
6 37 (2.62%) Finance
7 36 (2.55%) Telecoms
8 32 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (1.63%) Marketing
10 22 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
11 19 (1.34%) Mandarin Language
12 17 (1.20%) Public Sector
13 10 (0.71%) Aviation
14 6 (0.42%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.35%) Advertising
15 5 (0.35%) Legal
15 5 (0.35%) Military
16 4 (0.28%) Retail
16 4 (0.28%) Tech for Good
17 3 (0.21%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.04%) Yocto
2 13 (0.92%) REST
3 12 (0.85%) Apache NiFi
3 12 (0.85%) STL
4 7 (0.50%) HTML
5 6 (0.42%) .NET
5 6 (0.42%) Node.js
6 5 (0.35%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.35%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.35%) OpenEmbedded
7 3 (0.21%) Flash
7 3 (0.21%) MFC
7 3 (0.21%) Middleware
7 3 (0.21%) Qt
8 2 (0.14%) Flask
8 2 (0.14%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.14%) QML
9 1 (0.071%) Apache Thrift
9 1 (0.071%) React
9 1 (0.071%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 176 (12.45%) Embedded Systems
2 84 (5.94%) IoT
3 53 (3.75%) FPGA
4 45 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 38 (2.69%) Device Driver
6 37 (2.62%) Algorithms
7 25 (1.77%) VHDL
8 19 (1.34%) ARM Cortex
9 12 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
11 8 (0.57%) Acoustics
11 8 (0.57%) Analogue Electronics
11 8 (0.57%) Data Centre
12 7 (0.50%) CAN bus
12 7 (0.50%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.50%) NB-IoT
13 6 (0.42%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (0.42%) Raspberry Pi
13 6 (0.42%) Robotics
13 6 (0.42%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 271 (19.17%) Linux
2 176 (12.45%) Embedded Linux
3 30 (2.12%) Windows
4 26 (1.84%) FreeRTOS
5 6 (0.42%) Android
6 3 (0.21%) Debian
6 3 (0.21%) Unix
6 3 (0.21%) VMS
6 3 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
7 2 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.071%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.071%) Solaris
8 1 (0.071%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.071%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,131 (79.99%) Software Engineering
2 80 (5.66%) Agile
3 72 (5.09%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (4.53%) Computer Science
5 56 (3.96%) Software Testing
6 49 (3.47%) Cybersecurity
7 37 (2.62%) OOD
8 36 (2.55%) Embedded Software Development
9 35 (2.48%) Test Automation
10 30 (2.12%) Mathematics
10 30 (2.12%) SDLC
11 28 (1.98%) OO
11 28 (1.98%) Physics
11 28 (1.98%) Validation
12 27 (1.91%) Software Architecture
13 26 (1.84%) Multithreading
14 25 (1.77%) Mentoring
15 24 (1.70%) Signal Processing
16 18 (1.27%) Business Intelligence
17 17 (1.20%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 508 (35.93%) C
2 357 (25.25%) C++
3 227 (16.05%) Embedded C
4 140 (9.90%) Python
5 83 (5.87%) Embedded C++
6 58 (4.10%) Bash
7 57 (4.03%) C#
8 51 (3.61%) Rust
9 48 (3.39%) MATLAB
10 19 (1.34%) Ada
10 19 (1.34%) JavaScript
11 18 (1.27%) Java
12 14 (0.99%) Assembly Language
13 10 (0.71%) R
14 8 (0.57%) Perl
14 8 (0.57%) PHP
15 3 (0.21%) Groovy
16 2 (0.14%) SQL
16 2 (0.14%) VB
16 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 201 (14.21%) Degree
2 85 (6.01%) Security Cleared
3 24 (1.70%) Master's Degree
4 16 (1.13%) SC Cleared
5 12 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.21%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.21%) HNC
7 3 (0.21%) HND
8 2 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (2.90%) MISRA
2 17 (1.20%) QA
3 15 (1.06%) ISO 26262
4 13 (0.92%) GDPR
5 12 (0.85%) AUTOSAR
5 12 (0.85%) JTAG
6 11 (0.78%) MISRA C
7 7 (0.50%) ISO 9000
8 4 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 4 (0.28%) IEC 62304
8 4 (0.28%) ISO 13485
9 3 (0.21%) IEC 61131
10 2 (0.14%) Automotive SPICE
11 1 (0.071%) DO-178B
11 1 (0.071%) SLA
System Software
1 253 (17.89%) Firmware
2 165 (11.67%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (0.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.071%) Ansible
1 1 (0.071%) Functional Safety
1 1 (0.071%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.071%) Podman
Vendors
1 17 (1.20%) SAP
2 8 (0.57%) Atmel
2 8 (0.57%) EMC
2 8 (0.57%) IBM
3 6 (0.42%) Microsoft
4 5 (0.35%) Lauterbach
5 4 (0.28%) Renesas
6 3 (0.21%) Freescale
7 2 (0.14%) NVIDIA
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat
7 2 (0.14%) Rockwell
7 2 (0.14%) Siemens
7 2 (0.14%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.071%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.071%) CA
8 1 (0.071%) Google
8 1 (0.071%) Intel
8 1 (0.071%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.071%) NCR
8 1 (0.071%) Samsung