Embedded Engineer
UK
The median Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £57,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 521 | 235 | 644 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -286 | +409 | -78 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer | 164 | 1,230 | 372 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 1.25% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 1.32% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 956 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,750 | £34,324 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £55,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -1.79% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.64% | - | +4.76% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer.
Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -224 | 156 | £57,000 | +3.64% | 202 |
| England | -295 | 117 | £57,000 | +3.64% | 197 |
| Work from Home | -90 | 68 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 85 |
| Scotland | +52 | 38 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 22 |
| East of England | -22 | 33 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 38 |
| South East | -104 | 30 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 60 |
| Midlands | -83 | 20 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 15 |
| North of England | -103 | 20 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 35 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 14 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| South West | -43 | 10 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 9 | £50,000 | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 6 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 8 |
| North West | -45 | 6 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| North East | +24 | 5 | £61,000 | +10.91% | 6 |
| London | +94 | 4 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 23 |
| Wales | +11 | 4 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 1 | £50,000 | - |
Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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.
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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:
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