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 20 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 374 | 230 | 625 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -144 | +395 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer | 394 | 1,296 | 363 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 1.30% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | 1.37% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 131 | 1,010 | 206 |
| 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 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £69,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,500 | £55,000 | £59,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.91% | -7.56% | +13.33% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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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| England | -153 | 345 | £55,000 | - | 310 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 300 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 126 |
| UK excluding London | -206 | 232 | £55,500 | +0.91% | 301 |
| London | +166 | 71 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 45 |
| South East | -100 | 66 | £61,250 | +6.52% | 78 |
| East of England | -22 | 60 | £54,500 | -9.17% | 63 |
| Scotland | +50 | 36 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 35 |
| North of England | -123 | 25 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 54 |
| Midlands | -94 | 24 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -44 | 18 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 16 |
| South West | -57 | 16 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 42 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 10 | £50,000 | - | 32 |
| North West | -83 | 9 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| North East | +14 | 6 | £61,000 | +10.91% | 12 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 6 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 16 |
| Wales | +10 | 4 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 1 | £50,000 | - |
Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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