Embedded Software Development Job Trends

Embedded Software Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 651 647 696
Rank change year-on-year -4 +49 +343
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 25 112 51
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.16% 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.058% 0.20% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 18 87 27
10th Percentile £39,281 £53,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,398 £60,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £53,750 £85,000 £71,750
90th Percentile £56,500 - £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -33.57% +12.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 43,375 57,355 53,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.80% 82.16% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 24,550 30,763 40,597
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,750 £53,500 £53,888
% change year-on-year -12.62% -0.72% +2.64%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Software Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded Software Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 17 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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
UK excluding London -16 24 £46,500 -33.57% 86
England +4 22 £46,500 -33.57% 80
Work from Home +3 8 £46,500 -41.88% 24
North of England +14 7 £46,500 - 7
Midlands +42 6 £52,500 -12.50% 4
North West - 6 £46,500 - 4
South West +47 5 £40,792 -41.73% 32
West Midlands +45 4 £52,500 -16.00% 2
East of England -17 3 - - 22
East Midlands +14 2 £56,250 +12.50% 2
South East -25 2 - - 19
Scotland - 2 - -
Yorkshire +10 1 £47,500 - 3

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Simulink
2 1 (4.00%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.00%) AWS
1 2 (8.00%) AWS IoT
1 2 (8.00%) Azure
1 2 (8.00%) GCP
2 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) Modbus
2 4 (16.00%) 3G
2 4 (16.00%) GPRS
2 4 (16.00%) GSM
2 4 (16.00%) RS-232
2 4 (16.00%) RS-485
2 4 (16.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (16.00%) SSL
2 4 (16.00%) TCP/IP
3 3 (12.00%) Ethernet
4 2 (8.00%) Bluetooth
4 2 (8.00%) LoRaWAN
4 2 (8.00%) MQTT
5 1 (4.00%) Internet
5 1 (4.00%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Git
2 1 (4.00%) GitLab
2 1 (4.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (4.00%) Zephyr
General
1 16 (64.00%) Electronics
2 7 (28.00%) Manufacturing
2 7 (28.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.00%) Finance
4 3 (12.00%) Marketing
4 3 (12.00%) Public Sector
4 3 (12.00%) Telecoms
5 2 (8.00%) Agriculture
5 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 18 (72.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (48.00%) Software Engineer
3 11 (44.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 6 (24.00%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Linux Engineer
5 2 (8.00%) Senior
6 1 (4.00%) Lead
6 1 (4.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) Algorithms
2 7 (28.00%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (8.00%) ARM Cortex
3 2 (8.00%) IoT
4 1 (4.00%) Device Driver
4 1 (4.00%) FPGA
4 1 (4.00%) Lidar
4 1 (4.00%) Robotics
4 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 7 (28.00%) Linux
2 6 (24.00%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (16.00%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (4.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (64.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (28.00%) Agile
3 6 (24.00%) Signal Processing
4 5 (20.00%) Linear Algebra
4 5 (20.00%) Mathematics
4 5 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 5 (20.00%) Physics
4 5 (20.00%) Secure Coding
5 4 (16.00%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (16.00%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (16.00%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (16.00%) Test Automation
6 3 (12.00%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (12.00%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (12.00%) Programme Management
6 3 (12.00%) Requirements Gathering
6 3 (12.00%) SDLC
7 2 (8.00%) Mechatronics
7 2 (8.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 21 (84.00%) C
1 21 (84.00%) C++
2 8 (32.00%) Embedded C++
3 7 (28.00%) Embedded C
4 5 (20.00%) Python
4 5 (20.00%) Rust
5 3 (12.00%) MATLAB
6 2 (8.00%) Bash
7 1 (4.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) Degree
2 6 (24.00%) Master's Degree
2 6 (24.00%) Security Cleared
3 5 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (16.00%) DV Cleared
5 3 (12.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (4.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) MISRA
2 2 (8.00%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (8.00%) ISO 26262
2 2 (8.00%) JTAG
3 1 (4.00%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 13 (52.00%) Firmware
2 12 (48.00%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) EMC
2 3 (12.00%) SAP
3 2 (8.00%) Google
3 2 (8.00%) NVIDIA
4 1 (4.00%) Allen-Bradley
4 1 (4.00%) Siemens