Embedded Software Development Jobs

Embedded Software Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 757 920
Rank change year-on-year +113 +163 +88
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 47 145 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.15% 0.061%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.097% 0.17% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 42 126 16
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,625 £43,750
25th Percentile £48,438 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,188 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,375 £86,250 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%

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 48,513 84,700 99,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.28% 85.98% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 26,566 59,840 58,402
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,035
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 12 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 2 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
UK excluding London +115 47 £57,000 -8.80% 88
England +76 42 £57,000 -8.80% 84
Work from Home +151 16 £60,000 -4.00% 35
North of England +65 13 £58,750 +17.50% 8
East of England +54 13 £57,000 -5.00% 19
North West +1 10 £77,500 +40.91% 2
Midlands +41 9 £60,000 -7.69% 10
West Midlands +31 8 £60,000 -7.69% 6
South East +90 7 £62,500 -21.88% 23
Scotland - 5 £62,500 - 14
Yorkshire +66 3 £50,000 +17.65% 2
East Midlands +49 1 - - 4

Embedded Software Development
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:

Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Simulink
2 1 (2.13%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.02%) Bluetooth
2 6 (12.77%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (12.77%) Wireless
3 3 (6.38%) GSM
3 3 (6.38%) J1939
4 1 (2.13%) Ethernet
4 1 (2.13%) FlexRay
4 1 (2.13%) HTTP
4 1 (2.13%) LoRaWAN
4 1 (2.13%) RS-232
4 1 (2.13%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Scylla
2 1 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (8.51%) CppUnit
1 4 (8.51%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (4.26%) Fiddler
2 2 (4.26%) IDA Disassembler
2 2 (4.26%) Jenkins
2 2 (4.26%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (2.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (2.13%) Bitbucket
3 1 (2.13%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.13%) FitNesse
3 1 (2.13%) Git
3 1 (2.13%) JIRA
3 1 (2.13%) Newman
3 1 (2.13%) Subversion
General
1 19 (40.43%) Electronics
2 12 (25.53%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (14.89%) Automotive
3 7 (14.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (14.89%) Manufacturing
4 5 (10.64%) Finance
5 3 (6.38%) Aerospace
5 3 (6.38%) Wearables
6 2 (4.26%) Agriculture
6 2 (4.26%) Avionics
6 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.13%) Advertising
7 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.13%) Legal
7 1 (2.13%) Marketing
7 1 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (70.21%) Embedded Engineer
2 23 (48.94%) Software Engineer
3 20 (42.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (23.40%) Senior
5 7 (14.89%) Lead
6 6 (12.77%) Software Team Leader
6 6 (12.77%) Team Leader
7 5 (10.64%) Embedded C Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) C Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) C/C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Embedded C Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Software Verification Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.77%) Yocto
2 2 (4.26%) OpenEmbedded
3 1 (2.13%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.91%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (12.77%) IoT
3 5 (10.64%) Algorithms
4 4 (8.51%) CCTV
4 4 (8.51%) EMV
4 4 (8.51%) Virtual Team
5 3 (6.38%) Device Driver
5 3 (6.38%) GNSS
5 3 (6.38%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (6.38%) Legacy Code
6 2 (4.26%) e-Learning
7 1 (2.13%) FPGA
7 1 (2.13%) Home Automation
7 1 (2.13%) Lidar
7 1 (2.13%) NB-IoT
7 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
7 1 (2.13%) Self-Driving Car
7 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (2.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (2.13%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 17 (36.17%) Linux
2 12 (25.53%) Android
3 4 (8.51%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (6.38%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (74.47%) Software Engineering
2 13 (27.66%) Agile
3 11 (23.40%) Scrum
4 10 (21.28%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (19.15%) Validation
6 8 (17.02%) Code Coverage
6 8 (17.02%) Multithreading
7 6 (12.77%) Android Development
7 6 (12.77%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (12.77%) Computer Science
7 6 (12.77%) Unit Testing
8 5 (10.64%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (10.64%) CI/CD
8 5 (10.64%) Mathematics
8 5 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (10.64%) Test Automation
8 5 (10.64%) Workflow
9 4 (8.51%) DevOps
9 4 (8.51%) Mentoring
9 4 (8.51%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 38 (80.85%) C
2 31 (65.96%) C++
3 8 (17.02%) Embedded C
4 4 (8.51%) Embedded C++
5 3 (6.38%) Java
5 3 (6.38%) Python
6 2 (4.26%) C#
6 2 (4.26%) MATLAB
6 2 (4.26%) Shell Script
7 1 (2.13%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 9 (19.15%) Degree
2 3 (6.38%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.13%) PhD
4 1 (2.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (19.15%) IEC 62304
2 6 (12.77%) ISO 13485
3 4 (8.51%) Automotive SPICE
3 4 (8.51%) AUTOSAR
3 4 (8.51%) MISRA
4 1 (2.13%) IEC 61508
4 1 (2.13%) ISO 26262
4 1 (2.13%) MISRA C
System Software
1 5 (10.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (4.26%) IBM
1 2 (4.26%) NVIDIA
2 1 (2.13%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (2.13%) Intel
2 1 (2.13%) Lauterbach
2 1 (2.13%) SAP