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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 741 839 1114
Rank change year-on-year +98 +275 -227
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 101 48 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.059% 0.092%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.062% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 97 16 42
10th Percentile £45,750 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £40,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.66% +6.36% +22.22%
75th Percentile £85,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile - £71,500 £63,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% +22.22%

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 73,969 76,929 168,958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.84% 95.34% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 48,628 50,249 85,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%

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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 14 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 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 +31 100 £70,000 +21.74% 31
England +87 97 £70,000 +16.67% 28
Work from Home +68 39 £80,000 +33.33% 12
South East +42 38 £80,000 +48.15% 6
East of England +12 21 £70,000 +19.15% 8
Midlands -25 18 £50,000 -23.08% 1
North of England +20 14 £57,500 +109.09% 2
North West - 11 £57,500 -
West Midlands -17 9 £65,000 -
East Midlands - 9 £50,000 - 1
South West -3 5 £47,500 -32.14% 11
Wales - 4 £50,000 -
Yorkshire +58 3 £42,500 +54.55% 1
London +74 1 £90,000 -

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 39 (38.61%) Simulink
2 4 (3.96%) CANalyzer
2 4 (3.96%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.97%) AWS
1 3 (2.97%) AWS IoT
1 3 (2.97%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.92%) Ethernet
2 5 (4.95%) MQTT
3 4 (3.96%) Internet
3 4 (3.96%) Profibus
4 3 (2.97%) Wireless
5 2 (1.98%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.98%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.99%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.99%) RS-232
6 1 (0.99%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 8 (7.92%) Git
2 4 (3.96%) CANoe
3 2 (1.98%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.99%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 42 (41.58%) Social Skills
2 21 (20.79%) Electronics
3 10 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.90%) Automotive
4 6 (5.94%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.97%) Finance
5 3 (2.97%) Marketing
5 3 (2.97%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.97%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.98%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.98%) Multimedia
6 2 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.99%) Games
7 1 (0.99%) Tech for Good
7 1 (0.99%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 48 (47.52%) Software Engineer
2 39 (38.61%) Developer
3 37 (36.63%) Software Developer
4 36 (35.64%) Embedded Engineer
5 35 (34.65%) Embedded Developer
6 33 (32.67%) Embedded Software Developer
7 27 (26.73%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 24 (23.76%) Senior
9 14 (13.86%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 14 (13.86%) Senior Software Engineer
10 7 (6.93%) Embedded C++ Engineer
10 7 (6.93%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 7 (6.93%) Linux Engineer
11 6 (5.94%) Firmware Engineer
11 6 (5.94%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 5 (4.95%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
12 5 (4.95%) Senior Firmware Engineer
13 4 (3.96%) Development Engineer
13 4 (3.96%) Linux Developer
13 4 (3.96%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.93%) Yocto
2 5 (4.95%) Apache Thrift
3 2 (1.98%) DirectX
3 2 (1.98%) Middleware
3 2 (1.98%) OpenGL
3 2 (1.98%) OpenGL ES
3 2 (1.98%) Vulkan
4 1 (0.99%) Skia Graphics Library
Miscellaneous
1 19 (18.81%) IoT
2 10 (9.90%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (8.91%) Algorithms
4 4 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (3.96%) FPGA
5 3 (2.97%) CAN bus
6 2 (1.98%) 3D Graphics
6 2 (1.98%) Infotainment
6 2 (1.98%) Robotics
6 2 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.98%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.98%) VHDL
7 1 (0.99%) CCTV
7 1 (0.99%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 63 (62.38%) Linux
2 48 (47.52%) Embedded Linux
3 6 (5.94%) Android
4 3 (2.97%) Debian
5 2 (1.98%) Windows
6 1 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (84.16%) Software Engineering
2 50 (49.50%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (39.60%) Computer Science
4 37 (36.63%) Collaborative Working
5 34 (33.66%) Artificial Intelligence
5 34 (33.66%) Signal Processing
6 33 (32.67%) Code Quality
6 33 (32.67%) Continuous Integration
6 33 (32.67%) DevOps
6 33 (32.67%) Machine Learning
7 32 (31.68%) System Testing
8 9 (8.91%) Agile
9 7 (6.93%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 7 (6.93%) Multithreading
9 7 (6.93%) SDLC
10 6 (5.94%) Unit Testing
10 6 (5.94%) Validation
11 5 (4.95%) OO
12 4 (3.96%) Power Management
12 4 (3.96%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 71 (70.30%) C
2 61 (60.40%) C++
3 42 (41.58%) Python
4 36 (35.64%) Java
5 11 (10.89%) Embedded C
6 10 (9.90%) Embedded C++
7 7 (6.93%) MATLAB
8 6 (5.94%) C#
9 2 (1.98%) Ada
10 1 (0.99%) Perl
Qualifications
1 56 (55.45%) Degree
2 37 (36.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 36 (35.64%) Security Cleared
4 32 (31.68%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.95%) HND
6 2 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.98%) PhD
7 1 (0.99%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.92%) ISO 26262
2 7 (6.93%) AUTOSAR
3 4 (3.96%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 4 (3.96%) ISO 13485
4 2 (1.98%) MISRA
4 2 (1.98%) MISRA C
4 2 (1.98%) QA
5 1 (0.99%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.99%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.99%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 11 (10.89%) Firmware
2 2 (1.98%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 32 (31.68%) Xilinx
2 3 (2.97%) SAP
3 1 (0.99%) IBM
3 1 (0.99%) Red Hat