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 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 593 595 647
Rank change year-on-year +2 +52 +315
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 50 110 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.22% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 45 82 34
10th Percentile £41,868 £47,750 £55,575
25th Percentile £45,750 £57,500 £59,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £77,188
90th Percentile - - £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +13.04%

All Process & 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 48,914 49,911 47,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.01% 89.84% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,739 24,946 36,141
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%

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 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 11 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 28 December 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 -10 49 £60,000 -14.29% 79
England +15 43 £56,250 -19.64% 76
Work from Home +38 29 £60,000 -25.00% 51
East of England +14 15 £80,000 +14.29% 17
South West +9 11 £52,896 -24.43% 24
North West +24 10 £46,500 -40.00% 6
North of England +18 10 £46,500 -40.00% 9
Scotland +7 6 £60,000 -4.00% 5
West Midlands +16 4 £52,500 -14.63% 1
Midlands +4 4 £52,500 -12.50% 4
South East +2 3 £57,500 -28.13% 20

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 (4.00%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 6 (12.00%) TCP/IP
2 4 (8.00%) 3G
2 4 (8.00%) GPRS
2 4 (8.00%) GSM
2 4 (8.00%) Modbus
2 4 (8.00%) RS-232
2 4 (8.00%) RS-485
2 4 (8.00%) SSL
3 2 (4.00%) 2G
3 2 (4.00%) 4G
3 2 (4.00%) 5G
3 2 (4.00%) DNS
3 2 (4.00%) HTTP
3 2 (4.00%) ICMP
4 1 (2.00%) Internet
4 1 (2.00%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 4 (8.00%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (2.00%) Git
2 1 (2.00%) GitLab
2 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.00%) Zephyr
General
1 22 (44.00%) Electronics
2 7 (14.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.00%) Finance
5 1 (2.00%) Law
5 1 (2.00%) Marketing
5 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 30 (60.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 25 (50.00%) Software Engineer
3 19 (38.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 13 (26.00%) Senior
5 11 (22.00%) Senior Software Engineer
6 10 (20.00%) Electronics Engineer
7 7 (14.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 6 (12.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 4 (8.00%) C++ Software Engineer
9 4 (8.00%) Lead
9 4 (8.00%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
9 4 (8.00%) Lead Software Engineer
9 4 (8.00%) Project Manager
9 4 (8.00%) Software Manager
10 3 (6.00%) Principal Engineer
10 3 (6.00%) Principal Software Engineer
10 3 (6.00%) Software Project Manager
11 2 (4.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
11 2 (4.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
11 2 (4.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) Flash
2 1 (2.00%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 17 (34.00%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (12.00%) Algorithms
2 6 (12.00%) CAN bus
3 4 (8.00%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (4.00%) Arduino
4 2 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.00%) Raspberry Pi
5 1 (2.00%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (2.00%) Device Driver
5 1 (2.00%) FPGA
5 1 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 11 (22.00%) Linux
2 5 (10.00%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (8.00%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (2.00%) VxWorks
4 1 (2.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (58.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (16.00%) SDLC
3 6 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (12.00%) Safety Engineering
4 5 (10.00%) Mentoring
4 5 (10.00%) Physics
4 5 (10.00%) Secure Coding
4 5 (10.00%) Signal Processing
5 4 (8.00%) Agile
5 4 (8.00%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (8.00%) Linear Algebra
5 4 (8.00%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (8.00%) Mathematics
5 4 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (8.00%) Prototyping
5 4 (8.00%) Reverse Engineering
5 4 (8.00%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (8.00%) Test Automation
5 4 (8.00%) Vulnerability Research
6 3 (6.00%) Rapid Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 37 (74.00%) C++
2 32 (64.00%) C
3 12 (24.00%) Embedded C++
4 11 (22.00%) Embedded C
5 6 (12.00%) Python
6 5 (10.00%) Rust
7 2 (4.00%) MATLAB
8 1 (2.00%) JavaScript
8 1 (2.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (24.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.00%) Degree
2 8 (16.00%) DV Cleared
3 6 (12.00%) Master's Degree
4 5 (10.00%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (20.00%) MISRA
2 6 (12.00%) IEC 61508
2 6 (12.00%) MISRA C
3 2 (4.00%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (4.00%) ISO 26262
4 1 (2.00%) ECSS
System Software
1 15 (30.00%) Firmware
2 14 (28.00%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (16.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (20.00%) EMC
2 1 (2.00%) SAP