Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 284 575
Rank change year-on-year -285 +291 +54
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 102 640 183
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.92% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.96% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 51 435 121
10th Percentile £39,281 £40,000 £39,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £60,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

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 43,999 66,430 54,180
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.87% 95.35% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 25,900 38,038 41,924
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,390 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.22% -4.76% -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 -234 96 £55,000 - 152
England -231 82 £55,000 - 142
Work from Home +10 62 £51,000 -21.54% 53
South East -69 48 £65,000 +44.44% 28
Scotland -13 15 £51,000 -23.60% 5
Midlands -32 12 £55,000 -15.38% 17
South West -49 10 £40,792 -32.01% 35
East Midlands -30 8 £50,000 -18.37% 12
North of England -50 8 £55,000 +22.22% 13
West Midlands +17 4 £55,000 -15.38% 5
North East -4 4 £56,500 +13.00%
Yorkshire -20 4 £55,000 +22.22% 4
East of England -66 3 £47,500 -26.92% 57
London +31 2 £51,250 -6.82% 5
Wales -19 1 - - 8

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Embedded Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 102 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 85 (83.33%) C
3 84 (82.35%) C++
4 63 (61.76%) Firmware
5 52 (50.98%) Wireless
6 50 (49.02%) Linux
7 48 (47.06%) Security Cleared
8 47 (46.08%) Embedded Firmware
8 47 (46.08%) SC Cleared
9 46 (45.10%) Agile
10 44 (43.14%) Embedded Linux
10 44 (43.14%) Signal Processing
11 43 (42.16%) Digital Signal Processing
12 42 (41.18%) Software-Defined Radio
13 38 (37.25%) Innovative Thinking
14 14 (13.73%) Bluetooth
15 13 (12.75%) Python
15 13 (12.75%) RS-232
16 11 (10.78%) Degree
16 11 (10.78%) Embedded Software Development
17 9 (8.82%) Mathematics
18 8 (7.84%) Mentoring
19 7 (6.86%) Embedded C
19 7 (6.86%) Git
19 7 (6.86%) Modbus
20 6 (5.88%) DV Cleared
20 6 (5.88%) Java
20 6 (5.88%) Physics
21 5 (4.90%) Atmel
21 5 (4.90%) Computer Science

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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 1 (0.98%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.96%) AWS
1 2 (1.96%) AWS IoT
1 2 (1.96%) Azure
1 2 (1.96%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 52 (50.98%) Wireless
2 42 (41.18%) Software-Defined Radio
3 14 (13.73%) Bluetooth
4 13 (12.75%) RS-232
5 7 (6.86%) Modbus
6 4 (3.92%) Ethernet
7 3 (2.94%) GSM
7 3 (2.94%) Internet
7 3 (2.94%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.96%) 3G
8 2 (1.96%) GPRS
8 2 (1.96%) LoRaWAN
8 2 (1.96%) LTE
8 2 (1.96%) MQTT
8 2 (1.96%) RS-485
8 2 (1.96%) SSL
8 2 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.98%) J1939
9 1 (0.98%) Profibus
9 1 (0.98%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 7 (6.86%) Git
2 2 (1.96%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.96%) Subversion
3 1 (0.98%) GCC
3 1 (0.98%) gcov
3 1 (0.98%) GDB
3 1 (0.98%) GitLab
3 1 (0.98%) JIRA
3 1 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 41 (40.20%) Finance
2 23 (22.55%) Electronics
3 12 (11.76%) Social Skills
4 5 (4.90%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (2.94%) Automotive
5 3 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (2.94%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.96%) Agriculture
6 2 (1.96%) Marketing
6 2 (1.96%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.98%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.98%) Law
7 1 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.92%) Yocto
2 1 (0.98%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 1 (0.98%) MFC
2 1 (0.98%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 60 (58.82%) Embedded Systems
2 40 (39.22%) RISC-V
3 39 (38.24%) e-Learning
4 38 (37.25%) MicroBlaze
5 10 (9.80%) IoT
6 8 (7.84%) Algorithms
7 6 (5.88%) ARM Cortex
8 4 (3.92%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.96%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.96%) Robotics
10 1 (0.98%) CAN bus
10 1 (0.98%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 50 (49.02%) Linux
2 44 (43.14%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (4.90%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (2.94%) Android
5 1 (0.98%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.98%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 46 (45.10%) Agile
3 44 (43.14%) Signal Processing
4 43 (42.16%) Digital Signal Processing
5 38 (37.25%) Innovative Thinking
6 11 (10.78%) Embedded Software Development
7 9 (8.82%) Mathematics
8 8 (7.84%) Mentoring
9 6 (5.88%) Physics
10 5 (4.90%) Computer Science
10 5 (4.90%) Linear Algebra
10 5 (4.90%) Software Testing
10 5 (4.90%) Unit Testing
11 4 (3.92%) Code Quality
11 4 (3.92%) Mathematical Modelling
11 4 (3.92%) Systems Engineering
11 4 (3.92%) Test Automation
11 4 (3.92%) Validation
12 3 (2.94%) Asset Management
12 3 (2.94%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 85 (83.33%) C
2 84 (82.35%) C++
3 13 (12.75%) Python
4 7 (6.86%) Embedded C
5 6 (5.88%) Java
6 4 (3.92%) Rust
7 3 (2.94%) C#
7 3 (2.94%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.94%) Kotlin
8 2 (1.96%) Bash
8 2 (1.96%) Embedded C++
8 2 (1.96%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 48 (47.06%) Security Cleared
2 47 (46.08%) SC Cleared
3 11 (10.78%) Degree
4 6 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.92%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.98%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.90%) JTAG
2 3 (2.94%) MISRA
3 2 (1.96%) IEC 61508
3 2 (1.96%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.98%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.98%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.98%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 63 (61.76%) Firmware
2 47 (46.08%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.98%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (4.90%) Atmel
2 2 (1.96%) Google
2 2 (1.96%) NVIDIA
2 2 (1.96%) SAP
3 1 (0.98%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (0.98%) IBM
3 1 (0.98%) QNX
3 1 (0.98%) Siemens
157 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide