Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 494 529
Rank change year-on-year +61 +35 +176
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 224 227 211
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.43% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.46% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 168 106 189
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,250 £45,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -0.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,425 £70,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

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 13 January 2026.

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 13 January 2026. 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 +66 221 £65,000 +13.04% 162
England +67 169 £65,000 +8.33% 138
Work from Home +95 74 £60,000 -4.00% 96
South West +33 57 £70,000 +40.00% 26
Scotland +25 49 £60,000 +26.32% 19
South East +20 38 £65,000 +18.18% 44
East of England +10 32 £65,000 +4.00% 32
North of England +23 21 £55,000 -9.84% 23
Midlands +21 21 £55,000 -12.00% 13
East Midlands -12 11 £60,000 +20.00% 9
West Midlands +23 10 £55,000 -15.38% 4
Yorkshire -5 10 £55,000 -4.35% 8
North East 0 9 £56,500 -7.38% 4
Wales -7 3 - - 9
North West +25 2 £55,000 -21.43% 11

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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.

1 224 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 68 (30.36%) C
3 67 (29.91%) C++
4 50 (22.32%) Firmware
5 46 (20.54%) Security Cleared
6 35 (15.63%) Linux
7 32 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
8 31 (13.84%) SC Cleared
9 27 (12.05%) Embedded Firmware
10 24 (10.71%) Agile
10 24 (10.71%) Embedded Software Development
10 24 (10.71%) Wireless
11 17 (7.59%) Embedded C
11 17 (7.59%) RS-232
12 15 (6.70%) Digital Signal Processing
12 15 (6.70%) Signal Processing
12 15 (6.70%) Software-Defined Radio
13 13 (5.80%) Bluetooth
14 12 (5.36%) Degree
14 12 (5.36%) Mentoring
15 11 (4.91%) Innovative Thinking
15 11 (4.91%) MISRA
16 9 (4.02%) Ada
16 9 (4.02%) Cybersecurity
16 9 (4.02%) Functional Safety
16 9 (4.02%) IEC 61508
16 9 (4.02%) MISRA C
16 9 (4.02%) Safety Engineering
16 9 (4.02%) SDLC
16 9 (4.02%) Software Testing

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 (0.45%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.71%) Wireless
2 17 (7.59%) RS-232
3 15 (6.70%) Software-Defined Radio
4 13 (5.80%) Bluetooth
5 4 (1.79%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.34%) Modbus
7 2 (0.89%) 3G
7 2 (0.89%) GPRS
7 2 (0.89%) GSM
7 2 (0.89%) RS-485
7 2 (0.89%) SSL
7 2 (0.89%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.45%) LTE
8 1 (0.45%) UWB
8 1 (0.45%) Wideband
8 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.45%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 2 (0.89%) Git
2 1 (0.45%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.45%) JIRA
2 1 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.45%) Subversion
General
1 35 (15.63%) Electronics
2 12 (5.36%) Social Skills
3 11 (4.91%) Finance
4 8 (3.57%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.23%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (1.34%) Automotive
7 2 (0.89%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.45%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.68%) Qt
2 4 (1.79%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 50 (22.32%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (5.80%) RISC-V
3 12 (5.36%) e-Learning
4 11 (4.91%) MicroBlaze
5 9 (4.02%) CAN bus
6 6 (2.68%) IoT
7 5 (2.23%) Device Driver
8 4 (1.79%) Algorithms
9 3 (1.34%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (0.89%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 35 (15.63%) Linux
2 32 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.89%) Android
3 2 (0.89%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 24 (10.71%) Agile
2 24 (10.71%) Embedded Software Development
3 15 (6.70%) Digital Signal Processing
3 15 (6.70%) Signal Processing
4 12 (5.36%) Mentoring
5 11 (4.91%) Innovative Thinking
6 9 (4.02%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (4.02%) Safety Engineering
6 9 (4.02%) SDLC
6 9 (4.02%) Software Testing
7 6 (2.68%) Physics
8 5 (2.23%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (2.23%) Validation
9 4 (1.79%) Linear Algebra
9 4 (1.79%) Mathematical Modelling
9 4 (1.79%) Mathematics
9 4 (1.79%) Scrum
9 4 (1.79%) Unit Testing
10 3 (1.34%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 68 (30.36%) C
2 67 (29.91%) C++
3 17 (7.59%) Embedded C
4 9 (4.02%) Ada
5 7 (3.13%) Embedded C++
6 5 (2.23%) Python
6 5 (2.23%) Rust
7 2 (0.89%) Java
7 2 (0.89%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.45%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 46 (20.54%) Security Cleared
2 31 (13.84%) SC Cleared
3 12 (5.36%) Degree
4 7 (3.13%) DV Cleared
5 5 (2.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.91%) MISRA
2 9 (4.02%) IEC 61508
2 9 (4.02%) MISRA C
3 2 (0.89%) ISO 9000
3 2 (0.89%) JTAG
System Software
1 50 (22.32%) Firmware
2 27 (12.05%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (4.02%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (0.45%) Atmel
170 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide