Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
18 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 308 548
Rank change year-on-year -199 +240 +197
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 143 551 168
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.82% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.87% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 92 366 114
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,688 £64,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +2.73% -4.35% +4.55%

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 47,385 63,314 50,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.02% 94.54% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 29,598 35,369 38,895
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,561 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,343 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,197 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.22% -2.48% -

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 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 16 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 November 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 -146 141 £56,500 +2.73% 174
England -175 113 £56,500 +2.73% 150
Work from Home +49 63 £55,000 -15.38% 61
South East -50 40 £65,000 +44.44% 31
Scotland -7 26 £51,000 -18.40% 30
South West -30 24 £70,000 +16.67% 45
East of England -35 20 £65,000 - 56
North of England -2 14 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Midlands -10 14 £57,500 -11.54% 16
North East -3 8 £56,500 +13.00% 1
East Midlands -6 8 £60,000 +11.63% 3
West Midlands +25 6 £55,000 -15.38% 13
Yorkshire -12 5 £55,000 +22.22% 5
Wales -15 4 - - 3
London +27 2 £51,250 -21.15% 8
North West +26 1 £50,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 18 November 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.

1 143 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 76 (53.15%) C
3 74 (51.75%) C++
4 50 (34.97%) Firmware
5 41 (28.67%) Linux
6 37 (25.87%) Embedded Linux
6 37 (25.87%) Security Cleared
6 37 (25.87%) Wireless
7 34 (23.78%) Embedded Firmware
8 32 (22.38%) Agile
8 32 (22.38%) SC Cleared
9 28 (19.58%) Digital Signal Processing
9 28 (19.58%) Signal Processing
10 27 (18.88%) Software-Defined Radio
11 23 (16.08%) Innovative Thinking
12 18 (12.59%) RS-232
13 15 (10.49%) Bluetooth
14 13 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
15 11 (7.69%) Degree
15 11 (7.69%) Embedded C
15 11 (7.69%) Mentoring
16 8 (5.59%) Mathematics
16 8 (5.59%) Python
16 8 (5.59%) Software Testing
17 6 (4.20%) DV Cleared
17 6 (4.20%) Ethernet
17 6 (4.20%) Physics
17 6 (4.20%) Yocto
18 5 (3.50%) Embedded C++
18 5 (3.50%) Java

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (0.70%) AWS
1 1 (0.70%) AWS IoT
1 1 (0.70%) Azure
1 1 (0.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 37 (25.87%) Wireless
2 27 (18.88%) Software-Defined Radio
3 18 (12.59%) RS-232
4 15 (10.49%) Bluetooth
5 6 (4.20%) Ethernet
6 4 (2.80%) Modbus
7 3 (2.10%) Internet
7 3 (2.10%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.40%) 3G
8 2 (1.40%) GPRS
8 2 (1.40%) GSM
8 2 (1.40%) RS-485
8 2 (1.40%) SSL
9 1 (0.70%) J1939
9 1 (0.70%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.70%) MQTT
9 1 (0.70%) Profibus
9 1 (0.70%) UWB
9 1 (0.70%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Git
General
1 33 (23.08%) Electronics
2 24 (16.78%) Finance
3 14 (9.79%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.10%) Automotive
4 3 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (2.10%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.70%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.70%) Agriculture
5 1 (0.70%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.70%) Law
5 1 (0.70%) Marketing
5 1 (0.70%) Public Sector
5 1 (0.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.20%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 51 (35.66%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (17.48%) RISC-V
3 24 (16.78%) e-Learning
4 23 (16.08%) MicroBlaze
5 8 (5.59%) IoT
6 5 (3.50%) Algorithms
6 5 (3.50%) ARM Cortex
6 5 (3.50%) Device Driver
7 2 (1.40%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (0.70%) CAN bus
8 1 (0.70%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 41 (28.67%) Linux
2 37 (25.87%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (2.80%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.40%) Android
5 1 (0.70%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 32 (22.38%) Agile
3 28 (19.58%) Digital Signal Processing
3 28 (19.58%) Signal Processing
4 23 (16.08%) Innovative Thinking
5 13 (9.09%) Embedded Software Development
6 11 (7.69%) Mentoring
7 8 (5.59%) Mathematics
7 8 (5.59%) Software Testing
8 6 (4.20%) Physics
9 5 (3.50%) Unit Testing
10 4 (2.80%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (2.80%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (2.80%) Systems Engineering
10 4 (2.80%) Test Automation
11 3 (2.10%) Asset Management
11 3 (2.10%) Feasibility Study
11 3 (2.10%) Network Design
11 3 (2.10%) Scrum
11 3 (2.10%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 76 (53.15%) C
2 74 (51.75%) C++
3 11 (7.69%) Embedded C
4 8 (5.59%) Python
5 5 (3.50%) Embedded C++
5 5 (3.50%) Java
6 4 (2.80%) Ada
6 4 (2.80%) Rust
7 3 (2.10%) C#
7 3 (2.10%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.40%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.70%) Bash
9 1 (0.70%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 37 (25.87%) Security Cleared
2 32 (22.38%) SC Cleared
3 11 (7.69%) Degree
4 6 (4.20%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.80%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.80%) JTAG
2 3 (2.10%) MISRA
3 2 (1.40%) IEC 61508
3 2 (1.40%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.70%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.70%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.70%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 50 (34.97%) Firmware
2 34 (23.78%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.10%) Atmel
2 1 (0.70%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (0.70%) Google
2 1 (0.70%) NVIDIA
2 1 (0.70%) SAP
2 1 (0.70%) Siemens
192 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide