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 4 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
4 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 534 296 558
Rank change year-on-year -238 +262 +193
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 119 595 165
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.88% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.93% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 64 402 107
10th Percentile £41,125 £40,000 £41,700
25th Percentile £48,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £68,125 £69,938 £64,750
90th Percentile £71,750 £75,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -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 45,308 64,292 50,905
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 95.05% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,732 36,346 39,519
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,592
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,027 £42,796
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -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 4 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 4 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 -206 113 £55,000 - 207
England -212 95 £55,000 - 174
Work from Home +28 68 £51,000 -21.54% 77
South East -63 45 £60,000 +33.33% 36
Scotland -20 17 £51,000 -22.73% 26
South West -45 17 £62,500 +4.17% 37
Midlands -16 12 £55,000 -15.38% 21
East of England -36 10 £67,500 +3.85% 77
North of England -51 10 £55,000 +10.00% 11
East Midlands -6 8 £60,000 -2.04% 12
North East -3 5 £56,500 +13.00% 1
West Midlands +16 4 £55,000 -15.38% 9
Yorkshire -25 4 £55,000 +22.22% 7
Wales -19 3 - - 13
London +24 2 £51,250 -14.58% 11
North West -8 1 £50,000 - 3

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

For the 6 months to 4 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.

1 119 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 85 (71.43%) C
3 84 (70.59%) C++
4 61 (51.26%) Firmware
5 50 (42.02%) Linux
5 50 (42.02%) Wireless
6 48 (40.34%) Security Cleared
7 47 (39.50%) Agile
7 47 (39.50%) Embedded Firmware
8 45 (37.82%) Embedded Linux
9 44 (36.97%) SC Cleared
10 43 (36.13%) Signal Processing
11 42 (35.29%) Digital Signal Processing
12 41 (34.45%) Software-Defined Radio
13 37 (31.09%) Innovative Thinking
14 15 (12.61%) RS-232
15 14 (11.76%) Bluetooth
15 14 (11.76%) Embedded Software Development
16 12 (10.08%) Python
17 11 (9.24%) Degree
18 9 (7.56%) Embedded C
18 9 (7.56%) Mathematics
18 9 (7.56%) Mentoring
19 6 (5.04%) DV Cleared
19 6 (5.04%) Ethernet
19 6 (5.04%) Modbus
19 6 (5.04%) Physics
19 6 (5.04%) Software Testing
20 5 (4.20%) FreeRTOS
20 5 (4.20%) 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.84%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.68%) AWS
1 2 (1.68%) AWS IoT
1 2 (1.68%) Azure
1 2 (1.68%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 50 (42.02%) Wireless
2 41 (34.45%) Software-Defined Radio
3 15 (12.61%) RS-232
4 14 (11.76%) Bluetooth
5 6 (5.04%) Ethernet
5 6 (5.04%) Modbus
6 3 (2.52%) Internet
6 3 (2.52%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.68%) 3G
7 2 (1.68%) GPRS
7 2 (1.68%) GSM
7 2 (1.68%) LoRaWAN
7 2 (1.68%) MQTT
7 2 (1.68%) RS-485
7 2 (1.68%) SSL
8 1 (0.84%) J1939
8 1 (0.84%) LTE
8 1 (0.84%) Profibus
8 1 (0.84%) UWB
8 1 (0.84%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 4 (3.36%) Git
2 1 (0.84%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.84%) Subversion
General
1 40 (33.61%) Finance
2 27 (22.69%) Electronics
3 13 (10.92%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.52%) Automotive
4 3 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (2.52%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.68%) Agriculture
5 2 (1.68%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.68%) Marketing
5 2 (1.68%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.68%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.84%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.84%) Law
6 1 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.20%) Yocto
2 1 (0.84%) MFC
2 1 (0.84%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 59 (49.58%) Embedded Systems
2 39 (32.77%) RISC-V
3 38 (31.93%) e-Learning
4 37 (31.09%) MicroBlaze
5 9 (7.56%) IoT
6 7 (5.88%) Algorithms
7 6 (5.04%) ARM Cortex
8 4 (3.36%) Device Driver
9 3 (2.52%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (1.68%) Robotics
11 1 (0.84%) CAN bus
11 1 (0.84%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 50 (42.02%) Linux
2 45 (37.82%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (4.20%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.68%) Android
5 1 (0.84%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 47 (39.50%) Agile
3 43 (36.13%) Signal Processing
4 42 (35.29%) Digital Signal Processing
5 37 (31.09%) Innovative Thinking
6 14 (11.76%) Embedded Software Development
7 9 (7.56%) Mathematics
7 9 (7.56%) Mentoring
8 6 (5.04%) Physics
8 6 (5.04%) Software Testing
9 5 (4.20%) Linear Algebra
9 5 (4.20%) Unit Testing
10 4 (3.36%) Computer Science
10 4 (3.36%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (3.36%) Systems Engineering
10 4 (3.36%) Test Automation
11 3 (2.52%) Asset Management
11 3 (2.52%) Network Design
11 3 (2.52%) SDLC
11 3 (2.52%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 85 (71.43%) C
2 84 (70.59%) C++
3 12 (10.08%) Python
4 9 (7.56%) Embedded C
5 5 (4.20%) Java
6 4 (3.36%) Rust
7 3 (2.52%) Ada
7 3 (2.52%) C#
7 3 (2.52%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.52%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.68%) Bash
8 2 (1.68%) Kotlin
8 2 (1.68%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 48 (40.34%) Security Cleared
2 44 (36.97%) SC Cleared
3 11 (9.24%) Degree
4 6 (5.04%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.36%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.84%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.20%) JTAG
2 3 (2.52%) MISRA
3 2 (1.68%) IEC 61508
3 2 (1.68%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.84%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.84%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.84%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 61 (51.26%) Firmware
2 47 (39.50%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (3.36%) Atmel
2 2 (1.68%) Google
2 2 (1.68%) NVIDIA
2 2 (1.68%) SAP
3 1 (0.84%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (0.84%) Siemens
216 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide