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 11 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
11 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 527 303 571
Rank change year-on-year -224 +268 +183
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 129 575 166
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.86% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.90% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 76 385 110
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,375
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 £70,000 £69,750 £64,063
90th Percentile £73,875 £75,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,750 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.36% -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 46,784 63,693 50,976
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.01% 94.85% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 28,718 35,683 39,423
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £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 £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 11 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 11 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 -174 127 £55,750 +1.36% 185
England -216 105 £56,500 +2.73% 156
Work from Home +36 65 £55,000 -15.38% 58
South East -58 43 £60,000 +33.33% 40
South West -44 21 £70,000 +12.00% 47
Scotland -9 20 £51,000 -22.73% 27
East of England -44 14 £72,500 +11.54% 55
Midlands -8 13 £60,000 -7.69% 18
North of England -24 13 £55,000 +10.00% 7
East Midlands -4 9 £60,000 +4.35% 7
North East -1 7 £56,500 +13.00% 1
Yorkshire -22 5 £55,000 +22.22% 4
West Midlands +15 4 £55,000 -15.38% 11
Wales -20 4 - - 6
London +28 2 £51,250 -21.15% 4
North West +7 1 £50,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 11 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.

1 129 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 81 (62.79%) C
3 79 (61.24%) C++
4 56 (43.41%) Firmware
5 47 (36.43%) Linux
6 44 (34.11%) Wireless
7 42 (32.56%) Embedded Linux
7 42 (32.56%) Security Cleared
8 41 (31.78%) Embedded Firmware
9 40 (31.01%) Agile
10 38 (29.46%) SC Cleared
11 37 (28.68%) Signal Processing
12 36 (27.91%) Digital Signal Processing
13 35 (27.13%) Software-Defined Radio
14 31 (24.03%) Innovative Thinking
15 16 (12.40%) RS-232
16 14 (10.85%) Bluetooth
16 14 (10.85%) Embedded Software Development
17 10 (7.75%) Degree
17 10 (7.75%) Mentoring
18 9 (6.98%) Embedded C
18 9 (6.98%) Mathematics
18 9 (6.98%) Python
19 7 (5.43%) Software Testing
20 6 (4.65%) DV Cleared
20 6 (4.65%) Physics
21 5 (3.88%) Ethernet
21 5 (3.88%) FreeRTOS
21 5 (3.88%) Java
21 5 (3.88%) Linear Algebra

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 (0.78%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.78%) AWS
1 1 (0.78%) AWS IoT
1 1 (0.78%) Azure
1 1 (0.78%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 44 (34.11%) Wireless
2 35 (27.13%) Software-Defined Radio
3 16 (12.40%) RS-232
4 14 (10.85%) Bluetooth
5 5 (3.88%) Ethernet
6 4 (3.10%) Modbus
7 3 (2.33%) Internet
7 3 (2.33%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.55%) 3G
8 2 (1.55%) GPRS
8 2 (1.55%) GSM
8 2 (1.55%) RS-485
8 2 (1.55%) SSL
9 1 (0.78%) J1939
9 1 (0.78%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.78%) MQTT
9 1 (0.78%) Profibus
9 1 (0.78%) UWB
9 1 (0.78%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 2 (1.55%) Git
General
1 33 (25.58%) Finance
2 30 (23.26%) Electronics
3 13 (10.08%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.33%) Automotive
4 3 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (1.55%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.78%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.78%) Agriculture
6 1 (0.78%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.78%) Law
6 1 (0.78%) Marketing
6 1 (0.78%) Public Sector
6 1 (0.78%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.88%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 54 (41.86%) Embedded Systems
2 33 (25.58%) RISC-V
3 32 (24.81%) e-Learning
4 31 (24.03%) MicroBlaze
5 8 (6.20%) IoT
6 6 (4.65%) Algorithms
7 5 (3.88%) ARM Cortex
8 4 (3.10%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.55%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.55%) Robotics
10 1 (0.78%) CAN bus
10 1 (0.78%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 47 (36.43%) Linux
2 42 (32.56%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (3.88%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.55%) Android
5 1 (0.78%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 40 (31.01%) Agile
3 37 (28.68%) Signal Processing
4 36 (27.91%) Digital Signal Processing
5 31 (24.03%) Innovative Thinking
6 14 (10.85%) Embedded Software Development
7 10 (7.75%) Mentoring
8 9 (6.98%) Mathematics
9 7 (5.43%) Software Testing
10 6 (4.65%) Physics
11 5 (3.88%) Linear Algebra
11 5 (3.88%) Unit Testing
12 4 (3.10%) Mathematical Modelling
12 4 (3.10%) Systems Engineering
12 4 (3.10%) Test Automation
13 3 (2.33%) Asset Management
13 3 (2.33%) Feasibility Study
13 3 (2.33%) Network Design
13 3 (2.33%) Validation
14 2 (1.55%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 81 (62.79%) C
2 79 (61.24%) C++
3 9 (6.98%) Embedded C
3 9 (6.98%) Python
4 5 (3.88%) Java
5 4 (3.10%) Embedded C++
5 4 (3.10%) Rust
6 3 (2.33%) Ada
6 3 (2.33%) C#
6 3 (2.33%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.55%) Kotlin
7 2 (1.55%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.78%) Bash
Qualifications
1 42 (32.56%) Security Cleared
2 38 (29.46%) SC Cleared
3 10 (7.75%) Degree
4 6 (4.65%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.10%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.10%) JTAG
2 3 (2.33%) MISRA
3 2 (1.55%) IEC 61508
3 2 (1.55%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.78%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.78%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.78%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 56 (43.41%) Firmware
2 41 (31.78%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.33%) Atmel
2 1 (0.78%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (0.78%) Google
2 1 (0.78%) NVIDIA
2 1 (0.78%) SAP
2 1 (0.78%) Siemens
195 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide