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 16 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 511 428
Rank change year-on-year +94 -83 +266
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 263 175 408
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.35% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.39% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 207 72 340
10th Percentile £46,800 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,250 £66,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +4.76%

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 61,342 45,212 71,086
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 91.63% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 38,572 23,464 55,607
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,268
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 16 February 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 16 February 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 +102 259 £65,000 +23.81% 115
England +87 192 £65,000 +20.37% 112
Work from Home +76 70 £60,000 -1.64% 37
Scotland +24 64 £65,000 +36.84% 12
South West +32 56 £70,000 +40.00% 25
East of England +24 44 £65,000 +14.04% 21
South East +13 35 £65,000 +20.93% 32
North of England -1 33 £55,000 -9.84% 13
Midlands +15 24 £54,000 -6.09% 12
East Midlands -9 16 £54,000 -8.09% 9
Yorkshire -25 14 £55,000 -4.35% 6
North West +20 10 £50,000 +25.00% 4
North East -2 9 £56,500 -7.38% 3
West Midlands +23 8 £53,750 +19.44% 3
Wales -13 3 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 16 February 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.

1 263 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 64 (24.33%) C
3 57 (21.67%) C++
4 46 (17.49%) Firmware
5 35 (13.31%) Security Cleared
6 28 (10.65%) Linux
7 27 (10.27%) Embedded Software Development
8 25 (9.51%) Embedded C
8 25 (9.51%) Embedded Linux
9 21 (7.98%) SC Cleared
10 17 (6.46%) Embedded Firmware
11 16 (6.08%) RS-232
12 15 (5.70%) Wireless
13 14 (5.32%) Agile
14 13 (4.94%) MISRA
15 12 (4.56%) Bluetooth
15 12 (4.56%) Degree
15 12 (4.56%) Mentoring
15 12 (4.56%) SDLC
16 11 (4.18%) Cybersecurity
16 11 (4.18%) Functional Safety
16 11 (4.18%) IEC 61508
16 11 (4.18%) MISRA C
16 11 (4.18%) Safety Engineering
17 9 (3.42%) Ada
17 9 (3.42%) Software Testing
18 8 (3.04%) Collaborative Culture
18 8 (3.04%) Embedded C++
18 8 (3.04%) Qt
19 6 (2.28%) Ethernet

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 (0.38%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.08%) RS-232
2 15 (5.70%) Wireless
3 12 (4.56%) Bluetooth
4 6 (2.28%) Ethernet
4 6 (2.28%) Modbus
5 5 (1.90%) Software-Defined Radio
6 4 (1.52%) LTE
6 4 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.76%) 3G
7 2 (0.76%) GPRS
7 2 (0.76%) GSM
7 2 (0.76%) RS-485
7 2 (0.76%) SSL
7 2 (0.76%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.38%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 5 (1.90%) Git
2 4 (1.52%) Eclipse
2 4 (1.52%) Subversion
3 1 (0.38%) JIRA
3 1 (0.38%) Qt Creator
3 1 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
General
1 35 (13.31%) Electronics
2 12 (4.56%) Social Skills
3 9 (3.42%) Manufacturing
4 5 (1.90%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (1.14%) Aerospace
5 3 (1.14%) Automotive
6 1 (0.38%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.04%) Qt
2 6 (2.28%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 43 (16.35%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (4.18%) CAN bus
3 6 (2.28%) Device Driver
3 6 (2.28%) IoT
4 5 (1.90%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.52%) Raspberry Pi
6 2 (0.76%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.38%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (0.38%) FPGA
7 1 (0.38%) GNSS
7 1 (0.38%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.65%) Linux
2 25 (9.51%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.76%) Android
3 2 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (10.27%) Embedded Software Development
3 14 (5.32%) Agile
4 12 (4.56%) Mentoring
4 12 (4.56%) SDLC
5 11 (4.18%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (4.18%) Safety Engineering
6 9 (3.42%) Software Testing
7 8 (3.04%) Collaborative Culture
8 6 (2.28%) Scrum
9 5 (1.90%) Digital Signal Processing
9 5 (1.90%) Physics
9 5 (1.90%) Signal Processing
9 5 (1.90%) Systems Engineering
10 4 (1.52%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (1.52%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (1.52%) Mathematics
10 4 (1.52%) Validation
11 3 (1.14%) Collaborative Engineering
11 3 (1.14%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 64 (24.33%) C
2 57 (21.67%) C++
3 25 (9.51%) Embedded C
4 9 (3.42%) Ada
5 8 (3.04%) Embedded C++
6 6 (2.28%) Python
7 5 (1.90%) Rust
8 2 (0.76%) Java
8 2 (0.76%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.76%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 35 (13.31%) Security Cleared
2 21 (7.98%) SC Cleared
3 12 (4.56%) Degree
4 6 (2.28%) Master's Degree
5 5 (1.90%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.38%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.94%) MISRA
2 11 (4.18%) IEC 61508
2 11 (4.18%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.38%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.38%) JTAG
System Software
1 46 (17.49%) Firmware
2 17 (6.46%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (4.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (1.52%) Atmel
128 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide