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 17 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
17 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 409 519 357
Rank change year-on-year +110 -162 +333
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 302 134 639
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.31% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.34% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 235 89 506
10th Percentile £48,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% +3.53%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% +3.77%

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 68,739 38,903 80,284
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 90.47% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43,768 23,119 61,505
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £43,500 £38,750
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 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -5.23%

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 17 March 2026.

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 17 March 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 +106 297 £65,000 +20.37% 114
England +101 224 £65,000 +19.27% 112
Work from Home +53 75 £65,000 +13.04% 36
Scotland +20 70 £65,000 +36.84% 4
South West +23 60 £70,000 +40.70% 33
South East +10 49 £65,000 +8.33% 20
East of England +11 48 £67,500 +25.00% 19
North of England -15 37 £55,000 - 16
Midlands +2 29 £54,500 -3.11% 21
East Midlands -22 18 £54,000 -6.09% 6
Yorkshire -29 18 £55,000 +10.00% 9
North West -6 12 £50,000 -9.09% 4
West Midlands +19 11 £65,000 +44.44% 15
North East -21 7 £56,500 -7.38% 3
Wales -18 4 £44,000 -32.31% 7
London +12 1 £70,000 +21.74% 6

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

For the 6 months to 17 March 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.

1 302 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 73 (24.17%) C
3 63 (20.86%) C++
4 54 (17.88%) Firmware
5 36 (11.92%) Security Cleared
6 33 (10.93%) Embedded C
7 32 (10.60%) Linux
8 29 (9.60%) Embedded Linux
9 28 (9.27%) Embedded Software Development
10 21 (6.95%) SC Cleared
11 18 (5.96%) Agile
12 17 (5.63%) RS-232
13 16 (5.30%) Degree
13 16 (5.30%) Embedded Firmware
14 15 (4.97%) Wireless
15 13 (4.30%) MISRA
16 12 (3.97%) SDLC
17 11 (3.64%) Cybersecurity
17 11 (3.64%) Functional Safety
17 11 (3.64%) IEC 61508
17 11 (3.64%) MISRA C
17 11 (3.64%) Safety Engineering
18 10 (3.31%) Ethernet
18 10 (3.31%) Master's Degree
18 10 (3.31%) Mentoring
18 10 (3.31%) Scrum
18 10 (3.31%) Software Testing
18 10 (3.31%) Yocto
19 9 (2.98%) Ada
19 9 (2.98%) Bluetooth

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 (0.33%) CANalyzer
1 1 (0.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.63%) RS-232
2 15 (4.97%) Wireless
3 10 (3.31%) Ethernet
4 9 (2.98%) Bluetooth
5 6 (1.99%) Modbus
5 6 (1.99%) Software-Defined Radio
6 4 (1.32%) LTE
6 4 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.66%) 3G
7 2 (0.66%) GPRS
7 2 (0.66%) GSM
7 2 (0.66%) RS-485
7 2 (0.66%) SSL
7 2 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.33%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 5 (1.66%) Git
2 4 (1.32%) Eclipse
2 4 (1.32%) Subversion
3 1 (0.33%) CANoe
3 1 (0.33%) JIRA
3 1 (0.33%) Qt Creator
3 1 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 34 (11.26%) Electronics
2 12 (3.97%) Social Skills
3 10 (3.31%) Manufacturing
4 7 (2.32%) Aerospace
5 5 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (1.32%) Automotive
7 1 (0.33%) Advertising
7 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.33%) Welsh Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.31%) Yocto
2 8 (2.65%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.91%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (3.64%) CAN bus
3 10 (3.31%) Device Driver
4 9 (2.98%) IoT
5 6 (1.99%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.66%) Legacy Code
7 4 (1.32%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (0.99%) Robotics
9 2 (0.66%) Self-Driving Car
10 1 (0.33%) FPGA
10 1 (0.33%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 32 (10.60%) Linux
2 29 (9.60%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.66%) Android
3 2 (0.66%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.66%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 28 (9.27%) Embedded Software Development
3 18 (5.96%) Agile
4 12 (3.97%) SDLC
5 11 (3.64%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (3.64%) Safety Engineering
6 10 (3.31%) Mentoring
6 10 (3.31%) Scrum
6 10 (3.31%) Software Testing
7 9 (2.98%) Collaborative Culture
8 8 (2.65%) Signal Processing
9 6 (1.99%) Digital Signal Processing
10 5 (1.66%) Computer Science
10 5 (1.66%) DevOps
10 5 (1.66%) Systems Engineering
11 4 (1.32%) Linear Algebra
11 4 (1.32%) Mathematical Modelling
11 4 (1.32%) Mathematics
11 4 (1.32%) Physics
11 4 (1.32%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 73 (24.17%) C
2 63 (20.86%) C++
3 33 (10.93%) Embedded C
4 9 (2.98%) Ada
5 8 (2.65%) Embedded C++
5 8 (2.65%) Python
6 5 (1.66%) Rust
7 3 (0.99%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.66%) Java
8 2 (0.66%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 36 (11.92%) Security Cleared
2 21 (6.95%) SC Cleared
3 16 (5.30%) Degree
4 10 (3.31%) Master's Degree
5 5 (1.66%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.66%) HND
7 1 (0.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.30%) MISRA
2 11 (3.64%) IEC 61508
2 11 (3.64%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.33%) QA
System Software
1 54 (17.88%) Firmware
2 16 (5.30%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (3.64%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (1.32%) Atmel
2 1 (0.33%) Atlassian
128 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide