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 26 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
26 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 330 555
Rank change year-on-year -176 +225 +188
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 147 526 169
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.78% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.83% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 98 345 116
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 £66,250 £64,375
90th Percentile £76,500 £75,000 £71,875
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 48,411 63,382 48,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.34% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 30,519 35,483 37,888
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,896 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.65% -0.95% -

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 26 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 26 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 -134 143 £56,500 +2.73% 161
England -158 114 £60,000 +9.09% 139
Work from Home +60 62 £56,500 -9.60% 48
South East -43 37 £65,000 +37.57% 33
Scotland +3 27 £51,000 -18.40% 24
South West -30 25 £70,000 +16.67% 46
East of England -22 23 £65,000 +4.00% 48
North of England -3 14 £55,000 +10.00% 7
Midlands -8 14 £60,000 -2.44% 15
North East +7 8 £56,500 +13.00%
West Midlands +32 7 £55,000 -15.38% 13
East Midlands -5 7 £60,000 +11.63% 2
Yorkshire -10 5 £55,000 +15.79% 5
Wales -12 4 - - 1
London +48 2 £51,250 -21.15% 2
North West +28 1 £50,000 +11.11% 2

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

For the 6 months to 26 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.

1 147 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 76 (51.70%) C
3 73 (49.66%) C++
4 46 (31.29%) Firmware
5 38 (25.85%) Linux
5 38 (25.85%) Security Cleared
6 33 (22.45%) Embedded Linux
6 33 (22.45%) Wireless
7 32 (21.77%) SC Cleared
8 30 (20.41%) Embedded Firmware
9 28 (19.05%) Agile
10 24 (16.33%) Digital Signal Processing
10 24 (16.33%) Signal Processing
11 23 (15.65%) Software-Defined Radio
12 19 (12.93%) Innovative Thinking
13 18 (12.24%) RS-232
14 15 (10.20%) Bluetooth
14 15 (10.20%) Embedded C
15 13 (8.84%) Embedded Software Development
16 12 (8.16%) Degree
17 11 (7.48%) Mentoring
18 8 (5.44%) Python
18 8 (5.44%) Software Testing
19 7 (4.76%) DV Cleared
20 6 (4.08%) Embedded C++
20 6 (4.08%) Ethernet
20 6 (4.08%) Mathematics
20 6 (4.08%) Physics
21 5 (3.40%) Ada
21 5 (3.40%) 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 (0.68%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.68%) AWS
1 1 (0.68%) AWS IoT
1 1 (0.68%) Azure
1 1 (0.68%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 33 (22.45%) Wireless
2 23 (15.65%) Software-Defined Radio
3 18 (12.24%) RS-232
4 15 (10.20%) Bluetooth
5 6 (4.08%) Ethernet
6 4 (2.72%) Modbus
7 3 (2.04%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.36%) 3G
8 2 (1.36%) GPRS
8 2 (1.36%) GSM
8 2 (1.36%) Internet
8 2 (1.36%) RS-485
8 2 (1.36%) SSL
9 1 (0.68%) J1939
9 1 (0.68%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.68%) MQTT
9 1 (0.68%) Profibus
9 1 (0.68%) UWB
9 1 (0.68%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 2 (1.36%) Git
2 1 (0.68%) JIRA
2 1 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
General
1 34 (23.13%) Electronics
2 20 (13.61%) Finance
3 14 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 4 (2.72%) Automotive
5 3 (2.04%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.36%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.68%) Advertising
7 1 (0.68%) Agriculture
7 1 (0.68%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.68%) Law
7 1 (0.68%) Marketing
7 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.40%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 45 (30.61%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (14.29%) RISC-V
3 20 (13.61%) e-Learning
4 19 (12.93%) MicroBlaze
5 7 (4.76%) IoT
6 5 (3.40%) Algorithms
6 5 (3.40%) Device Driver
7 4 (2.72%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (1.36%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.68%) CAN bus
9 1 (0.68%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 38 (25.85%) Linux
2 33 (22.45%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (2.04%) Android
3 3 (2.04%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 28 (19.05%) Agile
3 24 (16.33%) Digital Signal Processing
3 24 (16.33%) Signal Processing
4 19 (12.93%) Innovative Thinking
5 13 (8.84%) Embedded Software Development
6 11 (7.48%) Mentoring
7 8 (5.44%) Software Testing
8 6 (4.08%) Mathematics
8 6 (4.08%) Physics
9 5 (3.40%) Systems Engineering
9 5 (3.40%) Unit Testing
10 4 (2.72%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (2.72%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (2.72%) Test Automation
10 4 (2.72%) Validation
11 3 (2.04%) Scrum
12 2 (1.36%) Asset Management
12 2 (1.36%) Feasibility Study
12 2 (1.36%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 76 (51.70%) C
2 73 (49.66%) C++
3 15 (10.20%) Embedded C
4 8 (5.44%) Python
5 6 (4.08%) Embedded C++
6 5 (3.40%) Ada
6 5 (3.40%) Java
6 5 (3.40%) Rust
7 3 (2.04%) Kotlin
8 2 (1.36%) C#
8 2 (1.36%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.36%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.68%) Bash
Qualifications
1 38 (25.85%) Security Cleared
2 32 (21.77%) SC Cleared
3 12 (8.16%) Degree
4 7 (4.76%) DV Cleared
5 5 (3.40%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.72%) JTAG
2 3 (2.04%) MISRA
3 2 (1.36%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.68%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 46 (31.29%) Firmware
2 30 (20.41%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (1.36%) Atmel
2 1 (0.68%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (0.68%) Google
2 1 (0.68%) NVIDIA
2 1 (0.68%) SAP
2 1 (0.68%) Siemens
171 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide