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 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
17 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 525 440
Rank change year-on-year +103 -85 +256
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 265 173 407
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 209 70 339
10th Percentile £47,400 £42,375 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.83% -6.82% +3.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,000 £66,375 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +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 61,522 44,882 71,097
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 91.58% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 38,726 23,250 55,591
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,259
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 17 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 17 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 +88 261 £65,000 +23.81% 127
England +106 193 £65,000 +20.37% 112
Work from Home +87 72 £62,500 +2.46% 36
Scotland +26 65 £65,000 +36.84% 17
South West +31 56 £70,000 +40.00% 30
East of England +23 44 £65,000 +14.04% 23
South East +20 35 £65,000 +26.83% 33
North of England +3 34 £55,000 -9.84% 11
Midlands +19 24 £54,000 -6.09% 11
East Midlands -4 16 £54,000 -8.09% 8
Yorkshire -31 15 £55,000 -4.35% 8
North West +17 10 £50,000 +25.00% 1
North East -6 9 £56,500 -7.38% 2
West Midlands +23 8 £53,750 +19.44% 3
Wales -16 3 - - 5

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

For the 6 months to 17 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.

1 265 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 65 (24.53%) C
3 58 (21.89%) C++
4 47 (17.74%) Firmware
5 35 (13.21%) Security Cleared
6 29 (10.94%) Linux
7 27 (10.19%) Embedded Software Development
8 26 (9.81%) Embedded C
8 26 (9.81%) Embedded Linux
9 21 (7.92%) SC Cleared
10 17 (6.42%) Embedded Firmware
10 17 (6.42%) RS-232
11 15 (5.66%) Agile
11 15 (5.66%) Wireless
12 13 (4.91%) MISRA
13 12 (4.53%) Bluetooth
13 12 (4.53%) Degree
13 12 (4.53%) Mentoring
13 12 (4.53%) SDLC
14 11 (4.15%) Cybersecurity
14 11 (4.15%) Functional Safety
14 11 (4.15%) IEC 61508
14 11 (4.15%) MISRA C
14 11 (4.15%) Safety Engineering
15 9 (3.40%) Ada
15 9 (3.40%) Software Testing
16 8 (3.02%) Collaborative Culture
16 8 (3.02%) Embedded C++
16 8 (3.02%) Qt
17 7 (2.64%) 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 17 (6.42%) RS-232
2 15 (5.66%) Wireless
3 12 (4.53%) Bluetooth
4 7 (2.64%) Ethernet
5 6 (2.26%) Modbus
6 5 (1.89%) Software-Defined Radio
7 4 (1.51%) LTE
7 4 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.75%) 3G
8 2 (0.75%) GPRS
8 2 (0.75%) GSM
8 2 (0.75%) RS-485
8 2 (0.75%) SSL
8 2 (0.75%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.38%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 5 (1.89%) Git
2 4 (1.51%) Eclipse
2 4 (1.51%) Subversion
3 1 (0.38%) JIRA
3 1 (0.38%) Qt Creator
3 1 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
General
1 35 (13.21%) Electronics
2 12 (4.53%) Social Skills
3 9 (3.40%) Manufacturing
4 5 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (1.13%) Aerospace
5 3 (1.13%) Automotive
6 1 (0.38%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.02%) Qt
2 7 (2.64%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 43 (16.23%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (4.15%) CAN bus
3 7 (2.64%) Device Driver
4 6 (2.26%) IoT
5 5 (1.89%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.51%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (0.75%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.38%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (0.38%) FPGA
8 1 (0.38%) GNSS
8 1 (0.38%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 29 (10.94%) Linux
2 26 (9.81%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.75%) Android
3 2 (0.75%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (0.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 27 (10.19%) Embedded Software Development
3 15 (5.66%) Agile
4 12 (4.53%) Mentoring
4 12 (4.53%) SDLC
5 11 (4.15%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (4.15%) Safety Engineering
6 9 (3.40%) Software Testing
7 8 (3.02%) Collaborative Culture
8 7 (2.64%) Scrum
9 5 (1.89%) Digital Signal Processing
9 5 (1.89%) Physics
9 5 (1.89%) Signal Processing
9 5 (1.89%) Systems Engineering
10 4 (1.51%) Linear Algebra
10 4 (1.51%) Mathematical Modelling
10 4 (1.51%) Mathematics
10 4 (1.51%) Validation
11 3 (1.13%) Collaborative Engineering
11 3 (1.13%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 65 (24.53%) C
2 58 (21.89%) C++
3 26 (9.81%) Embedded C
4 9 (3.40%) Ada
5 8 (3.02%) Embedded C++
6 6 (2.26%) Python
7 5 (1.89%) Rust
8 2 (0.75%) Java
8 2 (0.75%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.75%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 35 (13.21%) Security Cleared
2 21 (7.92%) SC Cleared
3 12 (4.53%) Degree
4 6 (2.26%) Master's Degree
5 5 (1.89%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.38%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.91%) MISRA
2 11 (4.15%) IEC 61508
2 11 (4.15%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.38%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.38%) JTAG
System Software
1 47 (17.74%) Firmware
2 17 (6.42%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (4.15%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (1.51%) Atmel
136 Embedded Software Engineer jobs Nationwide