Embedded Software Engineer
UK
The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 604 | 240 | 633 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -364 | +393 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer | 122 | 1,230 | 300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 1.14% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 1.20% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 946 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £34,324 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer.
Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
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 3 July 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -288 | 115 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 230 |
| England | -357 | 97 | £54,500 | -0.91% | 264 |
| Work from Home | -112 | 60 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 121 |
| South East | -121 | 43 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 72 |
| Scotland | +41 | 17 | £51,000 | -15.00% | 22 |
| East of England | -70 | 16 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 59 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 14 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 7 |
| Midlands | -59 | 14 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 14 |
| North of England | -121 | 12 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 29 |
| South West | -54 | 10 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 6 | £48,750 | +8.33% | 18 |
| North West | -62 | 5 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 10 |
| London | +68 | 3 | £55,000 | - | 60 |
| Wales | +4 | 3 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| North East | +18 | 1 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 1 |
Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Embedded Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.
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Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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