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 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 584 | 306 | 673 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -278 | +367 | -27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer | 115 | 925 | 316 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.94% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.99% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 713 | 194 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £34,324 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,875 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -0.90% | +0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +2.33% |
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 | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
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 May 2025.
Embedded Software Engineer
Top 17 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 May 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 | -210 | 113 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 216 |
| England | -277 | 84 | £55,000 | - | 218 |
| Work from Home | -64 | 46 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 85 |
| Scotland | +98 | 28 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 19 |
| South East | -59 | 24 | £62,500 | +11.11% | 57 |
| East of England | -26 | 22 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 48 |
| North of England | -84 | 17 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 43 |
| Midlands | -39 | 10 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 19 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 9 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 8 |
| South West | -40 | 9 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 6 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 28 |
| North West | -39 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| North East | +29 | 5 | £61,000 | +10.91% | 10 |
| London | +93 | 2 | £63,750 | +21.43% | 22 |
| Wales | +14 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -13 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 10 |
Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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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