Embedded Systems
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 533 680 748
Rank change year-on-year +147 +68 -72
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 392 320 494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.30% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.13% 0.71% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 278 148 179
10th Percentile £39,298 £46,250 £34,990
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,625 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -

All Generic Skills
UK

Embedded Systems is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,745 45,266 72,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.47% 42.90% 47.09%
Number of salaries quoted 22,974 24,244 34,119
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the UK

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems.

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in the UK

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the UK

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
England +172 373 £55,000 -12.00% 137
UK excluding London +73 369 £55,000 -8.33% 137
South East +4 122 £59,500 -15.00% 45
Work from Home +77 121 £55,000 -15.38% 53
East of England +45 68 £50,000 -41.18% 23
North of England +89 59 £50,750 -3.33% 12
Midlands +16 56 £50,000 -44.44% 17
South West +12 52 £51,500 -14.17% 26
North West +30 38 £55,000 +4.76% 6
West Midlands +38 36 £52,500 -47.50% 7
Yorkshire +109 21 £47,500 -17.39% 6
East Midlands -11 20 £42,500 -40.35% 10
London +154 16 £62,500 -9.09% 10
Scotland -53 9 £65,000 +30.00% 13
Northern Ireland +24 2 - -
Wales +6 1 - - 2

Embedded Systems
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.55%) nginx
2 4 (1.02%) Confluence
3 1 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.26%) Kinematics
Applications
1 50 (12.76%) Simulink
2 24 (6.12%) Stateflow
3 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.28%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.26%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.26%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 11 (2.81%) AWS
2 8 (2.04%) Azure
3 4 (1.02%) GCP
4 2 (0.51%) GitHub
4 2 (0.51%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.26%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.26%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.26%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (10.20%) Wireless
2 22 (5.61%) Wi-Fi
3 21 (5.36%) Bluetooth
4 18 (4.59%) Ethernet
5 14 (3.57%) Firewall
6 12 (3.06%) Software-Defined Radio
7 10 (2.55%) J1939
7 10 (2.55%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.30%) RS-232
9 8 (2.04%) ZigBee
10 7 (1.79%) FlexRay
11 6 (1.53%) Modbus
12 5 (1.28%) Internet
12 5 (1.28%) MQTT
12 5 (1.28%) Multicast
13 4 (1.02%) LTE
13 4 (1.02%) Wireless Security
14 3 (0.77%) 3G
14 3 (0.77%) 4G
14 3 (0.77%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.34%) MySQL
2 15 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.02%) Big Data
3 4 (1.02%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 48 (12.24%) Git
2 21 (5.36%) JIRA
3 20 (5.10%) LabVIEW
4 15 (3.83%) Subversion
5 10 (2.55%) ClearCase
5 10 (2.55%) GNU Toolchain
5 10 (2.55%) Plastic SCM
6 9 (2.30%) GDB
7 7 (1.79%) ClearQuest
8 6 (1.53%) Jenkins
8 6 (1.53%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (1.28%) Burp Suite
10 4 (1.02%) Metasploit
11 3 (0.77%) Appium
12 2 (0.51%) CMake
12 2 (0.51%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.51%) UI Automator
12 2 (0.51%) VectorCAST
13 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
13 1 (0.26%) Spock
General
1 136 (34.69%) Electronics
2 91 (23.21%) Automotive
3 64 (16.33%) Social Skills
4 59 (15.05%) Manufacturing
5 31 (7.91%) Telecoms
6 25 (6.38%) Marketing
7 23 (5.87%) Aerospace
8 21 (5.36%) Finance
8 21 (5.36%) Legal
9 19 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (4.34%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.79%) Military
13 6 (1.53%) Avionics
14 4 (1.02%) Multimedia
14 4 (1.02%) Retail
14 4 (1.02%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.77%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 178 (45.41%) Software Engineer
2 162 (41.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 118 (30.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 72 (18.37%) Senior
5 57 (14.54%) Systems Engineer
6 42 (10.71%) Developer
7 27 (6.89%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 26 (6.63%) Software Developer
9 23 (5.87%) C Software Engineer
9 23 (5.87%) Electronics Engineer
10 22 (5.61%) C++ Software Engineer
10 22 (5.61%) Senior Software Engineer
11 21 (5.36%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 19 (4.85%) Embedded C Engineer
12 19 (4.85%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 16 (4.08%) Embedded C Software Engineer
13 16 (4.08%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
13 16 (4.08%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
14 15 (3.83%) Junior
15 14 (3.57%) Linux Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.06%) HTML
1 12 (3.06%) HTML5
2 11 (2.81%) Node.js
3 10 (2.55%) POSIX
3 10 (2.55%) Yocto
4 8 (2.04%) React
4 8 (2.04%) Redux
5 7 (1.79%) Qt
6 5 (1.28%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 5 (1.28%) FFmpeg
6 5 (1.28%) GStreamer
6 5 (1.28%) OpenEmbedded
6 5 (1.28%) PyTorch
6 5 (1.28%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.77%) .NET
7 3 (0.77%) CSS
7 3 (0.77%) Svelte
8 2 (0.51%) Middleware
8 2 (0.51%) PyQt
8 2 (0.51%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 50 (12.76%) Algorithms
2 36 (9.18%) IoT
3 27 (6.89%) FPGA
4 16 (4.08%) Device Driver
5 15 (3.83%) Analogue Electronics
5 15 (3.83%) Renewable Energy
6 14 (3.57%) Acoustics
6 14 (3.57%) Robotics
6 14 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.06%) Mobile App
8 11 (2.81%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (2.81%) Linux Command Line
8 11 (2.81%) RISC-V
9 9 (2.30%) VHDL
10 7 (1.79%) Hackathon
10 7 (1.79%) SCADA
11 6 (1.53%) CAN bus
11 6 (1.53%) Verilog
12 5 (1.28%) Arduino
12 5 (1.28%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 125 (31.89%) Linux
2 27 (6.89%) Windows
3 23 (5.87%) Embedded Linux
4 17 (4.34%) Android
4 17 (4.34%) FreeRTOS
4 17 (4.34%) Unix
5 6 (1.53%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.02%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.77%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.51%) Solaris
8 2 (0.51%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.26%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.26%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (61.73%) Software Engineering
2 74 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (15.56%) Agile
4 58 (14.80%) Computer Science
5 36 (9.18%) Mentoring
6 34 (8.67%) Open Source
7 32 (8.16%) Software Testing
8 30 (7.65%) Test Automation
9 25 (6.38%) Code Quality
10 24 (6.12%) Multithreading
10 24 (6.12%) Roadmaps
11 22 (5.61%) SDLC
11 22 (5.61%) Validation
12 21 (5.36%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (5.10%) Coaching
13 20 (5.10%) Embedded Software Development
13 20 (5.10%) TDD
14 18 (4.59%) Artificial Intelligence
14 18 (4.59%) Business Intelligence
14 18 (4.59%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 231 (58.93%) C
2 130 (33.16%) C++
3 104 (26.53%) Python
4 72 (18.37%) Embedded C
5 47 (11.99%) MATLAB
6 40 (10.20%) C#
7 22 (5.61%) Java
8 17 (4.34%) Bash
9 10 (2.55%) Rust
10 9 (2.30%) Embedded C++
11 8 (2.04%) SQL
12 5 (1.28%) Go
12 5 (1.28%) JavaScript
12 5 (1.28%) Perl
13 4 (1.02%) R
14 3 (0.77%) Groovy
15 2 (0.51%) Ada
15 2 (0.51%) Ada 83
15 2 (0.51%) Assembly Language
15 2 (0.51%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 142 (36.22%) Degree
2 29 (7.40%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.10%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (4.85%) Master's Degree
5 12 (3.06%) PhD
6 5 (1.28%) CHECK Team Member
6 5 (1.28%) CREST Certified
7 4 (1.02%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (1.02%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.02%) OSCP
7 4 (1.02%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.77%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.77%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.26%) CHECK Team Leader
9 1 (0.26%) HNC
9 1 (0.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.57%) MISRA
2 13 (3.32%) Automotive SPICE
3 12 (3.06%) ISO 26262
4 8 (2.04%) IEC 62304
4 8 (2.04%) ISO 13485
5 7 (1.79%) QA
6 6 (1.53%) Def Stans
6 6 (1.53%) IEC 61508
7 4 (1.02%) AUTOSAR
7 4 (1.02%) MISRA C
8 3 (0.77%) JTAG
9 2 (0.51%) DO-178B
9 2 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 75 (19.13%) Firmware
2 32 (8.16%) Embedded Firmware
3 13 (3.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (4.08%) Functional Safety
2 13 (3.32%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.02%) Nmap
4 1 (0.26%) Consul
4 1 (0.26%) Grafana
4 1 (0.26%) Kibana
4 1 (0.26%) Packer
Vendors
1 17 (4.34%) SAP
2 16 (4.08%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.32%) Lauterbach
4 10 (2.55%) IBM
5 7 (1.79%) Xilinx
6 6 (1.53%) EMC
6 6 (1.53%) Intel
7 5 (1.28%) Google
7 5 (1.28%) NVIDIA
8 3 (0.77%) F5
8 3 (0.77%) Facebook
8 3 (0.77%) Instagram
9 2 (0.51%) Apple
9 2 (0.51%) MathWorks
9 2 (0.51%) Samsung
10 1 (0.26%) Siemens