Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 309 695 652
Rank change year-on-year +386 -43 +45
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 940 306 708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 0.30% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 0.33% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 727 190 202
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +5.91% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,191 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 66,790 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

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 7 May 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
UK excluding London +255 911 £55,000 - 214
England +377 829 £55,000 - 209
Work from Home +202 320 £55,000 -8.33% 82
South East +105 209 £57,500 -4.17% 52
South West +122 191 £55,000 -8.33% 47
North of England +140 186 £50,000 -2.44% 20
Midlands +89 119 £50,000 +27.39% 35
East of England +90 106 £60,000 -14.29% 40
Yorkshire +106 90 £45,000 +5.88% 12
North West +64 71 £50,000 -9.09% 5
West Midlands +57 65 £50,000 +42.86% 17
Scotland -36 65 £57,500 -4.17% 21
East Midlands +34 54 £50,000 -4.76% 18
North East +21 25 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Wales - 23 £50,000 - 2
London +133 18 £52,500 -19.23% 16
Northern Ireland +41 12 - -

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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.

1 940 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 423 (45.00%) C
3 264 (28.09%) Linux
4 205 (21.81%) C++
5 180 (19.15%) Embedded C
6 171 (18.19%) Electronics
7 165 (17.55%) Embedded Linux
8 155 (16.49%) Python
9 125 (13.30%) Degree
10 122 (12.98%) Firmware
11 120 (12.77%) Embedded Systems
12 98 (10.43%) Automotive
13 85 (9.04%) IoT
14 80 (8.51%) Wireless
15 78 (8.30%) Manufacturing
16 77 (8.19%) Agile
17 75 (7.98%) Security Cleared
18 70 (7.45%) Embedded Firmware
19 65 (6.91%) Bash
20 60 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
21 58 (6.17%) Rust
22 55 (5.85%) Cybersecurity
23 51 (5.43%) Aerospace
24 50 (5.32%) Device Driver
25 49 (5.21%) Social Skills
26 47 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
26 47 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
26 47 (5.00%) Software Testing
27 44 (4.68%) C#
28 43 (4.57%) SDLC

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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (2.02%) Apache
2 3 (0.32%) Confluence
3 1 (0.11%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 40 (4.26%) Simulink
2 8 (0.85%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.21%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.17%) GitHub
2 7 (0.74%) AWS
3 3 (0.32%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.32%) Azure
4 1 (0.11%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 80 (8.51%) Wireless
2 60 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (4.47%) RS-232
4 40 (4.26%) Ethernet
5 37 (3.94%) TCP/IP
6 32 (3.40%) Bluetooth
7 28 (2.98%) RS-485
8 18 (1.91%) MQTT
9 17 (1.81%) ZigBee
10 15 (1.60%) 4G
11 14 (1.49%) 3G
11 14 (1.49%) Internet
12 6 (0.64%) Modbus
12 6 (0.64%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.53%) GPRS
13 5 (0.53%) VoIP
14 4 (0.43%) Profibus
15 2 (0.21%) 2G
15 2 (0.21%) FlexRay
15 2 (0.21%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.43%) Big Data
3 2 (0.21%) MySQL
4 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.11%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (3.94%) Git
2 27 (2.87%) JIRA
3 20 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.38%) Subversion
5 8 (0.85%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.85%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.74%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.74%) Plastic SCM
7 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
7 5 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.43%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.21%) GitLab
10 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.21%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.11%) GDB
11 1 (0.11%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
General
1 171 (18.19%) Electronics
2 98 (10.43%) Automotive
3 78 (8.30%) Manufacturing
4 51 (5.43%) Aerospace
5 49 (5.21%) Social Skills
6 18 (1.91%) Aviation
7 17 (1.81%) Mandarin Language
8 16 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
9 12 (1.28%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.06%) Finance
11 9 (0.96%) Marketing
11 9 (0.96%) Public Sector
12 7 (0.74%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (0.74%) Tech for Good
13 6 (0.64%) Legal
14 5 (0.53%) Retail
15 3 (0.32%) Military
15 3 (0.32%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.21%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.94%) Yocto
2 19 (2.02%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (2.02%) STL
3 12 (1.28%) REST
4 8 (0.85%) Middleware
5 6 (0.64%) Node.js
6 5 (0.53%) .NET
6 5 (0.53%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.53%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.53%) MFC
6 5 (0.53%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.43%) HTML
8 3 (0.32%) iOS SDK
8 3 (0.32%) Qt
9 2 (0.21%) POSIX
9 2 (0.21%) XML
10 1 (0.11%) COM
10 1 (0.11%) Flash
10 1 (0.11%) QML
10 1 (0.11%) React
Miscellaneous
1 120 (12.77%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (9.04%) IoT
3 50 (5.32%) Device Driver
4 47 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (4.26%) Algorithms
6 16 (1.70%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.60%) Cyber Threat
7 15 (1.60%) FPGA
8 12 (1.28%) Mobile App
9 11 (1.17%) ARM Cortex
10 10 (1.06%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (0.85%) Acoustics
12 7 (0.74%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (0.64%) CAN bus
13 6 (0.64%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.64%) Smart Home
14 5 (0.53%) Analogue Electronics
14 5 (0.53%) Robotics
14 5 (0.53%) Smart Energy
15 4 (0.43%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 264 (28.09%) Linux
2 165 (17.55%) Embedded Linux
3 36 (3.83%) Windows
4 35 (3.72%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.64%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.53%) Android
7 5 (0.53%) VxWorks
8 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.32%) Debian
8 3 (0.32%) Unix
8 3 (0.32%) VMS
9 2 (0.21%) Solaris
9 2 (0.21%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 940 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 77 (8.19%) Agile
3 55 (5.85%) Cybersecurity
4 47 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (5.00%) Software Testing
5 43 (4.57%) SDLC
6 42 (4.47%) Computer Science
6 42 (4.47%) OOD
7 38 (4.04%) Test Automation
8 33 (3.51%) Embedded Software Development
9 24 (2.55%) OO
9 24 (2.55%) Prototyping
10 21 (2.23%) Device Driver Development
10 21 (2.23%) Validation
11 20 (2.13%) Multithreading
12 19 (2.02%) Configuration Management
12 19 (2.02%) Software Architecture
13 15 (1.60%) Mathematics
13 15 (1.60%) TDD
14 14 (1.49%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 423 (45.00%) C
2 205 (21.81%) C++
3 180 (19.15%) Embedded C
4 155 (16.49%) Python
5 65 (6.91%) Bash
6 58 (6.17%) Rust
7 44 (4.68%) C#
8 34 (3.62%) MATLAB
9 29 (3.09%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.23%) Java
11 20 (2.13%) Ada
12 14 (1.49%) PHP
13 13 (1.38%) JavaScript
14 8 (0.85%) R
15 7 (0.74%) Assembly Language
16 6 (0.64%) Perl
17 4 (0.43%) Shell Script
17 4 (0.43%) SQL
18 3 (0.32%) Swift
18 3 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 125 (13.30%) Degree
2 75 (7.98%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (1.06%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.53%) HND
6 4 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.43%) HNC
7 3 (0.32%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.21%) PhD
8 2 (0.21%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.66%) MISRA
2 17 (1.81%) QA
3 14 (1.49%) GDPR
4 13 (1.38%) ISO 13485
5 12 (1.28%) JTAG
6 10 (1.06%) IEC 62304
7 7 (0.74%) ISO 9000
8 6 (0.64%) AUTOSAR
9 5 (0.53%) ISO 26262
9 5 (0.53%) MISRA C
10 4 (0.43%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 4 (0.43%) DO-178B
System Software
1 122 (12.98%) Firmware
2 70 (7.45%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (0.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.53%) Terraform
2 3 (0.32%) Ansible
2 3 (0.32%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.32%) Podman
3 1 (0.11%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.28%) IBM
2 9 (0.96%) SAP
3 8 (0.85%) Red Hat
4 7 (0.74%) Lauterbach
5 5 (0.53%) Renesas
6 4 (0.43%) QNX
7 3 (0.32%) Microsoft
8 2 (0.21%) Apple
8 2 (0.21%) Atmel
8 2 (0.21%) Xilinx
9 1 (0.11%) EMC
9 1 (0.11%) Freescale
9 1 (0.11%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.11%) Samsung
9 1 (0.11%) Siemens