Senior Embedded Engineer Job Trends

Senior Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 644 419
Rank change year-on-year +54 -225 +262
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Engineer 217 25 423
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.051% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.057% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 192 21 350
10th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £53,000 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.51% +6.72%
75th Percentile £76,250 £69,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £71,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -5.51% +5.83%

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 106,427 44,033 73,876
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 89.62% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 73,226 25,764 44,965
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,131 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,319 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.85% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Senior Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Embedded Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Embedded Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded 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 Senior Embedded Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 September 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 +72 203 £70,000 +16.67% 124
England +62 199 £70,000 +25.00% 153
South East +11 60 £75,000 +25.00% 38
Midlands 0 52 £70,000 +25.00% 20
East of England +14 46 £75,000 +38.89% 35
Work from Home -3 45 £67,500 +8.00% 48
West Midlands - 30 £70,000 - 7
East Midlands -9 22 £75,000 +33.93% 13
South West -62 19 £70,000 +16.67% 14
London -38 11 £80,000 - 25
North of England - 11 £65,000 - 8
Scotland +6 10 £67,500 +1.12% 7
North West - 6 £67,500 - 5
Wales - 5 - - 2
North East - 5 £65,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Senior Embedded 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 Senior Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 204 (94.01%) Software Engineering
2 69 (31.80%) C
3 58 (26.73%) C++
4 52 (23.96%) Firmware
5 39 (17.97%) Linux
6 35 (16.13%) Embedded Linux
7 28 (12.90%) Embedded Firmware
8 24 (11.06%) Embedded C
9 19 (8.76%) FreeRTOS
10 18 (8.29%) Yocto
11 17 (7.83%) RS-232
12 16 (7.37%) Wireless
13 14 (6.45%) Python
14 13 (5.99%) Bluetooth
14 13 (5.99%) Ethernet
14 13 (5.99%) Git
15 12 (5.53%) Continuous Improvement
16 11 (5.07%) Modbus
16 11 (5.07%) Validation
17 10 (4.61%) Collaborative Engineering
17 10 (4.61%) Device Driver Development
18 9 (4.15%) Embedded Software Development
18 9 (4.15%) Profibus
18 9 (4.15%) RS-485
18 9 (4.15%) TDD
18 9 (4.15%) Unit Testing
18 9 (4.15%) ZigBee
19 8 (3.69%) Agile
19 8 (3.69%) CI/CD
19 8 (3.69%) Scrum

Senior Embedded 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.46%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.83%) RS-232
2 16 (7.37%) Wireless
3 13 (5.99%) Bluetooth
3 13 (5.99%) Ethernet
4 11 (5.07%) Modbus
5 9 (4.15%) Profibus
5 9 (4.15%) RS-485
5 9 (4.15%) ZigBee
6 7 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.38%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 13 (5.99%) Git
2 3 (1.38%) PetaLinux
3 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.46%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.46%) GoogleTest
3 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.46%) JIRA
3 1 (0.46%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 25 (11.52%) Electronics
2 10 (4.61%) Social Skills
3 9 (4.15%) Manufacturing
3 9 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (3.23%) Aerospace
5 5 (2.30%) Finance
6 4 (1.84%) Automotive
6 4 (1.84%) Law
7 3 (1.38%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.46%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (8.29%) Yocto
2 3 (1.38%) Middleware
2 3 (1.38%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 42 (19.35%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (8.76%) Algorithms
3 18 (8.29%) Device Driver
4 11 (5.07%) Robotics
5 7 (3.23%) IoT
6 4 (1.84%) CAN bus
7 3 (1.38%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (1.38%) FPGA
7 3 (1.38%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.97%) Linux
2 35 (16.13%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (8.76%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.38%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.46%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (94.01%) Software Engineering
2 12 (5.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (5.07%) Validation
4 10 (4.61%) Collaborative Engineering
4 10 (4.61%) Device Driver Development
5 9 (4.15%) Embedded Software Development
5 9 (4.15%) TDD
5 9 (4.15%) Unit Testing
6 8 (3.69%) Agile
6 8 (3.69%) CI/CD
6 8 (3.69%) Scrum
7 7 (3.23%) Collaborative Culture
8 6 (2.76%) Code Quality
9 5 (2.30%) Computer Science
9 5 (2.30%) Secure Coding
9 5 (2.30%) Sensor Fusion
9 5 (2.30%) Software Testing
9 5 (2.30%) Technical Leadership
10 4 (1.84%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (1.84%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 69 (31.80%) C
2 58 (26.73%) C++
3 24 (11.06%) Embedded C
4 14 (6.45%) Python
5 6 (2.76%) Rust
6 5 (2.30%) MATLAB
7 4 (1.84%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 5 (2.30%) Degree
2 2 (0.92%) SC Cleared
2 2 (0.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.30%) IEC 61508
1 5 (2.30%) MISRA
1 5 (2.30%) MISRA C
2 3 (1.38%) QA
System Software
1 52 (23.96%) Firmware
2 28 (12.90%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.92%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (0.46%) Google
171 Senior Embedded Engineer jobs Nationwide