Senior Embedded Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £64,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 425 781 1117
Rank change year-on-year +356 +336 -187
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Engineer 495 106 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.13% 0.090%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.14% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 404 73 74
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.08% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £65,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +4.35%

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 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Senior Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded 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 Senior Embedded Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +264 466 £65,000 +8.33% 17
England +310 413 £65,000 +8.33% 18
Work from Home +144 146 £67,500 +13.45% 8
North of England +106 105 £55,000 -4.35% 2
South West +95 103 £65,000 +10.17% 3
South East +59 101 £70,000 +3.70% 6
Midlands +31 65 £64,250 +4.47% 1
North West +26 40 £56,000 -4.68%
West Midlands +21 36 £61,500 -1.60% 1
North East +22 34 £55,000 - 2
Scotland -27 34 £60,000 - 1
Yorkshire +88 31 £55,000 -
Wales - 30 £60,000 -
East Midlands 0 29 £65,000 +12.07%
East of England +15 24 £65,000 - 4
London +87 15 £70,000 +55.56% 2
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Senior Embedded 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 Senior Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 391 (78.99%) Software Engineering
2 136 (27.47%) C
3 121 (24.44%) C++
4 110 (22.22%) Linux
5 91 (18.38%) Embedded Linux
6 85 (17.17%) Firmware
7 65 (13.13%) Embedded Firmware
8 56 (11.31%) Embedded C
9 52 (10.51%) Electronics
10 46 (9.29%) Embedded Systems
11 42 (8.48%) Wireless
12 40 (8.08%) Python
13 37 (7.47%) IoT
14 35 (7.07%) Manufacturing
15 29 (5.86%) Yocto
16 28 (5.66%) Embedded C++
17 27 (5.45%) Bash
18 26 (5.25%) Security Cleared
18 26 (5.25%) Degree
18 26 (5.25%) Cybersecurity
19 25 (5.05%) Agile
20 24 (4.85%) Rust
21 21 (4.24%) Ethernet
22 20 (4.04%) Git
23 19 (3.84%) OOD
24 17 (3.43%) Telecoms
24 17 (3.43%) Aerospace
24 17 (3.43%) Automotive
24 17 (3.43%) Software Architecture
24 17 (3.43%) SDLC

Senior Embedded 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:

Applications
1 13 (2.63%) OrCAD
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.40%) Simulink
4 1 (0.20%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.20%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (0.81%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.48%) Wireless
2 21 (4.24%) Ethernet
3 15 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (2.63%) Bluetooth
4 13 (2.63%) RS-232
5 4 (0.81%) 4G
5 4 (0.81%) Modbus
5 4 (0.81%) MQTT
5 4 (0.81%) Profibus
6 3 (0.61%) RS-485
7 2 (0.40%) 3G
7 2 (0.40%) 5G
7 2 (0.40%) GPRS
7 2 (0.40%) LoRaWAN
7 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.20%) DHCP
8 1 (0.20%) NFC
8 1 (0.20%) VLAN
8 1 (0.20%) VPN
8 1 (0.20%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 20 (4.04%) Git
2 4 (0.81%) JIRA
3 2 (0.40%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.40%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 52 (10.51%) Electronics
2 35 (7.07%) Manufacturing
3 17 (3.43%) Aerospace
3 17 (3.43%) Automotive
3 17 (3.43%) Telecoms
4 13 (2.63%) Social Skills
5 9 (1.82%) Aviation
6 8 (1.62%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (1.21%) Finance
7 6 (1.21%) Marketing
7 6 (1.21%) Public Sector
8 5 (1.01%) Legal
9 3 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.61%) Local Government
10 2 (0.40%) Advertising
10 2 (0.40%) Games
10 2 (0.40%) Music Industry
11 1 (0.20%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.86%) Yocto
2 2 (0.40%) Flash
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Thrift
3 1 (0.20%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (0.20%) JSON
3 1 (0.20%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.29%) Embedded Systems
2 37 (7.47%) IoT
3 16 (3.23%) Device Driver
4 9 (1.82%) FPGA
4 9 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.41%) ARM Cortex
6 6 (1.21%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.81%) NB-IoT
8 3 (0.61%) CAN bus
9 2 (0.40%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.40%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (0.40%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.40%) Raspberry Pi
10 1 (0.20%) CCTV
10 1 (0.20%) Distributed Computing
10 1 (0.20%) SystemC
10 1 (0.20%) Verilog
10 1 (0.20%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 110 (22.22%) Linux
2 91 (18.38%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (2.02%) Windows
4 6 (1.21%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.40%) Android
5 2 (0.40%) Unix
6 1 (0.20%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (78.99%) Software Engineering
2 26 (5.25%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (5.05%) Agile
4 19 (3.84%) OOD
5 17 (3.43%) SDLC
5 17 (3.43%) Software Architecture
6 14 (2.83%) Embedded Software Development
6 14 (2.83%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (2.63%) Mentoring
8 12 (2.42%) Multithreading
9 9 (1.82%) Artificial Intelligence
10 8 (1.62%) Continuous Integration
10 8 (1.62%) OO
11 7 (1.41%) Business Intelligence
11 7 (1.41%) Collaborative Working
11 7 (1.41%) Linux Kernel Development
11 7 (1.41%) Signal Processing
11 7 (1.41%) Validation
12 6 (1.21%) Digital Marketing
12 6 (1.21%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 136 (27.47%) C
2 121 (24.44%) C++
3 56 (11.31%) Embedded C
4 40 (8.08%) Python
5 28 (5.66%) Embedded C++
6 27 (5.45%) Bash
7 24 (4.85%) Rust
8 8 (1.62%) C#
9 4 (0.81%) Assembly Language
10 2 (0.40%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 26 (5.25%) Degree
1 26 (5.25%) Security Cleared
2 2 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (0.40%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.20%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.82%) MISRA
2 7 (1.41%) ISO 9000
3 5 (1.01%) QA
4 4 (0.81%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 4 (0.81%) ISO 13485
4 4 (0.81%) MISRA C
5 2 (0.40%) IEC 61131
5 2 (0.40%) JTAG
6 1 (0.20%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 85 (17.17%) Firmware
2 65 (13.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.40%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (1.21%) SAP
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.40%) Atmel
3 2 (0.40%) EMC
3 2 (0.40%) Freescale
4 1 (0.20%) Autodesk
4 1 (0.20%) CA
4 1 (0.20%) NCR
4 1 (0.20%) NVIDIA