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 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 634 409
Rank change year-on-year +34 -225 +325
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Engineer 188 49 489
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.18% 0.099% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.11% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 168 38 398
10th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £63,750 £52,125 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -2.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £71,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £61,250 £64,250
% change year-on-year +14.29% -4.67% +7.08%

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 97,595 44,677 79,563
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 90.06% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 66,719 26,547 53,755
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,991
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £90,793
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -6.54%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 +45 174 £70,000 +14.29% 50
England +58 162 £70,000 +25.00% 59
South East +16 54 £75,000 +20.00% 15
East of England +7 44 £75,000 +38.89% 20
Work from Home -3 43 £67,500 +18.42% 22
Midlands -16 29 £67,500 +20.54% 4
South West -39 20 £70,000 +16.67% 5
West Midlands - 19 £65,000 - 3
Scotland +13 18 £67,500 +2.27% 2
London -32 11 £80,000 - 6
East Midlands -15 10 £67,500 +20.54% 1
Wales -49 5 - -
North of England - 4 £65,000 - 4
North West - 3 £65,000 - 2
North East - 1 £65,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 4 August 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.

1 178 (94.68%) Software Engineering
2 72 (38.30%) C
3 58 (30.85%) C++
4 46 (24.47%) Firmware
5 38 (20.21%) Linux
6 35 (18.62%) Embedded Linux
7 28 (14.89%) Embedded C
8 27 (14.36%) Embedded Firmware
9 22 (11.70%) RS-232
9 22 (11.70%) Yocto
10 19 (10.11%) FreeRTOS
11 17 (9.04%) Wireless
12 15 (7.98%) Ethernet
13 14 (7.45%) Python
14 13 (6.91%) Agile
14 13 (6.91%) Bluetooth
14 13 (6.91%) Scrum
15 12 (6.38%) Git
16 11 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement
16 11 (5.85%) Modbus
17 9 (4.79%) Collaborative Engineering
17 9 (4.79%) Device Driver Development
17 9 (4.79%) Embedded Software Development
17 9 (4.79%) Profibus
17 9 (4.79%) RS-485
17 9 (4.79%) TDD
17 9 (4.79%) Unit Testing
17 9 (4.79%) ZigBee
18 7 (3.72%) CI/CD
18 7 (3.72%) Product Roadmap

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 (0.53%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 22 (11.70%) RS-232
2 17 (9.04%) Wireless
3 15 (7.98%) Ethernet
4 13 (6.91%) Bluetooth
5 11 (5.85%) Modbus
6 9 (4.79%) Profibus
6 9 (4.79%) RS-485
6 9 (4.79%) ZigBee
7 6 (3.19%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 12 (6.38%) Git
2 3 (1.60%) PetaLinux
3 1 (0.53%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.53%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.53%) GoogleTest
3 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.53%) JIRA
3 1 (0.53%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 24 (12.77%) Electronics
2 10 (5.32%) Social Skills
3 9 (4.79%) Manufacturing
3 9 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (3.72%) Aerospace
5 5 (2.66%) Finance
6 4 (2.13%) Automotive
6 4 (2.13%) Law
7 3 (1.60%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.53%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (11.70%) Yocto
2 3 (1.60%) Middleware
2 3 (1.60%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 35 (18.62%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (11.70%) Device Driver
3 19 (10.11%) Algorithms
4 11 (5.85%) Robotics
5 6 (3.19%) IoT
6 5 (2.66%) Legacy Code
7 4 (2.13%) CAN bus
8 3 (1.60%) ARM Cortex
8 3 (1.60%) FPGA
8 3 (1.60%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 38 (20.21%) Linux
2 35 (18.62%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (10.11%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.60%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.53%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (94.68%) Software Engineering
2 13 (6.91%) Agile
2 13 (6.91%) Scrum
3 11 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (4.79%) Collaborative Engineering
4 9 (4.79%) Device Driver Development
4 9 (4.79%) Embedded Software Development
4 9 (4.79%) TDD
4 9 (4.79%) Unit Testing
5 7 (3.72%) CI/CD
5 7 (3.72%) Product Roadmap
5 7 (3.72%) Roadmaps
6 6 (3.19%) Code Quality
6 6 (3.19%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (2.66%) Secure Coding
7 5 (2.66%) Sensor Fusion
7 5 (2.66%) Signal Processing
7 5 (2.66%) Software Testing
7 5 (2.66%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (2.13%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 72 (38.30%) C
2 58 (30.85%) C++
3 28 (14.89%) Embedded C
4 14 (7.45%) Python
5 6 (3.19%) Rust
6 5 (2.66%) MATLAB
7 4 (2.13%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 4 (2.13%) Degree
2 2 (1.06%) SC Cleared
2 2 (1.06%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.66%) IEC 61508
1 5 (2.66%) MISRA
1 5 (2.66%) MISRA C
2 3 (1.60%) QA
System Software
1 46 (24.47%) Firmware
2 27 (14.36%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.06%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (0.53%) Google