Senior Embedded Engineer Job Trends

Senior Embedded Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 616 517 651
Rank change year-on-year -99 +134 +336
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Engineer 42 240 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.36% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.38% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 28 195 64
10th Percentile £53,000 £50,000 £52,115
25th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.17% -1.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year - +9.70% -1.25%

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 47,822 63,519 49,387
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 94.53% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 29,955 35,542 38,228
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,775 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,498 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.76% -1.91% -

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 20 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Engineer
Top 14 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 20 November 2025. 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 -105 41 £65,000 - 46
England -60 26 £65,000 - 35
Scotland -2 13 £67,500 - 15
South East +19 11 £65,000 -7.14% 7
Work from Home +23 5 £65,000 - 12
South West -12 5 £70,000 +16.67% 5
Midlands +18 4 £56,000 -13.85% 4
East of England +2 4 £65,000 -7.14% 15
East Midlands +4 3 £56,000 -13.85%
Wales +4 3 - -
London +33 1 - - 4
West Midlands +20 1 £60,000 -6.61% 4
North of England +8 1 - - 3
North East -13 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, 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 35 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 12 (28.57%) C
3 11 (26.19%) C++
3 11 (26.19%) Firmware
4 9 (21.43%) Linux
5 7 (16.67%) Embedded C
5 7 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (9.52%) Agile
6 4 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (9.52%) Yocto
7 3 (7.14%) Degree
7 3 (7.14%) EMC
7 3 (7.14%) Ethernet
7 3 (7.14%) Physics
7 3 (7.14%) RS-232
7 3 (7.14%) Scrum
8 2 (4.76%) ISO 9000
8 2 (4.76%) JTAG
8 2 (4.76%) Rust
8 2 (4.76%) Software Testing
8 2 (4.76%) Unit Testing
8 2 (4.76%) Validation
9 1 (2.38%) Bluetooth
9 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (2.38%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (2.38%) CI/CD
9 1 (2.38%) Computer Science
9 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree

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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) Ethernet
1 3 (7.14%) RS-232
2 1 (2.38%) Bluetooth
2 1 (2.38%) Internet
2 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) GitLab
1 1 (2.38%) Jenkins
General
1 6 (14.29%) Electronics
2 4 (9.52%) Automotive
2 4 (9.52%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.38%) Finance
3 1 (2.38%) Law
3 1 (2.38%) Marketing
3 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
3 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.29%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (9.52%) Device Driver
3 2 (4.76%) RISC-V
4 1 (2.38%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 9 (21.43%) Linux
2 7 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (2.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 4 (9.52%) Agile
2 4 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (7.14%) Physics
3 3 (7.14%) Scrum
4 2 (4.76%) Software Testing
4 2 (4.76%) Unit Testing
4 2 (4.76%) Validation
5 1 (2.38%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (2.38%) CI/CD
5 1 (2.38%) Computer Science
5 1 (2.38%) DevOps
5 1 (2.38%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (2.38%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (2.38%) Image Processing
5 1 (2.38%) Linux Kernel Development
5 1 (2.38%) Programme Management
5 1 (2.38%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (2.38%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 12 (28.57%) C
2 11 (26.19%) C++
3 7 (16.67%) Embedded C
4 2 (4.76%) Rust
5 1 (2.38%) MATLAB
5 1 (2.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (7.14%) Degree
2 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) ISO 9000
1 2 (4.76%) JTAG
System Software
1 11 (26.19%) Firmware
2 7 (16.67%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) systemd
Vendors
1 3 (7.14%) EMC
2 1 (2.38%) SAP