Senior Embedded Software Engineer
UK
The median Senior Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 696 | 531 | 848 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -165 | +317 | +309 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 30 | 417 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.39% | 0.084% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.057% | 0.41% | 0.092% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 332 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,000 | £55,000 | £54,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.84% | +3.33% |
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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Embedded Software Engineer.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Embedded Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -131 | 30 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 61 |
| England | -131 | 23 | £54,000 | -16.92% | 63 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 19 | £54,000 | -20.00% | 34 |
| East of England | +23 | 14 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 18 |
| South East | +3 | 8 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 22 |
| Scotland | +63 | 5 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 7 |
| Wales | +17 | 2 | £65,000 | +8.33% | |
| South West | +15 | 1 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 3 |
Senior Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Senior 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 Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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:
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