Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
UK

The median Senior Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 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 494 814 1151
Rank change year-on-year +320 +337 -167
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer 380 73 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.090% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.099% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 304 65 65
10th Percentile £50,000 £45,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £65,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +9.09%

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 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.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Senior Embedded Software 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 Software 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 +232 357 £65,000 +8.33% 15
England +273 312 £65,000 +8.33% 16
Work from Home +133 129 £67,500 +12.97% 7
South West +95 103 £65,000 +10.17% 2
North of England +81 79 £55,000 -4.35% 2
South East +47 65 £70,000 - 5
Scotland -27 34 £60,000 - 1
Midlands +5 32 £65,000 +5.69% 1
North West +17 30 £60,000 -
Yorkshire +84 27 £60,000 +9.09%
West Midlands +16 26 £61,500 - 1
North East +10 22 £55,000 - 2
Wales - 22 £60,000 -
East of England +9 18 £70,000 +7.69% 4
London +88 15 £70,000 +55.56% 2
East Midlands - 6 £65,000 -
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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.

1 380 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 84 (22.11%) Linux
3 83 (21.84%) C++
4 81 (21.32%) C
5 77 (20.26%) Embedded Linux
6 50 (13.16%) Embedded C
7 39 (10.26%) Python
8 38 (10.00%) Firmware
9 32 (8.42%) Wireless
10 27 (7.11%) Bash
11 26 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
12 24 (6.32%) Electronics
12 24 (6.32%) Security Cleared
12 24 (6.32%) Rust
13 23 (6.05%) Embedded Firmware
14 22 (5.79%) Embedded C++
15 20 (5.26%) Manufacturing
16 18 (4.74%) Yocto
17 15 (3.95%) Device Driver
17 15 (3.95%) OOD
18 14 (3.68%) Ethernet
18 14 (3.68%) Wi-Fi
18 14 (3.68%) IoT
19 13 (3.42%) RS-232
19 13 (3.42%) Embedded Systems
19 13 (3.42%) Degree
20 12 (3.16%) Agile
20 12 (3.16%) Bluetooth
20 12 (3.16%) SDLC
21 10 (2.63%) Social Skills

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:

Applications
1 2 (0.53%) OrCAD
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.26%) Simulink
2 1 (0.26%) TargetLink
Communications & Networking
1 32 (8.42%) Wireless
2 14 (3.68%) Ethernet
2 14 (3.68%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (3.42%) RS-232
4 12 (3.16%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.79%) MQTT
6 2 (0.53%) 4G
6 2 (0.53%) 5G
6 2 (0.53%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (0.53%) Modbus
6 2 (0.53%) RS-485
6 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.26%) DECT
7 1 (0.26%) NFC
7 1 (0.26%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 7 (1.84%) Git
2 2 (0.53%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.53%) JIRA
General
1 24 (6.32%) Electronics
2 20 (5.26%) Manufacturing
3 10 (2.63%) Social Skills
4 9 (2.37%) Automotive
4 9 (2.37%) Aviation
4 9 (2.37%) Telecoms
5 5 (1.32%) Legal
6 4 (1.05%) Finance
6 4 (1.05%) Marketing
6 4 (1.05%) Public Sector
7 3 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (0.79%) Local Government
8 2 (0.53%) Music Industry
9 1 (0.26%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.74%) Yocto
2 1 (0.26%) Apache Thrift
2 1 (0.26%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.95%) Device Driver
2 14 (3.68%) IoT
3 13 (3.42%) Embedded Systems
4 9 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.11%) FPGA
6 6 (1.58%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.79%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (0.53%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.53%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.53%) NB-IoT
9 1 (0.26%) Analogue Electronics
9 1 (0.26%) CAN bus
9 1 (0.26%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 84 (22.11%) Linux
2 77 (20.26%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (2.63%) Windows
4 2 (0.53%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 380 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (3.95%) OOD
4 12 (3.16%) Agile
4 12 (3.16%) SDLC
5 9 (2.37%) Artificial Intelligence
5 9 (2.37%) Multithreading
5 9 (2.37%) Software Architecture
6 6 (1.58%) Continuous Integration
6 6 (1.58%) Embedded Software Development
6 6 (1.58%) Linux Kernel Development
6 6 (1.58%) LLM
7 5 (1.32%) B2B
7 5 (1.32%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (1.05%) BDD
8 4 (1.05%) Digital Marketing
8 4 (1.05%) OO
8 4 (1.05%) Programme Management
8 4 (1.05%) Signal Processing
8 4 (1.05%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 83 (21.84%) C++
2 81 (21.32%) C
3 50 (13.16%) Embedded C
4 39 (10.26%) Python
5 27 (7.11%) Bash
6 24 (6.32%) Rust
7 22 (5.79%) Embedded C++
8 6 (1.58%) C#
9 2 (0.53%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.26%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 24 (6.32%) Security Cleared
2 13 (3.42%) Degree
3 1 (0.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.26%) HND
3 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.84%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.05%) QA
System Software
1 38 (10.00%) Firmware
2 23 (6.05%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.53%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (1.05%) SAP
2 2 (0.53%) Atmel
2 2 (0.53%) Freescale
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.26%) NVIDIA