Senior Embedded Software Engineer Jobs

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 to 11 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 584 902 1108
Rank change year-on-year +318 +206 -240
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer 332 79 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.078% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.086% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 258 70 60
10th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £49,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.09%
75th Percentile £72,188 £72,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% +2.08% +10.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,899 92,293 151,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.47% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,283 58,235 84,441
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 11 May 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 11 May 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 +221 318 £60,000 -2.04% 42
England +280 270 £60,000 -4.00% 40
Work from Home +188 145 £65,000 +8.33% 20
South West +48 80 £65,000 +8.33% 9
North of England +104 75 £55,000 +4.76% 5
South East +37 69 £70,000 +1.82% 10
Scotland -40 34 £60,000 - 5
North West +31 29 £60,000 - 1
North East +19 24 £55,000 +4.76% 4
Yorkshire +98 22 £60,000 +14.29% 2
East of England +37 22 £60,000 - 10
Midlands +9 18 £50,000 -16.67% 3
Wales - 16 £50,000 - 1
West Midlands +22 14 £45,000 -25.00% 2
London +131 6 £55,000 - 4
East Midlands - 4 £57,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 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.

1 332 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 99 (29.82%) C
3 93 (28.01%) Linux
4 86 (25.90%) Embedded Linux
5 58 (17.47%) C++
6 53 (15.96%) Embedded C
7 40 (12.05%) Python
8 35 (10.54%) Firmware
9 31 (9.34%) Wireless
10 30 (9.04%) Bash
11 29 (8.73%) Manufacturing
12 27 (8.13%) Automotive
13 26 (7.83%) Cybersecurity
13 26 (7.83%) Security Cleared
13 26 (7.83%) Rust
14 24 (7.23%) OOD
15 23 (6.93%) Ethernet
15 23 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
16 22 (6.63%) IoT
17 21 (6.33%) Device Driver
18 20 (6.02%) Electronics
19 19 (5.72%) RS-232
19 19 (5.72%) Yocto
20 16 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
20 16 (4.82%) Embedded Firmware
20 16 (4.82%) Aviation
21 15 (4.52%) Degree
22 13 (3.92%) SDLC
23 12 (3.61%) Git
23 12 (3.61%) Embedded Systems

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.30%) OrCAD
1 1 (0.30%) Simulink
1 1 (0.30%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.20%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.34%) Wireless
2 23 (6.93%) Ethernet
2 23 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (5.72%) RS-232
4 10 (3.01%) Bluetooth
5 5 (1.51%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.20%) Profibus
7 3 (0.90%) Internet
8 2 (0.60%) MQTT
9 1 (0.30%) 4G
9 1 (0.30%) 5G
9 1 (0.30%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.30%) Modbus
9 1 (0.30%) RS-485
9 1 (0.30%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 12 (3.61%) Git
2 8 (2.41%) JIRA
3 5 (1.51%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.20%) Subversion
4 4 (1.20%) Zephyr
General
1 29 (8.73%) Manufacturing
2 27 (8.13%) Automotive
3 20 (6.02%) Electronics
4 16 (4.82%) Aviation
5 7 (2.11%) Social Skills
6 6 (1.81%) Aerospace
6 6 (1.81%) Legal
7 4 (1.20%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (0.60%) Finance
8 2 (0.60%) Marketing
8 2 (0.60%) Public Sector
8 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.72%) Yocto
2 1 (0.30%) Apache Thrift
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.63%) IoT
2 21 (6.33%) Device Driver
3 16 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.61%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (2.41%) FPGA
6 7 (2.11%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.81%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.20%) CCTV
9 3 (0.90%) SIMD
10 1 (0.30%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.30%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.30%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 93 (28.01%) Linux
2 86 (25.90%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (2.71%) FreeRTOS
4 8 (2.41%) Windows
5 5 (1.51%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.30%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 26 (7.83%) Cybersecurity
3 24 (7.23%) OOD
4 13 (3.92%) SDLC
5 10 (3.01%) Artificial Intelligence
5 10 (3.01%) Embedded Software Development
6 9 (2.71%) Agile
7 8 (2.41%) Biotechnology
7 8 (2.41%) DevOps
8 7 (2.11%) Device Driver Development
8 7 (2.11%) Multithreading
8 7 (2.11%) Software Testing
9 6 (1.81%) B2B
9 6 (1.81%) Linux Kernel Development
9 6 (1.81%) LLM
9 6 (1.81%) Signal Processing
10 5 (1.51%) Computer Vision
10 5 (1.51%) Continuous Integration
10 5 (1.51%) Software Architecture
10 5 (1.51%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 99 (29.82%) C
2 58 (17.47%) C++
3 53 (15.96%) Embedded C
4 40 (12.05%) Python
5 30 (9.04%) Bash
6 26 (7.83%) Rust
7 6 (1.81%) C#
8 2 (0.60%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.30%) Assembly Language
9 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (7.83%) Security Cleared
2 15 (4.52%) Degree
3 5 (1.51%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.11%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (1.20%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.30%) QA
System Software
1 35 (10.54%) Firmware
2 16 (4.82%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.51%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (1.20%) QNX
2 2 (0.60%) SAP
3 1 (0.30%) Atmel
3 1 (0.30%) Freescale