Embedded Engineer Job Trends in Wales

Embedded Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Embedded Engineer salary in Wales is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 63 89
Rank change year-on-year -5 +26 +30
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 6 17 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.56% 1.87% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 1.96% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile - £38,900 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £46,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -1.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 959 869 825
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.96% 95.49% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 682 472 615
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,050 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +3.38% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Embedded Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
South Wales -13 3 £57,500 +63.12% 5
Mid Wales - 3 - -
Embedded Engineer
UK

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 across the Wales region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) C
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (50.00%) Firmware
2 3 (50.00%) Git
2 3 (50.00%) IEC 61508
2 3 (50.00%) ISO 26262
2 3 (50.00%) OO
2 3 (50.00%) System Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Git
General
1 3 (50.00%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (50.00%) FPGA
1 3 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (50.00%) OO
2 3 (50.00%) System Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (50.00%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (50.00%) Firmware