Embedded Engineer Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Engineer salary for remote or hybrid work is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 254 503
Rank change year-on-year -89 +249 +144
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 70 413 173
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.47% 1.22% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 1.27% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 49 315 101
10th Percentile £47,500 £38,750 £39,750
25th Percentile £52,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £69,000 £79,600 £75,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £56,750
% change year-on-year +3.64% -3.08% +3.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,568 32,486 41,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 95.98% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,888 24,950 29,138
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,116 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,451 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.29% -9.68% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.83% -

Embedded Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Engineer.

Embedded Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Embedded Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Embedded 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 65 (92.86%) C
2 50 (71.43%) Software Engineering
3 43 (61.43%) C++
4 31 (44.29%) Linux
4 31 (44.29%) Firmware
5 27 (38.57%) Embedded Firmware
6 22 (31.43%) Embedded Systems
7 18 (25.71%) Software Architecture
7 18 (25.71%) Embedded C
8 17 (24.29%) Electronics
8 17 (24.29%) Modbus
8 17 (24.29%) Test Automation
8 17 (24.29%) Algorithms
9 15 (21.43%) Multithreading
9 15 (21.43%) Wireless
10 14 (20.00%) Manufacturing
10 14 (20.00%) Bluetooth
10 14 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
10 14 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (18.57%) Embedded Software Development
11 13 (18.57%) TCP/IP
11 13 (18.57%) CI/CD
12 12 (17.14%) Collaborative Working
12 12 (17.14%) FreeRTOS
12 12 (17.14%) Device Driver
13 11 (15.71%) Finance
13 11 (15.71%) Degree
13 11 (15.71%) Unit Testing
13 11 (15.71%) GNSS
13 11 (15.71%) RS-232

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Communications & Networking
1 17 (24.29%) Modbus
2 15 (21.43%) Wireless
3 14 (20.00%) Bluetooth
4 13 (18.57%) TCP/IP
5 11 (15.71%) RS-232
6 10 (14.29%) ZigBee
7 8 (11.43%) 5G
7 8 (11.43%) SD-WAN
7 8 (11.43%) WAN
7 8 (11.43%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (10.00%) Profibus
8 7 (10.00%) RS-485
9 5 (7.14%) Ethernet
10 4 (5.71%) DNS
10 4 (5.71%) HTTP
10 4 (5.71%) Internet
10 4 (5.71%) SMTP
11 2 (2.86%) GSM
11 2 (2.86%) LTE
11 2 (2.86%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.43%) Big Data
1 1 (1.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (10.00%) Git
2 5 (7.14%) Subversion
3 4 (5.71%) CppUnit
3 4 (5.71%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (5.71%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.43%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.43%) GCC
4 1 (1.43%) gcov
4 1 (1.43%) GDB
4 1 (1.43%) GitLab
4 1 (1.43%) JIRA
4 1 (1.43%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 17 (24.29%) Electronics
2 14 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 11 (15.71%) Finance
4 10 (14.29%) Automotive
4 10 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 7 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (7.14%) Marketing
7 5 (7.14%) Wearables
8 4 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.71%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.43%) Legal
9 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.57%) Yocto
2 1 (1.43%) .NET
2 1 (1.43%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 22 (31.43%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (24.29%) Algorithms
3 12 (17.14%) Device Driver
4 11 (15.71%) GNSS
5 10 (14.29%) Product Ownership
6 8 (11.43%) Self-Driving Car
7 6 (8.57%) FPGA
7 6 (8.57%) IoT
8 5 (7.14%) MicroBlaze
8 5 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (5.71%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (5.71%) Tandem
10 3 (4.29%) Legacy Code
10 3 (4.29%) Virtual Team
11 2 (2.86%) CCTV
11 2 (2.86%) Robotics
11 2 (2.86%) Smart Energy
12 1 (1.43%) e-Learning
12 1 (1.43%) Home Automation
12 1 (1.43%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 31 (44.29%) Linux
2 14 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (17.14%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (5.71%) Unix
4 4 (5.71%) Windows
5 1 (1.43%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (1.43%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 18 (25.71%) Software Architecture
3 17 (24.29%) Test Automation
4 15 (21.43%) Multithreading
5 14 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (18.57%) CI/CD
6 13 (18.57%) Embedded Software Development
7 12 (17.14%) Collaborative Working
8 11 (15.71%) Unit Testing
9 9 (12.86%) Continuous Deployment
9 9 (12.86%) Continuous Integration
9 9 (12.86%) Validation
10 8 (11.43%) B2B
10 8 (11.43%) Collaborative Culture
10 8 (11.43%) Mentoring
10 8 (11.43%) Test Assurance
11 7 (10.00%) Computer Science
11 7 (10.00%) SDLC
11 7 (10.00%) TDD
12 6 (8.57%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 65 (92.86%) C
2 43 (61.43%) C++
3 18 (25.71%) Embedded C
4 10 (14.29%) Python
5 3 (4.29%) Embedded C++
6 2 (2.86%) Assembly Language
6 2 (2.86%) Bash
6 2 (2.86%) Shell Script
7 1 (1.43%) C#
7 1 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (15.71%) Degree
2 7 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 7 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.71%) PMO
1 4 (5.71%) QA
2 3 (4.29%) IEC 62304
2 3 (4.29%) MISRA
3 1 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 31 (44.29%) Firmware
2 27 (38.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.43%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (5.71%) Intel
2 1 (1.43%) Atmel
2 1 (1.43%) EMC
2 1 (1.43%) IBM
2 1 (1.43%) QNX
2 1 (1.43%) Renesas
2 1 (1.43%) SAP