Embedded Software Development Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Software Development
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 552 662
Rank change year-on-year +171 +110 +161
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 16 40 11
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.12% 0.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.13% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 13 34 3
10th Percentile £52,400 £38,750 £47,500
25th Percentile £57,000 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £66,250 £85,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,250 £92,000 £70,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,930 31,014 41,082
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.15% 91.65% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,709 23,583 28,561
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,930 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Embedded Software Development
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Development trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Embedded Software Development salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Embedded Software Development salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Development
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 4 (25.00%) Bluetooth
2 3 (18.75%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (18.75%) Wireless
3 1 (6.25%) LoRaWAN
3 1 (6.25%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) CppUnit
1 4 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (6.25%) Bitbucket
2 1 (6.25%) Jenkins
2 1 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 5 (31.25%) Electronics
1 5 (31.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
2 3 (18.75%) Wearables
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Legal
4 1 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (81.25%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 8 (50.00%) Software Engineer
3 4 (25.00%) Senior
3 4 (25.00%) Software Verification Engineer
3 4 (25.00%) Verification Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) C Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) C/C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Software Developer
5 1 (6.25%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (25.00%) Yocto
2 1 (6.25%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) IoT
2 4 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (18.75%) GNSS
3 3 (18.75%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (18.75%) Legacy Code
3 3 (18.75%) Virtual Team
4 2 (12.50%) Algorithms
4 2 (12.50%) CCTV
5 1 (6.25%) Home Automation
5 1 (6.25%) Lidar
5 1 (6.25%) NB-IoT
5 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (37.50%) Linux
2 3 (18.75%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (18.75%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (6.25%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (31.25%) Unit Testing
3 4 (25.00%) Agile
3 4 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 4 (25.00%) Code Coverage
3 4 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 4 (25.00%) Test Automation
3 4 (25.00%) Test Planning
3 4 (25.00%) Validation
3 4 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (18.75%) Product Roadmap
4 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 2 (12.50%) Computer Vision
5 2 (12.50%) DevOps
5 2 (12.50%) Multithreaded Programming
5 2 (12.50%) Multithreading
5 2 (12.50%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 14 (87.50%) C
2 11 (68.75%) C++
3 3 (18.75%) Embedded C
3 3 (18.75%) Embedded C++
4 2 (12.50%) Python
4 2 (12.50%) Shell Script
5 1 (6.25%) C#
5 1 (6.25%) Java
5 1 (6.25%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) IEC 62304
2 3 (18.75%) MISRA
3 1 (6.25%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Intel