Hybrid/Remote Embedded Software Engineer Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 395 405
Rank change year-on-year +90 +10 +199
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 70 50 69
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.46% 0.29% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.30% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 49 32 65
10th Percentile £47,400 £51,325 -
25th Percentile £48,000 £56,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,313 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £69,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -4.35%

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 remote/hybrid work 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 14,331 16,805 18,972
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 96.24% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 9,307 10,446 15,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Embedded Software Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Embedded Software 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 70 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 45 (64.29%) C
3 44 (62.86%) C++
4 36 (51.43%) Firmware
5 28 (40.00%) Wireless
6 25 (35.71%) Security Cleared
7 24 (34.29%) Embedded Firmware
8 18 (25.71%) Agile
8 18 (25.71%) Embedded Linux
8 18 (25.71%) Linux
9 16 (22.86%) Digital Signal Processing
9 16 (22.86%) RS-232
9 16 (22.86%) Signal Processing
10 15 (21.43%) Innovative Thinking
10 15 (21.43%) SC Cleared
10 15 (21.43%) Software-Defined Radio
11 13 (18.57%) Bluetooth
12 9 (12.86%) Ada
13 8 (11.43%) Embedded Software Development
14 7 (10.00%) Mentoring
14 7 (10.00%) Software Testing
15 6 (8.57%) Embedded C
16 4 (5.71%) SDLC
17 3 (4.29%) Collaborative Engineering
17 3 (4.29%) Cybersecurity
17 3 (4.29%) Ethernet
17 3 (4.29%) Functional Safety
17 3 (4.29%) IEC 61508
17 3 (4.29%) MISRA
17 3 (4.29%) MISRA C

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 28 (40.00%) Wireless
2 16 (22.86%) RS-232
3 15 (21.43%) Software-Defined Radio
4 13 (18.57%) Bluetooth
5 3 (4.29%) Ethernet
General
1 25 (35.71%) Electronics
2 15 (21.43%) Finance
3 7 (10.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.43%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.29%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 27 (38.57%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (21.43%) e-Learning
2 15 (21.43%) MicroBlaze
2 15 (21.43%) RISC-V
3 3 (4.29%) CAN bus
3 3 (4.29%) Device Driver
4 2 (2.86%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 18 (25.71%) Embedded Linux
1 18 (25.71%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (25.71%) Agile
3 16 (22.86%) Digital Signal Processing
3 16 (22.86%) Signal Processing
4 15 (21.43%) Innovative Thinking
5 8 (11.43%) Embedded Software Development
6 7 (10.00%) Mentoring
6 7 (10.00%) Software Testing
7 4 (5.71%) SDLC
8 3 (4.29%) Collaborative Engineering
8 3 (4.29%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (4.29%) Safety Engineering
8 3 (4.29%) Scrum
9 2 (2.86%) Code Optimisation
9 2 (2.86%) Test Automation
9 2 (2.86%) Unit Testing
10 1 (1.43%) Design Patterns
10 1 (1.43%) Machine Learning
10 1 (1.43%) UML
Programming Languages
1 45 (64.29%) C
2 44 (62.86%) C++
3 9 (12.86%) Ada
4 6 (8.57%) Embedded C
5 2 (2.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 25 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 15 (21.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.29%) IEC 61508
1 3 (4.29%) MISRA
1 3 (4.29%) MISRA C
System Software
1 36 (51.43%) Firmware
2 24 (34.29%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (4.29%) Functional Safety