Embedded Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 622 542
Rank change year-on-year +390 -80 +67
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 1,107 316 797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.28% 0.36% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 0.39% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 879 162 198
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,550 £34,625
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,760 80,739 129,993
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 91.52% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 60,876 51,417 74,746
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in England

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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
South East +121 308 £57,500 -4.17% 72
South West +130 227 £55,000 -8.33% 51
North of England +174 226 £50,000 -2.44% 19
Midlands +120 191 £52,500 +45.83% 29
East of England +100 130 £60,000 -14.29% 54
Yorkshire +133 109 £50,000 +17.65% 12
West Midlands +74 100 £57,500 +59.72% 12
East Midlands +71 91 £50,000 +14.29% 17
North West +67 84 £55,000 - 7
North East +26 33 £55,000 +4.76% 1
London +122 23 £55,000 -15.38% 28
Embedded Engineer
UK

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 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 job ads across the England region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 914 (82.57%) Software Engineering
2 486 (43.90%) C
3 301 (27.19%) Linux
4 276 (24.93%) C++
5 235 (21.23%) Electronics
6 196 (17.71%) Firmware
7 186 (16.80%) Embedded Linux
8 183 (16.53%) Embedded C
9 164 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
10 159 (14.36%) Python
11 146 (13.19%) Degree
12 135 (12.20%) Embedded Firmware
13 110 (9.94%) IoT
14 109 (9.85%) Automotive
15 100 (9.03%) Agile
16 96 (8.67%) Manufacturing
17 92 (8.31%) Security Cleared
18 76 (6.87%) Problem-Solving
19 68 (6.14%) Wireless
20 60 (5.42%) Bash
21 58 (5.24%) Rust
21 58 (5.24%) Social Skills
22 56 (5.06%) Cybersecurity
23 54 (4.88%) C#
24 52 (4.70%) Algorithms
25 51 (4.61%) Software Testing
26 50 (4.52%) FPGA
26 50 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
27 49 (4.43%) Yocto
27 49 (4.43%) Embedded Software Development

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 19 (1.72%) Apache
2 4 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 45 (4.07%) Simulink
2 10 (0.90%) GNU Octave
3 8 (0.72%) Stateflow
4 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.36%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.090%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.090%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 15 (1.36%) GitHub
2 14 (1.26%) AWS
3 8 (0.72%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.27%) Azure
5 1 (0.090%) GCP
5 1 (0.090%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 68 (6.14%) Wireless
2 49 (4.43%) Wi-Fi
3 38 (3.43%) Bluetooth
4 29 (2.62%) RS-485
5 27 (2.44%) RS-232
5 27 (2.44%) TCP/IP
6 23 (2.08%) MQTT
7 17 (1.54%) 3G
7 17 (1.54%) 4G
7 17 (1.54%) ZigBee
8 14 (1.26%) Internet
9 13 (1.17%) Ethernet
10 11 (0.99%) OFDM
11 9 (0.81%) GPRS
11 9 (0.81%) Modbus
12 7 (0.63%) LoRaWAN
12 7 (0.63%) LTE
13 5 (0.45%) Software-Defined Radio
13 5 (0.45%) VoIP
14 4 (0.36%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.36%) Big Data
2 1 (0.090%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.090%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 44 (3.97%) Git
2 32 (2.89%) JIRA
3 19 (1.72%) Subversion
4 16 (1.45%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.08%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.81%) Eclipse
7 8 (0.72%) ClearCase
7 8 (0.72%) Rational Rhapsody
8 7 (0.63%) ClearQuest
8 7 (0.63%) Plastic SCM
9 4 (0.36%) GitLab
9 4 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.36%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.27%) GDB
11 2 (0.18%) GCC
11 2 (0.18%) PetaLinux
12 1 (0.090%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.090%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.090%) LabVIEW
General
1 235 (21.23%) Electronics
2 109 (9.85%) Automotive
3 96 (8.67%) Manufacturing
4 58 (5.24%) Social Skills
5 49 (4.43%) Aerospace
6 30 (2.71%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (2.44%) Telecoms
8 26 (2.35%) Finance
9 18 (1.63%) Aviation
10 17 (1.54%) Mandarin Language
11 16 (1.45%) Marketing
11 16 (1.45%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (0.63%) Tech for Good
14 6 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.27%) Retail
15 3 (0.27%) Welsh Language
16 1 (0.090%) Games
16 1 (0.090%) Military
16 1 (0.090%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (4.43%) Yocto
2 19 (1.72%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.72%) STL
3 12 (1.08%) REST
4 10 (0.90%) .NET
5 8 (0.72%) MFC
5 8 (0.72%) Middleware
6 6 (0.54%) HTML
7 5 (0.45%) FFmpeg
7 5 (0.45%) Flask
7 5 (0.45%) GStreamer
7 5 (0.45%) OpenEmbedded
7 5 (0.45%) Qt
8 4 (0.36%) Flash
9 3 (0.27%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.27%) iOS SDK
10 2 (0.18%) POSIX
11 1 (0.090%) COM
11 1 (0.090%) HTML5
11 1 (0.090%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 164 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
2 110 (9.94%) IoT
3 52 (4.70%) Algorithms
4 50 (4.52%) FPGA
4 50 (4.52%) Self-Motivation
5 40 (3.61%) Device Driver
6 18 (1.63%) ARM Cortex
6 18 (1.63%) VHDL
7 17 (1.54%) Renewable Energy
8 15 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
9 14 (1.26%) Mobile App
10 12 (1.08%) Analogue Electronics
11 10 (0.90%) Raspberry Pi
12 8 (0.72%) Acoustics
13 6 (0.54%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.54%) Driving Licence
13 6 (0.54%) NB-IoT
13 6 (0.54%) Smart Home
14 5 (0.45%) CAN bus
14 5 (0.45%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 301 (27.19%) Linux
2 186 (16.80%) Embedded Linux
3 39 (3.52%) Windows
4 34 (3.07%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.54%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.36%) Android
8 3 (0.27%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.27%) Debian
8 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 2 (0.18%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 1 (0.090%) Unix
10 1 (0.090%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 914 (82.57%) Software Engineering
2 100 (9.03%) Agile
3 76 (6.87%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (5.06%) Cybersecurity
5 51 (4.61%) Software Testing
6 49 (4.43%) Embedded Software Development
7 41 (3.70%) SDLC
7 41 (3.70%) Test Automation
8 35 (3.16%) Computer Science
9 32 (2.89%) OOD
10 30 (2.71%) Prototyping
11 28 (2.53%) OO
11 28 (2.53%) Signal Processing
12 27 (2.44%) Validation
13 26 (2.35%) Device Driver Development
14 19 (1.72%) Software Architecture
15 18 (1.63%) Linux Kernel Development
15 18 (1.63%) Schematic Capture
16 17 (1.54%) Multithreading
16 17 (1.54%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 486 (43.90%) C
2 276 (24.93%) C++
3 183 (16.53%) Embedded C
4 159 (14.36%) Python
5 60 (5.42%) Bash
6 58 (5.24%) Rust
7 54 (4.88%) C#
8 49 (4.43%) MATLAB
9 40 (3.61%) Embedded C++
10 21 (1.90%) Assembly Language
11 19 (1.72%) JavaScript
12 18 (1.63%) Ada
13 16 (1.45%) Java
14 12 (1.08%) PHP
15 11 (0.99%) R
16 9 (0.81%) SQL
17 8 (0.72%) VB
18 3 (0.27%) Groovy
18 3 (0.27%) Lua
18 3 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 146 (13.19%) Degree
2 92 (8.31%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (1.08%) SC Cleared
5 9 (0.81%) HNC
5 9 (0.81%) Master's Degree
6 8 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.27%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.18%) PhD
9 1 (0.090%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.62%) MISRA
2 14 (1.26%) GDPR
3 11 (0.99%) AUTOSAR
4 10 (0.90%) MISRA C
5 9 (0.81%) IEC 62304
5 9 (0.81%) ISO 13485
5 9 (0.81%) JTAG
6 8 (0.72%) QA
7 7 (0.63%) ISO 9000
8 4 (0.36%) Automotive SPICE
8 4 (0.36%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.27%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.090%) DO-178B
System Software
1 196 (17.71%) Firmware
2 135 (12.20%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (0.99%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.45%) Terraform
2 3 (0.27%) Ansible
2 3 (0.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.27%) Podman
3 1 (0.090%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (1.81%) EMC
2 16 (1.45%) SAP
3 12 (1.08%) IBM
4 8 (0.72%) Microsoft
4 8 (0.72%) Red Hat
5 7 (0.63%) Lauterbach
5 7 (0.63%) Xilinx
6 6 (0.54%) Renesas
7 5 (0.45%) Intel
8 2 (0.18%) Atmel
8 2 (0.18%) Facebook
9 1 (0.090%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.090%) CA
9 1 (0.090%) Freescale
9 1 (0.090%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.090%) NCR
9 1 (0.090%) Samsung