Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded Software 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 290 664 616
Rank change year-on-year +374 -48 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 853 263 653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.99% 0.30% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 0.33% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 682 153 170
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,150 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £65,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +15.79%

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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in England

Embedded Software 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 Software 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 +95 212 £55,000 -8.33% 48
South West +118 196 £55,000 -8.33% 37
North of England +153 191 £50,000 -4.76% 16
Midlands +77 119 £50,000 +38.89% 22
East of England +85 112 £60,000 -14.29% 47
Yorkshire +122 94 £45,000 +5.88% 12
North West +56 72 £50,000 -9.09% 4
West Midlands +49 65 £50,000 +38.89% 10
East Midlands +43 54 £50,000 +14.29% 12
North East +18 25 £55,000 +4.76% 1
London +124 23 £55,000 -15.38% 24
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 853 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 361 (42.32%) C
3 237 (27.78%) Linux
4 198 (23.21%) C++
5 161 (18.87%) Electronics
6 151 (17.70%) Embedded C
7 147 (17.23%) Embedded Linux
8 141 (16.53%) Python
9 117 (13.72%) Embedded Systems
10 110 (12.90%) Degree
11 100 (11.72%) Firmware
12 95 (11.14%) Automotive
13 84 (9.85%) IoT
14 76 (8.91%) Security Cleared
15 70 (8.21%) Agile
16 61 (7.15%) Embedded Firmware
17 59 (6.92%) Bash
18 58 (6.80%) Rust
19 55 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
19 55 (6.45%) Manufacturing
20 52 (6.10%) Wireless
21 46 (5.39%) Software Testing
21 46 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
22 44 (5.16%) Aerospace
23 43 (5.04%) C#
24 42 (4.92%) Simulink
24 42 (4.92%) Problem-Solving
25 40 (4.69%) Algorithms
26 39 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
27 38 (4.45%) Test Automation

Embedded Software 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 (2.23%) Apache
2 4 (0.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 42 (4.92%) Simulink
2 8 (0.94%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.23%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.12%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.12%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (1.29%) GitHub
2 7 (0.82%) AWS
3 3 (0.35%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.35%) Azure
4 1 (0.12%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 52 (6.10%) Wireless
2 39 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (3.28%) RS-485
4 27 (3.17%) RS-232
4 27 (3.17%) TCP/IP
5 26 (3.05%) Bluetooth
6 17 (1.99%) MQTT
6 17 (1.99%) ZigBee
7 14 (1.64%) Internet
8 13 (1.52%) 4G
8 13 (1.52%) Ethernet
9 12 (1.41%) 3G
10 5 (0.59%) GPRS
10 5 (0.59%) Modbus
10 5 (0.59%) VoIP
11 2 (0.23%) HTTP
11 2 (0.23%) LoRaWAN
12 1 (0.12%) 5G
12 1 (0.12%) FlexRay
12 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.47%) Big Data
2 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.12%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 33 (3.87%) Git
2 28 (3.28%) JIRA
3 15 (1.76%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.52%) Subversion
5 8 (0.94%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.94%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.82%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.82%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.70%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.59%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.47%) GitLab
9 4 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.47%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.23%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.12%) GDB
11 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
General
1 161 (18.87%) Electronics
2 95 (11.14%) Automotive
3 55 (6.45%) Manufacturing
4 44 (5.16%) Aerospace
5 38 (4.45%) Social Skills
6 18 (2.11%) Aviation
7 17 (1.99%) Mandarin Language
8 10 (1.17%) Telecoms
9 8 (0.94%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (0.82%) Finance
10 7 (0.82%) Tech for Good
11 6 (0.70%) Marketing
11 6 (0.70%) Public Sector
12 5 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.35%) Retail
14 3 (0.35%) Welsh Language
15 1 (0.12%) Games
15 1 (0.12%) Military
15 1 (0.12%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.46%) Yocto
2 19 (2.23%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (2.23%) STL
3 12 (1.41%) REST
4 8 (0.94%) Middleware
5 5 (0.59%) .NET
5 5 (0.59%) FFmpeg
5 5 (0.59%) GStreamer
5 5 (0.59%) OpenEmbedded
6 3 (0.35%) iOS SDK
6 3 (0.35%) MFC
6 3 (0.35%) Qt
7 2 (0.23%) HTML
7 2 (0.23%) POSIX
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Thrift
8 1 (0.12%) COM
8 1 (0.12%) Flash
8 1 (0.12%) HTML5
8 1 (0.12%) QML
8 1 (0.12%) React
Miscellaneous
1 117 (13.72%) Embedded Systems
2 84 (9.85%) IoT
3 46 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (4.69%) Algorithms
5 35 (4.10%) Device Driver
6 17 (1.99%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.76%) Cyber Threat
8 14 (1.64%) FPGA
9 12 (1.41%) ARM Cortex
9 12 (1.41%) Mobile App
10 10 (1.17%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (0.94%) Acoustics
12 6 (0.70%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.70%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.59%) Analogue Electronics
13 5 (0.59%) CAN bus
13 5 (0.59%) Robotics
13 5 (0.59%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.47%) Arduino
14 4 (0.47%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 237 (27.78%) Linux
2 147 (17.23%) Embedded Linux
3 36 (4.22%) Windows
4 30 (3.52%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.70%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.47%) Android
8 3 (0.35%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.35%) Debian
8 3 (0.35%) VMS
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 1 (0.12%) Unix
10 1 (0.12%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 853 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 70 (8.21%) Agile
3 55 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (5.39%) Software Testing
5 42 (4.92%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (4.45%) Test Automation
7 37 (4.34%) SDLC
8 30 (3.52%) Embedded Software Development
9 28 (3.28%) OOD
10 26 (3.05%) Computer Science
11 24 (2.81%) OO
12 22 (2.58%) Prototyping
13 21 (2.46%) Device Driver Development
13 21 (2.46%) Validation
14 17 (1.99%) TDD
15 16 (1.88%) Configuration Management
16 14 (1.64%) Artificial Intelligence
16 14 (1.64%) Mentoring
16 14 (1.64%) Signal Processing
17 13 (1.52%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 361 (42.32%) C
2 198 (23.21%) C++
3 151 (17.70%) Embedded C
4 141 (16.53%) Python
5 59 (6.92%) Bash
6 58 (6.80%) Rust
7 43 (5.04%) C#
8 37 (4.34%) MATLAB
9 31 (3.63%) Embedded C++
10 18 (2.11%) Ada
11 15 (1.76%) Java
12 13 (1.52%) JavaScript
13 12 (1.41%) PHP
14 7 (0.82%) Assembly Language
14 7 (0.82%) R
15 4 (0.47%) SQL
16 3 (0.35%) Groovy
16 3 (0.35%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.35%) Swift
16 3 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 110 (12.90%) Degree
2 76 (8.91%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (1.06%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.47%) HNC
6 3 (0.35%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.23%) PhD
7 2 (0.23%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.12%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.93%) MISRA
2 14 (1.64%) GDPR
3 9 (1.06%) IEC 62304
3 9 (1.06%) ISO 13485
4 7 (0.82%) ISO 9000
4 7 (0.82%) QA
5 6 (0.70%) AUTOSAR
5 6 (0.70%) JTAG
5 6 (0.70%) MISRA C
6 4 (0.47%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.12%) DO-178B
System Software
1 100 (11.72%) Firmware
2 61 (7.15%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.06%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (0.59%) Terraform
2 3 (0.35%) Ansible
2 3 (0.35%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.35%) Podman
3 1 (0.12%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.41%) IBM
2 8 (0.94%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.82%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.70%) Renesas
4 6 (0.70%) SAP
5 3 (0.35%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.23%) Atmel
6 2 (0.23%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.12%) EMC
7 1 (0.12%) Freescale
7 1 (0.12%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.12%) Samsung