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 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 250 678 621
Rank change year-on-year +428 -57 +85
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 973 248 657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.07% 0.29% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.32% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 776 145 156
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,700 £37,445
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +0.43% +17.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +11.11%

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 86,435 76,952 135,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.31% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 63,785 50,234 75,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £81,250 £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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +103 247 £55,000 -8.33% 39
South West +140 227 £55,000 -8.33% 28
North of England +166 211 £50,000 +5.26% 18
Midlands +82 133 £50,000 +4.17% 19
East of England +90 123 £60,000 -20.00% 41
Yorkshire +120 109 £45,000 +5.88% 11
North West +47 74 £50,000 -16.67% 6
West Midlands +25 69 £50,000 -0.99% 10
East Midlands +45 64 £50,000 +14.29% 9
London +132 32 £55,000 -15.38% 12
North East +16 28 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 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.

1 973 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 376 (38.64%) C
3 247 (25.39%) Linux
4 220 (22.61%) C++
5 181 (18.60%) Electronics
6 161 (16.55%) Embedded C
7 154 (15.83%) Embedded Linux
8 143 (14.70%) Python
9 123 (12.64%) Degree
9 123 (12.64%) Embedded Systems
10 103 (10.59%) Firmware
11 99 (10.17%) Automotive
12 85 (8.74%) IoT
13 76 (7.81%) Security Cleared
14 71 (7.30%) Agile
15 68 (6.99%) Manufacturing
15 68 (6.99%) Embedded Firmware
16 58 (5.96%) Bash
16 58 (5.96%) Rust
17 56 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
18 52 (5.34%) Wireless
19 47 (4.83%) Software Testing
19 47 (4.83%) C#
19 47 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
20 46 (4.73%) Problem-Solving
20 46 (4.73%) Aerospace
21 44 (4.52%) Social Skills
22 41 (4.21%) Wi-Fi
22 41 (4.21%) Simulink
23 39 (4.01%) Algorithms

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 (1.95%) Apache
2 4 (0.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 41 (4.21%) Simulink
2 8 (0.82%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.21%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.10%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.10%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 9 (0.92%) GitHub
2 7 (0.72%) AWS
3 3 (0.31%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.31%) Azure
4 1 (0.10%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 52 (5.34%) Wireless
2 41 (4.21%) Wi-Fi
3 30 (3.08%) RS-485
4 27 (2.77%) RS-232
5 25 (2.57%) Bluetooth
6 24 (2.47%) TCP/IP
7 18 (1.85%) MQTT
7 18 (1.85%) ZigBee
8 14 (1.44%) 4G
8 14 (1.44%) Internet
9 13 (1.34%) 3G
9 13 (1.34%) Ethernet
10 5 (0.51%) GPRS
10 5 (0.51%) VoIP
11 4 (0.41%) Modbus
12 2 (0.21%) DECT
12 2 (0.21%) HTTP
12 2 (0.21%) LoRaWAN
12 2 (0.21%) NFC
13 1 (0.10%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.41%) Big Data
2 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.10%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (3.80%) Git
2 27 (2.77%) JIRA
3 14 (1.44%) Jenkins
3 14 (1.44%) Subversion
4 8 (0.82%) ClearCase
4 8 (0.82%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (0.72%) ClearQuest
5 7 (0.72%) Plastic SCM
6 6 (0.62%) Eclipse
7 5 (0.51%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.41%) GitLab
8 4 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.41%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
10 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.10%) CANoe
10 1 (0.10%) GDB
10 1 (0.10%) LabVIEW
General
1 181 (18.60%) Electronics
2 99 (10.17%) Automotive
3 68 (6.99%) Manufacturing
4 46 (4.73%) Aerospace
5 44 (4.52%) Social Skills
6 18 (1.85%) Aviation
6 18 (1.85%) Mandarin Language
7 12 (1.23%) Telecoms
8 10 (1.03%) Finance
9 7 (0.72%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (0.72%) Tech for Good
10 6 (0.62%) Marketing
10 6 (0.62%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (0.62%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.31%) Retail
12 3 (0.31%) Welsh Language
13 2 (0.21%) Military
14 1 (0.10%) Advertising
14 1 (0.10%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.26%) Yocto
2 19 (1.95%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.95%) STL
3 13 (1.34%) REST
4 8 (0.82%) Middleware
5 5 (0.51%) .NET
5 5 (0.51%) FFmpeg
5 5 (0.51%) GStreamer
5 5 (0.51%) OpenEmbedded
6 4 (0.41%) Qt
7 3 (0.31%) iOS SDK
7 3 (0.31%) MFC
8 2 (0.21%) HTML
8 2 (0.21%) POSIX
8 2 (0.21%) QML
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Thrift
9 1 (0.10%) COM
9 1 (0.10%) Flash
9 1 (0.10%) HTML5
9 1 (0.10%) React
Miscellaneous
1 123 (12.64%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (8.74%) IoT
3 47 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (4.01%) Algorithms
5 34 (3.49%) Device Driver
6 19 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
7 15 (1.54%) ARM Cortex
7 15 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
8 14 (1.44%) FPGA
9 12 (1.23%) Mobile App
10 9 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (0.82%) Acoustics
11 8 (0.82%) Robotics
12 6 (0.62%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.62%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.62%) Smart Home
13 5 (0.51%) CAN bus
13 5 (0.51%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.51%) Smart Energy
14 4 (0.41%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 247 (25.39%) Linux
2 154 (15.83%) Embedded Linux
3 37 (3.80%) Windows
4 31 (3.19%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.62%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.41%) Android
8 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.31%) Debian
8 3 (0.31%) VMS
8 3 (0.31%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.10%) Unix
9 1 (0.10%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 973 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 71 (7.30%) Agile
3 56 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
4 47 (4.83%) Software Testing
5 46 (4.73%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (3.91%) Test Automation
7 37 (3.80%) SDLC
8 31 (3.19%) Embedded Software Development
9 28 (2.88%) OOD
10 26 (2.67%) Computer Science
10 26 (2.67%) OO
11 24 (2.47%) Validation
12 22 (2.26%) Prototyping
13 21 (2.16%) Device Driver Development
14 17 (1.75%) Mentoring
14 17 (1.75%) TDD
15 16 (1.64%) Configuration Management
16 15 (1.54%) Artificial Intelligence
16 15 (1.54%) Verification and Validation
17 14 (1.44%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 376 (38.64%) C
2 220 (22.61%) C++
3 161 (16.55%) Embedded C
4 143 (14.70%) Python
5 58 (5.96%) Bash
5 58 (5.96%) Rust
6 47 (4.83%) C#
7 38 (3.91%) Embedded C++
8 37 (3.80%) MATLAB
9 19 (1.95%) Ada
10 15 (1.54%) Java
11 14 (1.44%) JavaScript
12 12 (1.23%) PHP
13 7 (0.72%) Assembly Language
14 6 (0.62%) R
15 4 (0.41%) SQL
16 3 (0.31%) Groovy
16 3 (0.31%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.31%) Swift
16 3 (0.31%) VB
Qualifications
1 123 (12.64%) Degree
2 76 (7.81%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (1.54%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.41%) HNC
6 3 (0.31%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.21%) PhD
7 2 (0.21%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.10%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (2.26%) MISRA
2 15 (1.54%) GDPR
3 9 (0.92%) IEC 62304
3 9 (0.92%) ISO 13485
4 7 (0.72%) AUTOSAR
4 7 (0.72%) ISO 9000
4 7 (0.72%) QA
5 6 (0.62%) JTAG
6 5 (0.51%) MISRA C
7 3 (0.31%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.10%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.10%) DO-178B
System Software
1 103 (10.59%) Firmware
2 68 (6.99%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.41%) Terraform
2 3 (0.31%) Ansible
2 3 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.31%) Podman
3 1 (0.10%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.23%) IBM
2 8 (0.82%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.72%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.62%) Renesas
4 6 (0.62%) SAP
5 3 (0.31%) Atmel
5 3 (0.31%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.21%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.10%) EMC
7 1 (0.10%) Freescale
7 1 (0.10%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.10%) Samsung