Embedded Software Engineer Jobs with Work from Home Options

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in Work from Home 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 313 508 723
Rank change year-on-year +195 +215 -222
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 320 150 141
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.95% 0.37% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 0.39% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 231 90 80
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,450 £43,625
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £65,000
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
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 32,522 38,765 68,459
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.05% 95.93% 97.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24,888 27,595 41,875
10th Percentile £33,093 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Engineer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Embedded Software Engineer.

Embedded Software Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Embedded Software Engineer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

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 jobs with remote work options featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 320 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 183 (57.19%) C
3 133 (41.56%) Linux
4 113 (35.31%) Embedded C
5 102 (31.88%) Embedded Linux
6 95 (29.69%) Python
7 62 (19.38%) Electronics
8 57 (17.81%) Security Cleared
9 56 (17.50%) Bash
10 55 (17.19%) Rust
11 52 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
12 46 (14.38%) Firmware
13 43 (13.44%) C++
13 43 (13.44%) Embedded Systems
14 40 (12.50%) Wireless
15 39 (12.19%) Degree
16 37 (11.56%) Automotive
17 36 (11.25%) Manufacturing
18 34 (10.63%) Agile
18 34 (10.63%) RS-232
19 31 (9.69%) Device Driver
20 27 (8.44%) IoT
21 26 (8.13%) SDLC
21 26 (8.13%) OOD
22 25 (7.81%) Wi-Fi
22 25 (7.81%) Yocto
22 25 (7.81%) Embedded Firmware
22 25 (7.81%) FreeRTOS
23 22 (6.88%) Software Testing
24 21 (6.56%) Ethernet

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.31%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (5.00%) Simulink
2 7 (2.19%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 10 (3.13%) GitHub
2 1 (0.31%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 40 (12.50%) Wireless
2 34 (10.63%) RS-232
3 25 (7.81%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (6.56%) Ethernet
5 19 (5.94%) TCP/IP
6 13 (4.06%) ZigBee
7 12 (3.75%) RS-485
8 11 (3.44%) Bluetooth
9 5 (1.56%) VoIP
10 4 (1.25%) Profibus
11 2 (0.63%) Modbus
11 2 (0.63%) MQTT
12 1 (0.31%) FlexRay
12 1 (0.31%) HTTP
12 1 (0.31%) Internet
12 1 (0.31%) RS-422
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.25%) Big Data
2 1 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.31%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 20 (6.25%) Git
2 17 (5.31%) JIRA
3 11 (3.44%) Subversion
4 10 (3.13%) Jenkins
5 7 (2.19%) ClearCase
5 7 (2.19%) ClearQuest
5 7 (2.19%) Plastic SCM
6 4 (1.25%) Zephyr
7 3 (0.94%) GitLab
7 3 (0.94%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.31%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.31%) Visual Studio
General
1 62 (19.38%) Electronics
2 37 (11.56%) Automotive
3 36 (11.25%) Manufacturing
4 19 (5.94%) Aerospace
5 18 (5.63%) Social Skills
6 14 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (2.50%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (1.25%) Retail
9 2 (0.63%) Finance
9 2 (0.63%) Marketing
9 2 (0.63%) Public Sector
9 2 (0.63%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.31%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (7.81%) Yocto
2 5 (1.56%) FFmpeg
2 5 (1.56%) GStreamer
2 5 (1.56%) OpenEmbedded
3 3 (0.94%) iOS SDK
4 1 (0.31%) HTML
4 1 (0.31%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.44%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (9.69%) Device Driver
3 27 (8.44%) IoT
4 10 (3.13%) Algorithms
4 10 (3.13%) Mobile App
5 6 (1.88%) ARM Cortex
5 6 (1.88%) Smart Home
6 5 (1.56%) Smart Energy
7 4 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.94%) Acoustics
8 3 (0.94%) Analogue Electronics
8 3 (0.94%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.94%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.63%) 3D Printing
9 2 (0.63%) Arduino
9 2 (0.63%) Raspberry Pi
10 1 (0.31%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 133 (41.56%) Linux
2 102 (31.88%) Embedded Linux
3 25 (7.81%) FreeRTOS
4 14 (4.38%) Windows
5 5 (1.56%) ThreadX
5 5 (1.56%) VxWorks
6 3 (0.94%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.31%) Android
7 1 (0.31%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 52 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
3 34 (10.63%) Agile
4 26 (8.13%) OOD
4 26 (8.13%) SDLC
5 22 (6.88%) Software Testing
6 13 (4.06%) Device Driver Development
7 12 (3.75%) Multithreading
8 11 (3.44%) Computer Science
8 11 (3.44%) Test Automation
9 10 (3.13%) Requirements Gathering
10 9 (2.81%) BDD
10 9 (2.81%) TDD
11 8 (2.50%) Configuration Management
11 8 (2.50%) Mentoring
12 7 (2.19%) Embedded Software Development
12 7 (2.19%) OO
12 7 (2.19%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (2.19%) Validation
13 6 (1.88%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 183 (57.19%) C
2 113 (35.31%) Embedded C
3 95 (29.69%) Python
4 56 (17.50%) Bash
5 55 (17.19%) Rust
6 43 (13.44%) C++
7 11 (3.44%) Java
8 10 (3.13%) C#
9 9 (2.81%) Embedded C++
10 8 (2.50%) MATLAB
11 4 (1.25%) R
12 3 (0.94%) Ada
12 3 (0.94%) Swift
13 1 (0.31%) ANSI C
13 1 (0.31%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.31%) Lua
13 1 (0.31%) PHP
13 1 (0.31%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (17.81%) Security Cleared
2 39 (12.19%) Degree
3 7 (2.19%) Master's Degree
4 6 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.25%) HND
6 2 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.38%) MISRA
2 6 (1.88%) ISO 9000
3 4 (1.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 4 (1.25%) ISO 13485
4 2 (0.63%) QA
5 1 (0.31%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.31%) JTAG
5 1 (0.31%) MISRA C
System Software
1 46 (14.38%) Firmware
2 25 (7.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (3.13%) IBM
2 7 (2.19%) Lauterbach
3 4 (1.25%) QNX
4 2 (0.63%) SAP
5 1 (0.31%) Samsung
5 1 (0.31%) Siemens