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 9 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 247 644 636
Rank change year-on-year +397 -8 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,046 244 670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.11% 0.30% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 0.32% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 833 143 156
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,150 £37,694
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,250 £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 89,103 75,397 137,915
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 91.21% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 65,080 49,497 75,489
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,402 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £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 9 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 9 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 +120 272 £55,000 -8.33% 43
South West +138 238 £55,000 -8.33% 28
North of England +171 221 £50,000 +5.26% 21
Midlands +70 145 £50,000 -4.76% 23
East of England +89 132 £60,000 -20.00% 45
Yorkshire +133 114 £45,000 +5.88% 8
North West +56 78 £50,000 -16.67% 12
West Midlands +31 77 £50,000 -13.04% 12
East Midlands +32 68 £50,000 +14.29% 11
London +95 38 £57,500 -11.54% 10
North East +13 29 £55,000 +4.76% 2
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 1,046 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 394 (37.67%) C
3 250 (23.90%) Linux
4 237 (22.66%) C++
5 194 (18.55%) Electronics
6 169 (16.16%) Embedded C
7 156 (14.91%) Embedded Linux
8 147 (14.05%) Python
9 135 (12.91%) Degree
10 127 (12.14%) Embedded Systems
11 108 (10.33%) Firmware
12 104 (9.94%) Automotive
13 85 (8.13%) IoT
14 78 (7.46%) Security Cleared
15 75 (7.17%) Manufacturing
16 73 (6.98%) Agile
17 71 (6.79%) Embedded Firmware
18 58 (5.54%) Bash
18 58 (5.54%) Rust
19 56 (5.35%) Cybersecurity
20 52 (4.97%) Wireless
21 50 (4.78%) C#
22 48 (4.59%) Software Testing
22 48 (4.59%) Social Skills
23 47 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
23 47 (4.49%) Problem-Solving
24 46 (4.40%) Aerospace
25 42 (4.02%) Simulink
25 42 (4.02%) Embedded C++
26 41 (3.92%) Wi-Fi

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 17 (1.63%) Apache
2 4 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 42 (4.02%) Simulink
2 8 (0.76%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.19%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.096%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.096%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.096%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 10 (0.96%) GitHub
2 8 (0.76%) AWS
3 4 (0.38%) Azure
4 3 (0.29%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.096%) GCP
5 1 (0.096%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 52 (4.97%) Wireless
2 41 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (2.96%) RS-485
4 29 (2.77%) RS-232
5 26 (2.49%) Bluetooth
6 24 (2.29%) TCP/IP
7 18 (1.72%) MQTT
7 18 (1.72%) ZigBee
8 14 (1.34%) 4G
8 14 (1.34%) Ethernet
8 14 (1.34%) Internet
9 13 (1.24%) 3G
10 5 (0.48%) GPRS
10 5 (0.48%) VoIP
11 4 (0.38%) Modbus
12 2 (0.19%) DECT
12 2 (0.19%) HTTP
12 2 (0.19%) LoRaWAN
12 2 (0.19%) NFC
13 1 (0.096%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.38%) Big Data
2 1 (0.096%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.096%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 39 (3.73%) Git
2 27 (2.58%) JIRA
3 16 (1.53%) Subversion
4 14 (1.34%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.76%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.76%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.67%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.67%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.57%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.48%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.38%) GitLab
9 4 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.38%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.19%) CANoe
10 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.19%) PetaLinux
11 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.096%) GDB
11 1 (0.096%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 194 (18.55%) Electronics
2 104 (9.94%) Automotive
3 75 (7.17%) Manufacturing
4 48 (4.59%) Social Skills
5 46 (4.40%) Aerospace
6 19 (1.82%) Mandarin Language
7 18 (1.72%) Aviation
8 13 (1.24%) Telecoms
9 11 (1.05%) Finance
10 8 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (0.67%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.57%) Marketing
12 6 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (0.57%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.29%) Military
14 3 (0.29%) Retail
14 3 (0.29%) Welsh Language
15 1 (0.096%) Advertising
15 1 (0.096%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.10%) Yocto
2 17 (1.63%) Apache NiFi
2 17 (1.63%) STL
3 13 (1.24%) REST
4 8 (0.76%) Middleware
5 5 (0.48%) .NET
5 5 (0.48%) FFmpeg
5 5 (0.48%) GStreamer
5 5 (0.48%) OpenEmbedded
6 4 (0.38%) Qt
7 3 (0.29%) iOS SDK
7 3 (0.29%) MFC
8 2 (0.19%) HTML
8 2 (0.19%) POSIX
8 2 (0.19%) QML
9 1 (0.096%) Apache Thrift
9 1 (0.096%) COM
9 1 (0.096%) HTML5
9 1 (0.096%) React
9 1 (0.096%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 127 (12.14%) Embedded Systems
2 85 (8.13%) IoT
3 47 (4.49%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (3.92%) Algorithms
5 34 (3.25%) Device Driver
6 19 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
7 18 (1.72%) ARM Cortex
8 15 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
9 14 (1.34%) FPGA
10 12 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 9 (0.86%) Robotics
12 8 (0.76%) Acoustics
12 8 (0.76%) Raspberry Pi
13 6 (0.57%) Analogue Electronics
13 6 (0.57%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.57%) Smart Home
14 5 (0.48%) CAN bus
14 5 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (0.48%) Smart Energy
15 4 (0.38%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 250 (23.90%) Linux
2 156 (14.91%) Embedded Linux
3 35 (3.35%) Windows
4 33 (3.15%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.57%) ThreadX
7 4 (0.38%) Android
8 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.29%) Debian
8 3 (0.29%) VMS
8 3 (0.29%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.096%) Unix
9 1 (0.096%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,046 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 73 (6.98%) Agile
3 56 (5.35%) Cybersecurity
4 48 (4.59%) Software Testing
5 47 (4.49%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (3.63%) Test Automation
7 37 (3.54%) SDLC
8 31 (2.96%) Embedded Software Development
9 29 (2.77%) Computer Science
10 28 (2.68%) OOD
11 27 (2.58%) Validation
12 26 (2.49%) OO
13 22 (2.10%) Prototyping
14 21 (2.01%) Device Driver Development
15 18 (1.72%) TDD
16 17 (1.63%) Mentoring
17 16 (1.53%) Configuration Management
17 16 (1.53%) Signal Processing
17 16 (1.53%) Verification and Validation
18 15 (1.43%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 394 (37.67%) C
2 237 (22.66%) C++
3 169 (16.16%) Embedded C
4 147 (14.05%) Python
5 58 (5.54%) Bash
5 58 (5.54%) Rust
6 50 (4.78%) C#
7 42 (4.02%) Embedded C++
8 40 (3.82%) MATLAB
9 19 (1.82%) Ada
10 15 (1.43%) Java
11 14 (1.34%) JavaScript
12 12 (1.15%) PHP
13 7 (0.67%) Assembly Language
13 7 (0.67%) R
14 4 (0.38%) SQL
15 3 (0.29%) Groovy
15 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.29%) Swift
15 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 135 (12.91%) Degree
2 78 (7.46%) Security Cleared
3 18 (1.72%) Master's Degree
4 16 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.38%) HNC
7 3 (0.29%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.29%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.19%) HND
8 2 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (2.10%) MISRA
2 15 (1.43%) GDPR
3 11 (1.05%) IEC 62304
4 9 (0.86%) ISO 13485
5 8 (0.76%) AUTOSAR
5 8 (0.76%) QA
6 7 (0.67%) ISO 9000
7 6 (0.57%) JTAG
8 5 (0.48%) ISO 26262
8 5 (0.48%) MISRA C
9 2 (0.19%) Automotive SPICE
10 1 (0.096%) DO-178B
System Software
1 108 (10.33%) Firmware
2 71 (6.79%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (0.38%) Terraform
2 3 (0.29%) Ansible
2 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.29%) Podman
3 1 (0.096%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (1.15%) IBM
2 8 (0.76%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.67%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.57%) Renesas
4 6 (0.57%) SAP
5 3 (0.29%) Atmel
5 3 (0.29%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.19%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.096%) EMC
7 1 (0.096%) Freescale
7 1 (0.096%) Google
7 1 (0.096%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.096%) Samsung