Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South East

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the South East is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 186 291 166
Rank change year-on-year +105 -125 +196
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 247 102 471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.39% 0.74% 2.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 0.82% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 206 63 81
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,796 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +26.32%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -6.78% +0.43% +17.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 16,769 12,374 19,894
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 89.99% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 11,915 7,936 12,370
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Thames Valley +49 92 £65,000 +28.97% 9
Hampshire +6 74 £50,000 -16.67% 11
Surrey +12 39 £55,000 -12.00% 3
Buckinghamshire -15 39 £45,000 +10.30% 5
Berkshire +48 31 £70,000 -9.68% 3
Oxfordshire +20 22 £65,000 - 1
Kent +7 18 £37,000 -32.73% 1
West Sussex +38 12 £70,000 +16.67% 11
Sussex - 10 £52,500 - 2
East Sussex +13 2 £55,000 +10.28%
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 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 South East region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 247 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 90 (36.44%) C
3 62 (25.10%) Linux
4 53 (21.46%) C++
5 52 (21.05%) Electronics
6 50 (20.24%) Degree
7 42 (17.00%) Embedded Linux
8 40 (16.19%) Embedded Systems
9 30 (12.15%) IoT
10 28 (11.34%) Manufacturing
11 27 (10.93%) Firmware
12 24 (9.72%) Embedded C
13 23 (9.31%) Embedded Firmware
13 23 (9.31%) Problem-Solving
14 21 (8.50%) Social Skills
15 19 (7.69%) Python
15 19 (7.69%) Agile
16 18 (7.29%) Automotive
17 16 (6.48%) Device Driver
18 15 (6.07%) Simulink
18 15 (6.07%) Algorithms
19 14 (5.67%) Aerospace
20 13 (5.26%) Validation
20 13 (5.26%) JIRA
20 13 (5.26%) Verification and Validation
21 12 (4.86%) Wireless
22 11 (4.45%) Continuous Integration
23 10 (4.05%) MATLAB
23 10 (4.05%) Ethernet
23 10 (4.05%) TDD

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 8 (3.24%) Apache
2 3 (1.21%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (6.07%) Simulink
2 7 (2.83%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.40%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.40%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.86%) Wireless
2 10 (4.05%) Ethernet
3 6 (2.43%) Internet
4 5 (2.02%) GPRS
4 5 (2.02%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.62%) RS-485
6 2 (0.81%) MQTT
6 2 (0.81%) RS-232
7 1 (0.40%) 4G
7 1 (0.40%) 5G
7 1 (0.40%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.40%) HTTP
7 1 (0.40%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.40%) LoRaWAN
7 1 (0.40%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 13 (5.26%) JIRA
2 7 (2.83%) ClearCase
2 7 (2.83%) ClearQuest
2 7 (2.83%) Plastic SCM
3 4 (1.62%) Eclipse
3 4 (1.62%) Git
4 2 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.40%) GDB
5 1 (0.40%) GitLab
5 1 (0.40%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 52 (21.05%) Electronics
2 28 (11.34%) Manufacturing
3 21 (8.50%) Social Skills
4 18 (7.29%) Automotive
5 14 (5.67%) Aerospace
6 2 (0.81%) Military
7 1 (0.40%) Advertising
7 1 (0.40%) Finance
7 1 (0.40%) Games
7 1 (0.40%) Marketing
7 1 (0.40%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.40%) Public Sector
7 1 (0.40%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.24%) Apache NiFi
1 8 (3.24%) STL
2 2 (0.81%) Yocto
3 1 (0.40%) HTML
3 1 (0.40%) HTML5
3 1 (0.40%) Qt
3 1 (0.40%) React
3 1 (0.40%) Redux
3 1 (0.40%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.19%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (12.15%) IoT
3 16 (6.48%) Device Driver
4 15 (6.07%) Algorithms
5 9 (3.64%) Mobile App
6 8 (3.24%) Acoustics
6 8 (3.24%) Raspberry Pi
7 6 (2.43%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.62%) Analogue Electronics
8 4 (1.62%) ARM Cortex
8 4 (1.62%) CCTV
9 3 (1.21%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.21%) FPGA
9 3 (1.21%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.21%) SIMD
10 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.40%) Arduino
11 1 (0.40%) Data Structures
11 1 (0.40%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.40%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 62 (25.10%) Linux
2 42 (17.00%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (3.24%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 23 (9.31%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (7.69%) Agile
4 13 (5.26%) Validation
4 13 (5.26%) Verification and Validation
5 11 (4.45%) Continuous Integration
6 10 (4.05%) Artificial Intelligence
6 10 (4.05%) TDD
7 9 (3.64%) Computer Science
7 9 (3.64%) Configuration Management
7 9 (3.64%) Mathematics
8 8 (3.24%) Mentoring
8 8 (3.24%) SDLC
8 8 (3.24%) Software Testing
9 7 (2.83%) Device Driver Development
9 7 (2.83%) Software Architecture
10 6 (2.43%) LLM
10 6 (2.43%) Signal Processing
11 5 (2.02%) BDD
11 5 (2.02%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 90 (36.44%) C
2 53 (21.46%) C++
3 24 (9.72%) Embedded C
4 19 (7.69%) Python
5 10 (4.05%) MATLAB
6 9 (3.64%) Embedded C++
7 6 (2.43%) C#
8 3 (1.21%) Ada
9 2 (0.81%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.40%) Java
Qualifications
1 50 (20.24%) Degree
2 3 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (1.21%) Master's Degree
3 2 (0.81%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.83%) MISRA
2 1 (0.40%) GDPR
2 1 (0.40%) IEC 62304
2 1 (0.40%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.40%) JTAG
2 1 (0.40%) QA
System Software
1 27 (10.93%) Firmware
2 23 (9.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.40%) Docker
Vendors
1 7 (2.83%) IBM
1 7 (2.83%) Lauterbach
2 4 (1.62%) Renesas
3 1 (0.40%) Atmel
3 1 (0.40%) Freescale
3 1 (0.40%) SAP