Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the UK excluding London 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 195 475 370
Rank change year-on-year +280 -105 +149
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1,041 277 629
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.37% 0.49% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 0.55% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 809 176 157
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,324 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £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
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 72,166 50,263 70,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 88.90% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50,782 29,433 42,686
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
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 the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London 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
South East +105 247 £55,000 -8.33% 39
South West +138 226 £55,000 -8.33% 27
North of England +168 209 £50,000 -4.76% 18
Midlands +78 132 £50,000 +4.17% 19
East of England +94 123 £60,000 -20.00% 40
Yorkshire +123 108 £45,000 +5.88% 11
North West +54 74 £50,000 -16.67% 6
West Midlands +21 69 £50,000 -0.99% 10
Scotland -42 64 £60,000 - 12
East Midlands +41 63 £50,000 +14.29% 9
Wales - 28 £50,000 - 5
North East +16 27 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Northern Ireland - 12 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
UK

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1,041 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 434 (41.69%) C
3 271 (26.03%) Linux
4 232 (22.29%) C++
5 195 (18.73%) Embedded C
5 195 (18.73%) Electronics
6 172 (16.52%) Embedded Linux
7 151 (14.51%) Python
8 138 (13.26%) Degree
9 124 (11.91%) Embedded Systems
10 122 (11.72%) Firmware
11 100 (9.61%) Automotive
12 86 (8.26%) Manufacturing
12 86 (8.26%) IoT
13 77 (7.40%) Agile
14 76 (7.30%) Security Cleared
15 74 (7.11%) Wireless
16 71 (6.82%) Embedded Firmware
17 64 (6.15%) Bash
18 62 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
19 56 (5.38%) Cybersecurity
19 56 (5.38%) Rust
20 53 (5.09%) Social Skills
21 52 (5.00%) Aerospace
22 50 (4.80%) Problem-Solving
23 48 (4.61%) Software Testing
24 47 (4.51%) Device Driver
24 47 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
25 45 (4.32%) C#
26 44 (4.23%) Embedded C++

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (1.83%) Apache
2 4 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 41 (3.94%) Simulink
2 8 (0.77%) 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 9 (0.86%) GitHub
2 7 (0.67%) AWS
3 3 (0.29%) AWS IoT
3 3 (0.29%) Azure
4 1 (0.096%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 74 (7.11%) Wireless
2 62 (5.96%) Wi-Fi
3 42 (4.03%) RS-232
4 35 (3.36%) Ethernet
5 32 (3.07%) Bluetooth
5 32 (3.07%) TCP/IP
6 31 (2.98%) RS-485
7 20 (1.92%) ZigBee
8 18 (1.73%) MQTT
9 14 (1.34%) 4G
9 14 (1.34%) Internet
10 13 (1.25%) 3G
11 6 (0.58%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.48%) GPRS
12 5 (0.48%) VoIP
13 4 (0.38%) Modbus
13 4 (0.38%) Profibus
14 2 (0.19%) DECT
14 2 (0.19%) HTTP
14 2 (0.19%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.58%) Relational Database
2 4 (0.38%) Big Data
3 1 (0.096%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.096%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 38 (3.65%) Git
2 27 (2.59%) JIRA
3 20 (1.92%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.34%) Subversion
5 8 (0.77%) ClearCase
5 8 (0.77%) Rational Rhapsody
6 7 (0.67%) ClearQuest
6 7 (0.67%) Plastic SCM
7 6 (0.58%) 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%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.19%) PetaLinux
10 2 (0.19%) VectorCAST
11 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.096%) CANoe
11 1 (0.096%) GDB
General
1 195 (18.73%) Electronics
2 100 (9.61%) Automotive
3 86 (8.26%) Manufacturing
4 53 (5.09%) Social Skills
5 52 (5.00%) Aerospace
6 18 (1.73%) Mandarin Language
7 17 (1.63%) Aviation
8 12 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (1.15%) Telecoms
9 10 (0.96%) Analytical Skills
10 9 (0.86%) Finance
10 9 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.67%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.58%) Legal
12 6 (0.58%) Marketing
12 6 (0.58%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.48%) Retail
14 4 (0.38%) Military
15 3 (0.29%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.19%) Avionics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.36%) Yocto
2 19 (1.83%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (1.83%) STL
3 13 (1.25%) REST
4 8 (0.77%) Middleware
5 6 (0.58%) Node.js
6 5 (0.48%) FFmpeg
6 5 (0.48%) GStreamer
6 5 (0.48%) MFC
6 5 (0.48%) OpenEmbedded
7 4 (0.38%) .NET
7 4 (0.38%) HTML
7 4 (0.38%) Qt
8 3 (0.29%) iOS SDK
9 2 (0.19%) POSIX
9 2 (0.19%) QML
9 2 (0.19%) XML
10 1 (0.096%) HTML5
10 1 (0.096%) React
10 1 (0.096%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 124 (11.91%) Embedded Systems
2 86 (8.26%) IoT
3 47 (4.51%) Device Driver
3 47 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (3.75%) Algorithms
5 19 (1.83%) Renewable Energy
6 15 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
7 14 (1.34%) ARM Cortex
7 14 (1.34%) FPGA
8 12 (1.15%) Mobile App
9 9 (0.86%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (0.77%) Acoustics
11 7 (0.67%) Robotics
12 6 (0.58%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.58%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.58%) Smart Home
12 6 (0.58%) Video\Live Streaming
13 5 (0.48%) CAN bus
13 5 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.48%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 271 (26.03%) Linux
2 172 (16.52%) Embedded Linux
3 38 (3.65%) Windows
4 35 (3.36%) FreeRTOS
5 8 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.58%) ThreadX
7 5 (0.48%) VxWorks
8 3 (0.29%) 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 2 (0.19%) Solaris
9 2 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,041 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 77 (7.40%) Agile
3 56 (5.38%) Cybersecurity
4 50 (4.80%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (4.61%) Software Testing
6 43 (4.13%) SDLC
7 41 (3.94%) OOD
8 38 (3.65%) Computer Science
9 35 (3.36%) Embedded Software Development
10 34 (3.27%) Test Automation
11 26 (2.50%) OO
12 24 (2.31%) Validation
13 21 (2.02%) Device Driver Development
13 21 (2.02%) Prototyping
14 20 (1.92%) Multithreading
15 18 (1.73%) Configuration Management
16 17 (1.63%) Mentoring
16 17 (1.63%) Software Architecture
16 17 (1.63%) TDD
17 15 (1.44%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 434 (41.69%) C
2 232 (22.29%) C++
3 195 (18.73%) Embedded C
4 151 (14.51%) Python
5 64 (6.15%) Bash
6 56 (5.38%) Rust
7 45 (4.32%) C#
8 44 (4.23%) Embedded C++
9 37 (3.55%) MATLAB
10 21 (2.02%) Ada
11 20 (1.92%) Java
12 14 (1.34%) JavaScript
13 12 (1.15%) PHP
14 7 (0.67%) Assembly Language
14 7 (0.67%) R
15 6 (0.58%) Perl
16 4 (0.38%) SQL
17 3 (0.29%) Groovy
17 3 (0.29%) Swift
17 3 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 138 (13.26%) Degree
2 76 (7.30%) Security Cleared
3 16 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (1.54%) Master's Degree
4 5 (0.48%) HND
5 4 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.38%) HNC
6 3 (0.29%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.19%) PhD
7 2 (0.19%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.31%) MISRA
2 15 (1.44%) GDPR
3 13 (1.25%) ISO 13485
3 13 (1.25%) QA
4 10 (0.96%) IEC 62304
5 8 (0.77%) JTAG
6 7 (0.67%) AUTOSAR
6 7 (0.67%) ISO 9000
7 5 (0.48%) ISO 26262
7 5 (0.48%) MISRA C
8 4 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 3 (0.29%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.096%) Automotive SPICE
System Software
1 122 (11.72%) Firmware
2 71 (6.82%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (0.77%) 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 (0.77%) Red Hat
3 7 (0.67%) Lauterbach
4 6 (0.58%) Renesas
4 6 (0.58%) SAP
5 4 (0.38%) QNX
6 3 (0.29%) Atmel
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft
7 2 (0.19%) Xilinx
8 1 (0.096%) EMC
8 1 (0.096%) Freescale
8 1 (0.096%) MathWorks
8 1 (0.096%) Samsung