The Engineering Industry Labour Report 2025
The Engineering Industry Labour Report 2025
Here at Murray McIntosh, we connect organisations with embedded systems engineers for defence, marine, manufacturing, and MedTech, covering both permanent and contract positions.Our focus is on engineers with practical experience in real-time operating systems, microcontrollers, FPGA development, embedded C/C++, IoT integration, and sensor interfacing. Whether the project involves autonomous marine vessels, avionics for defence platforms, industrial IoT solutions, or medical device firmware, we help you access engineers whose expertise aligns with complex technical requirements.
We reach candidates through deep sector networks and research-led searches, targeting engineers familiar with platforms and tools such as ARM Cortex, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, MATLAB/Simulink, and JTAG debugging environments. Our network includes professionals experienced in safety-critical and compliance frameworks, including ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and MIL-STD, ensuring the engineers we introduce have knowledge that meets operational standards.
Each recruitment process is shaped around your specific project and team. By collaborating with hiring managers, we ensure candidates have the technical knowledge, software familiarity, and practical skills to contribute immediately. Our approach ensures permanent or contract placements that support mission-critical projects and deliver measurable impact.
Take the next step in your career with rewarding UK embedded engineering jobs. We’re always on the lookout for embedded engineers skilled in C and C++, and with experience in RTOSs such as FreeRTOS, ThreadX and VxWorks.
Our dedicated team has helped embedded engineers find the right roles across many industries and skillsets. Simply tell us more about your specialisms, values and career ambitions. Browse current vacancies or upload your CV today.
£30-£39 per hourDidcot
Responsibilities: * Control panel building * Panel wiring to IPC standards * Rack building and wiring * Cable pulling * Prototype wiring * Adding connectors to cables * Working to diagrams and schematics * 18th edition electrical would be preferred
£35-£50 per hourDerby
* Sound understanding of cyber software measures (encryption key management, CAN message authentication, hardware implementations like HSM, etc) * Requirements capture - Threat analysis Attack Tree, TARA, Cyber Goals and Cyber requirements etc * Lead in identifying suitable cyber measures and approving proposed solutions * Reviewing component validation plans and organising resources to support * Generate test plan and deliver validation penetration and fuzz testing
£38,000-£42,000 per annumBerkshire
The role is field-based, covering the South and M4 corridor, and would suit someone based around Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury or Farnborough. You'll be installing, commissioning and maintaining water treatment equipment on customer sites, carrying out planned maintenance and fault-finding, and working closely with clients and contractors on live sites.
£65-£75 per hour
Experience required: * Electronic design & engineering experience * Altium experience (preferred others considered) * Excellent PCB design, layout and schematic capture experience * Knowledge of SIL preferred. * Power electronics experience preferred * Analogue & Digital design experience * Understanding of embedded software would be an advantage * Previous marine/defence experience (advantageous not a necessity)
£30-£39 per hourDidcot
Murray McIntosh are currently seeking an Electrical Technician to work for a client of ours on a contract basis as detailed below: Responsibilities: * Control panel building * Panel wiring to IPC standards * Rack building and wiring * Cable pulling * Prototype wiring * Adding connectors to cables * Working to diagrams and schematics * 18th edition electrical would be preferred
£55,000-£65,000 per annumTaunton
Responsibilities and skills: * Previous experience in a similar role * Experience of producing Safety Management Plans and Safety Case documentation * Experience of Conducting Risk identification and Hazard assessments * Previous experience in Creating and maintenance of hazard logs maintenance, evidence gathering and requirements validation * Previous experience in defence would be ideal * Ideally be trained to Ship Safety Management Organisation (SSMO) level or equivalent
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