Embedded Firmware Jobs in the Midlands

Embedded Firmware
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Embedded Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 - 353
Rank change year-on-year - - -81
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 67 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.57% - 0.074%
As % of the System Software category 4.80% - 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 45 0 2
10th Percentile - - £48,050
25th Percentile £50,000 - £48,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £53,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.22%
75th Percentile £63,250 - £57,375
90th Percentile £71,250 - £58,350
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -

All System Software Skills
Midlands

Embedded Firmware is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,397 1,321 1,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.95% 13.84% 14.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,197 786 1,299
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in the Midlands

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Embedded Firmware in the Midlands

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in the Midlands

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
West Midlands - 39 £60,750 - 5
East Midlands - 28 £52,500 - 8
Embedded Firmware
England

Embedded Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.49%) Simulink
2 1 (1.49%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.97%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) Bluetooth
1 2 (2.99%) Modbus
1 2 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Git
General
1 38 (56.72%) Electronics
2 15 (22.39%) Manufacturing
3 10 (14.93%) Automotive
3 10 (14.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.97%) Finance
5 2 (2.99%) Marketing
5 2 (2.99%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (67.16%) Embedded Engineer
2 27 (40.30%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 27 (40.30%) Firmware Engineer
3 18 (26.87%) Software Engineer
4 16 (23.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 13 (19.40%) Electronics Engineer
6 12 (17.91%) Development Engineer
6 12 (17.91%) Graduate
6 12 (17.91%) Lead
7 10 (14.93%) Graduate Development Engineer
7 10 (14.93%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
7 10 (14.93%) Junior
7 10 (14.93%) Junior Electronics Engineer
7 10 (14.93%) Senior
7 10 (14.93%) Team Leader
8 8 (11.94%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 7 (10.45%) Software Team Leader
10 4 (5.97%) C++ Team Leader
11 3 (4.48%) Senior Software Engineer
11 3 (4.48%) Software Development Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (13.43%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.96%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (5.97%) Algorithms
2 4 (5.97%) Device Driver
3 3 (4.48%) Analogue Electronics
3 3 (4.48%) IoT
4 2 (2.99%) Arduino
4 2 (2.99%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 13 (19.40%) Embedded Linux
1 13 (19.40%) Linux
2 4 (5.97%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (37.31%) Software Engineering
2 11 (16.42%) Schematic Capture
3 10 (14.93%) Project Planning
4 9 (13.43%) Linux Kernel Development
5 8 (11.94%) Test Automation
6 7 (10.45%) Software Testing
7 5 (7.46%) Validation
8 4 (5.97%) Code Quality
8 4 (5.97%) Device Driver Development
8 4 (5.97%) Mentoring
8 4 (5.97%) OO
8 4 (5.97%) OOD
8 4 (5.97%) Proactive Monitoring
9 3 (4.48%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (4.48%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (4.48%) Computer Science
9 3 (4.48%) Line Management
9 3 (4.48%) People Management
9 3 (4.48%) Scrum
9 3 (4.48%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 34 (50.75%) C
2 25 (37.31%) C++
3 8 (11.94%) Python
4 7 (10.45%) Embedded C
5 5 (7.46%) Embedded C++
6 3 (4.48%) C#
6 3 (4.48%) Groovy
6 3 (4.48%) Rust
7 1 (1.49%) Lua
Qualifications
1 24 (35.82%) Degree
2 3 (4.48%) DV Cleared
2 3 (4.48%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.45%) MISRA
1 7 (10.45%) MISRA C
2 1 (1.49%) JTAG
System Software
1 67 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 13 (19.40%) EMC
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.99%) SAP
3 1 (1.49%) Sitecore