Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 209 280 300
Rank change year-on-year +71 +20 -70
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 117 31 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.98% 0.34% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 0.37% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 90 12 7
10th Percentile £39,875 £26,875 £46,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.39% -21.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £57,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 11,201 8,282 10,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.26% 89.65% 95.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8,334 4,644 7,017
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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 +38 64 £50,000 +42.86% 10
East Midlands +32 53 £50,000 -4.76% 12
Embedded Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 Midlands region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 117 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 65 (55.56%) C
3 33 (28.21%) C++
3 33 (28.21%) Electronics
4 32 (27.35%) Embedded C
5 25 (21.37%) Firmware
6 22 (18.80%) Automotive
7 21 (17.95%) Degree
8 18 (15.38%) Embedded C++
8 18 (15.38%) Linux
9 17 (14.53%) MISRA
10 16 (13.68%) Embedded Firmware
11 12 (10.26%) TCP/IP
11 12 (10.26%) Wireless
11 12 (10.26%) Agile
12 11 (9.40%) Python
12 11 (9.40%) Simulink
12 11 (9.40%) IoT
13 10 (8.55%) FreeRTOS
13 10 (8.55%) RS-232
13 10 (8.55%) RS-485
13 10 (8.55%) MATLAB
13 10 (8.55%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (8.55%) Bluetooth
13 10 (8.55%) ZigBee
14 9 (7.69%) Software Testing
14 9 (7.69%) Device Driver
14 9 (7.69%) Device Driver Development
14 9 (7.69%) SDLC
14 9 (7.69%) Test Automation

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
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 11 (9.40%) Simulink
2 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.85%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.13%) GitHub
2 3 (2.56%) AWS
2 3 (2.56%) AWS IoT
2 3 (2.56%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.26%) TCP/IP
1 12 (10.26%) Wireless
2 10 (8.55%) Bluetooth
2 10 (8.55%) RS-232
2 10 (8.55%) RS-485
2 10 (8.55%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (8.55%) ZigBee
3 5 (4.27%) VoIP
4 3 (2.56%) Internet
5 2 (1.71%) FlexRay
5 2 (1.71%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 6 (5.13%) JIRA
2 5 (4.27%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.56%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.71%) Git
General
1 33 (28.21%) Electronics
2 22 (18.80%) Automotive
3 6 (5.13%) Manufacturing
4 4 (3.42%) Finance
4 4 (3.42%) Marketing
4 4 (3.42%) Public Sector
4 4 (3.42%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.56%) Aerospace
5 3 (2.56%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.71%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.42%) .NET
2 3 (2.56%) MFC
3 1 (0.85%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.85%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.40%) IoT
2 9 (7.69%) Device Driver
3 8 (6.84%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (5.13%) ARM Cortex
4 6 (5.13%) Smart Home
5 4 (3.42%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.71%) Arduino
7 2 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.85%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 18 (15.38%) Linux
2 10 (8.55%) FreeRTOS
3 6 (5.13%) Windows
4 5 (4.27%) ThreadX
5 3 (2.56%) Debian
5 3 (2.56%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.85%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 12 (10.26%) Agile
3 9 (7.69%) Device Driver Development
3 9 (7.69%) SDLC
3 9 (7.69%) Software Testing
3 9 (7.69%) Test Automation
4 6 (5.13%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (4.27%) BDD
5 5 (4.27%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (4.27%) Kalman Filter
5 5 (4.27%) TDD
6 4 (3.42%) Code Quality
6 4 (3.42%) Computer Science
6 4 (3.42%) Digital Marketing
6 4 (3.42%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (3.42%) Programme Management
7 3 (2.56%) Change Control
7 3 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (2.56%) Fault Analysis
7 3 (2.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 65 (55.56%) C
2 33 (28.21%) C++
3 32 (27.35%) Embedded C
4 18 (15.38%) Embedded C++
5 11 (9.40%) Python
6 10 (8.55%) MATLAB
7 7 (5.98%) C#
8 3 (2.56%) Assembly Language
8 3 (2.56%) Groovy
8 3 (2.56%) R
8 3 (2.56%) Rust
8 3 (2.56%) SQL
8 3 (2.56%) VB
9 1 (0.85%) Lua
Qualifications
1 21 (17.95%) Degree
2 3 (2.56%) DV Cleared
2 3 (2.56%) HNC
2 3 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (14.53%) MISRA
2 6 (5.13%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (4.27%) ISO 26262
4 4 (3.42%) MISRA C
4 4 (3.42%) QA
5 1 (0.85%) JTAG
System Software
1 25 (21.37%) Firmware
2 16 (13.68%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (3.42%) SAP
2 2 (1.71%) Microsoft