Embedded Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Embedded Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Embedded Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 156 234 254
Rank change year-on-year +78 +20 -61
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer 102 35 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.38% 0.55% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 0.61% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 83 10 10
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £38,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £39,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.87% -21.50% +14.94%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,125 £52,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £65,250 £63,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,947 5,767 6,918
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 90.18% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5,217 3,277 4,755
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Embedded Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Engineer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Birmingham +9 22 £40,000 +1.91% 1
Warwickshire +43 19 £55,000 - 2
Coventry - 16 £65,000 - 2
Worcestershire - 15 £60,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 4 £61,500 - 2
Staffordshire -22 2 £50,000 - 1
Wolverhampton - 2 - - 1
Embedded Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Embedded 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 West Midlands region featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.

1 87 (85.29%) Software Engineering
2 65 (63.73%) C
3 38 (37.25%) C++
4 34 (33.33%) Firmware
5 30 (29.41%) Electronics
6 25 (24.51%) Agile
7 23 (22.55%) Automotive
7 23 (22.55%) Embedded C
7 23 (22.55%) Embedded Firmware
8 21 (20.59%) IoT
9 20 (19.61%) Linux
10 19 (18.63%) Embedded Software Development
11 18 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (17.65%) Degree
12 16 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
13 15 (14.71%) MISRA
13 15 (14.71%) Yocto
14 14 (13.73%) Embedded Linux
15 13 (12.75%) Embedded C++
16 11 (10.78%) Bluetooth
16 11 (10.78%) Wi-Fi
16 11 (10.78%) Simulink
17 10 (9.80%) GitHub
17 10 (9.80%) AUTOSAR
17 10 (9.80%) MATLAB
18 9 (8.82%) Wireless
19 6 (5.88%) Software Testing
19 6 (5.88%) JIRA
19 6 (5.88%) Smart Home
19 6 (5.88%) Automotive SPICE

Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 (10.78%) Simulink
2 1 (0.98%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 10 (9.80%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (10.78%) Bluetooth
1 11 (10.78%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (8.82%) Wireless
3 5 (4.90%) RS-232
3 5 (4.90%) RS-485
3 5 (4.90%) TCP/IP
3 5 (4.90%) ZigBee
4 4 (3.92%) GSM
4 4 (3.92%) J1939
5 2 (1.96%) FlexRay
Development Applications
1 6 (5.88%) JIRA
2 1 (0.98%) Git
General
1 30 (29.41%) Electronics
2 23 (22.55%) Automotive
3 16 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (4.90%) Finance
4 5 (4.90%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.96%) Marketing
5 2 (1.96%) Public Sector
5 2 (1.96%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (14.71%) Yocto
2 1 (0.98%) .NET
2 1 (0.98%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 21 (20.59%) IoT
2 6 (5.88%) Smart Home
3 4 (3.92%) Algorithms
3 4 (3.92%) Device Driver
3 4 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (2.94%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (1.96%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.98%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 20 (19.61%) Linux
2 14 (13.73%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (4.90%) FreeRTOS
3 5 (4.90%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (85.29%) Software Engineering
2 25 (24.51%) Agile
3 19 (18.63%) Embedded Software Development
4 18 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (5.88%) Software Testing
5 6 (5.88%) Test Automation
6 5 (4.90%) Validation
7 4 (3.92%) Code Quality
7 4 (3.92%) Device Driver Development
7 4 (3.92%) Multithreading
7 4 (3.92%) OO
7 4 (3.92%) OOD
7 4 (3.92%) Scrum
7 4 (3.92%) SDLC
7 4 (3.92%) Telematics
8 3 (2.94%) Black-Box Testing
8 3 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (2.94%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
8 3 (2.94%) Logistics
8 3 (2.94%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 65 (63.73%) C
2 38 (37.25%) C++
3 23 (22.55%) Embedded C
4 13 (12.75%) Embedded C++
5 10 (9.80%) MATLAB
6 4 (3.92%) Python
7 3 (2.94%) R
8 1 (0.98%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (17.65%) Degree
2 1 (0.98%) SC Cleared
2 1 (0.98%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (14.71%) MISRA
2 10 (9.80%) AUTOSAR
3 6 (5.88%) Automotive SPICE
4 5 (4.90%) ISO 26262
4 5 (4.90%) MISRA C
5 2 (1.96%) QA
System Software
1 34 (33.33%) Firmware
2 23 (22.55%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.94%) EMC
2 2 (1.96%) SAP