The first table below looks at the demand for the Embedded Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Software Engineer
Rank 193 179 157
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -22
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 6 11 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.119% 0.238% 0.344%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.124% 0.249% 0.359%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 13
Average salary £50,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+42.85% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4823 4426 3898
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.88% 95.90% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4016 3887 3325
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Embedded Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded Software Engineer Salary Trend

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Worcestershire +7 5 £50,000 +42.85%
Coventry -17 1 £42,000 +20.00%
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title.

1 13 (100.00%) C
2 12 (92.31%) C++
3 10 (76.92%) Embedded C
4 9 (69.23%) Embedded C++
5 8 (61.54%) Electronics
6 6 (46.15%) Validation
7 5 (38.46%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (30.77%) Degree
8 4 (30.77%) Software Testing
9 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
9 3 (23.08%) TCP/IP
10 2 (15.38%) CAN bus
10 2 (15.38%) Multithreading
10 2 (15.38%) Aerospace
10 2 (15.38%) Automotive
10 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
10 2 (15.38%) Simulink
10 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
10 2 (15.38%) C#
10 2 (15.38%) MS Office
10 2 (15.38%) Windows
10 2 (15.38%) Linux
10 2 (15.38%) UML
11 1 (7.692%) OOP
11 1 (7.692%) OO
11 1 (7.692%) Python
11 1 (7.692%) Perl
11 1 (7.692%) MFC
11 1 (7.692%) OOD
11 1 (7.692%) GPRS

Embedded Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (7.692%) MFC
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Simulink
1 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
1 2 (15.38%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) TCP/IP
2 1 (7.692%) GPRS
2 1 (7.692%) GSM
2 1 (7.692%) HTTP
2 1 (7.692%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (7.692%) Subversion
General
1 8 (61.54%) Electronics
2 2 (15.38%) Aerospace
2 2 (15.38%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (15.38%) CAN bus
3 1 (7.692%) Firmware
3 1 (7.692%) Smart Meter
3 1 (7.692%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Validation
2 4 (30.77%) Software Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
4 2 (15.38%) Multithreading
4 2 (15.38%) UML
5 1 (7.692%) OOP
5 1 (7.692%) OO
5 1 (7.692%) OOD
5 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) C
2 12 (92.31%) C++
3 10 (76.92%) Embedded C
4 9 (69.23%) Embedded C++
5 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
5 2 (15.38%) C#
6 1 (7.692%) Python
6 1 (7.692%) Perl
6 1 (7.692%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 1 (7.692%) DV Cleared
2 1 (7.692%) Security Cleared
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