Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 246 263
Rank change year-on-year +58 +17 -68
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 65 24 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.89% 0.36% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.40% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 50 8 7
10th Percentile - £26,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,938 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -30.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,063 £58,125
90th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £64,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

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 6,834 5,948 6,892
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 90.04% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,169 3,359 4,788
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £37,941
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,250 £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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 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 +6 18 £40,000 +1.91% 2
Warwickshire +42 11 £48,750 - 2
Worcestershire - 11 £50,000 - 3
Coventry - 2 £61,250 - 2
Wolverhampton - 2 - - 1
Staffordshire - 2 £50,000 -
Embedded Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 West Midlands region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 38 (58.46%) C
3 23 (35.38%) Electronics
4 21 (32.31%) Embedded C
5 18 (27.69%) Automotive
6 17 (26.15%) Degree
6 17 (26.15%) Firmware
7 15 (23.08%) C++
8 13 (20.00%) Embedded C++
9 11 (16.92%) MISRA
9 11 (16.92%) Simulink
10 10 (15.38%) MATLAB
10 10 (15.38%) Embedded Firmware
11 7 (10.77%) IoT
11 7 (10.77%) TCP/IP
11 7 (10.77%) Agile
12 6 (9.23%) Manufacturing
12 6 (9.23%) JIRA
12 6 (9.23%) Software Testing
12 6 (9.23%) Test Automation
12 6 (9.23%) Linux
12 6 (9.23%) GitHub
12 6 (9.23%) AUTOSAR
12 6 (9.23%) Smart Home
13 5 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
13 5 (7.69%) ISO 26262
13 5 (7.69%) RS-232
13 5 (7.69%) RS-485
13 5 (7.69%) Bluetooth
13 5 (7.69%) Business Intelligence

Embedded Software 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 (16.92%) Simulink
2 1 (1.54%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.77%) TCP/IP
2 5 (7.69%) Bluetooth
2 5 (7.69%) RS-232
2 5 (7.69%) RS-485
2 5 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (7.69%) Wireless
2 5 (7.69%) ZigBee
3 2 (3.08%) 2G
3 2 (3.08%) 3G
3 2 (3.08%) 4G
3 2 (3.08%) Ethernet
3 2 (3.08%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.08%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (9.23%) JIRA
2 1 (1.54%) Git
General
1 23 (35.38%) Electronics
2 18 (27.69%) Automotive
3 6 (9.23%) Manufacturing
4 4 (6.15%) Finance
4 4 (6.15%) Marketing
4 4 (6.15%) Public Sector
4 4 (6.15%) Telecoms
5 2 (3.08%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.54%) .NET
1 1 (1.54%) .NET Core
1 1 (1.54%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.77%) IoT
2 6 (9.23%) Smart Home
3 4 (6.15%) Algorithms
3 4 (6.15%) Device Driver
3 4 (6.15%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.54%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.54%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.23%) Linux
2 5 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
2 5 (7.69%) Windows
3 2 (3.08%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (10.77%) Agile
3 6 (9.23%) Software Testing
3 6 (9.23%) Test Automation
4 5 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (6.15%) Code Quality
5 4 (6.15%) Device Driver Development
5 4 (6.15%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (6.15%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (6.15%) Programme Management
5 4 (6.15%) SDLC
6 2 (3.08%) Change Management
6 2 (3.08%) Process Management
6 2 (3.08%) Project Management
6 2 (3.08%) Prototyping
7 1 (1.54%) Computer Science
7 1 (1.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (1.54%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (1.54%) UML
7 1 (1.54%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 38 (58.46%) C
2 21 (32.31%) Embedded C
3 15 (23.08%) C++
4 13 (20.00%) Embedded C++
5 10 (15.38%) MATLAB
6 4 (6.15%) Python
7 3 (4.62%) R
8 2 (3.08%) PHP
9 1 (1.54%) C#
Qualifications
1 17 (26.15%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (16.92%) MISRA
2 6 (9.23%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (7.69%) ISO 26262
4 2 (3.08%) QA
5 1 (1.54%) MISRA C
System Software
1 17 (26.15%) Firmware
2 10 (15.38%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (6.15%) SAP
2 2 (3.08%) Apple