Embedded Systems Job Trends in the Midlands

Embedded Systems
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 221 226
Rank change year-on-year +21 +5 +52
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 28 22 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.33% 0.37% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.02% 1.04% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 18 10 32
10th Percentile £46,700 £46,000 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +2.27% -45.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,375 £66,250
90th Percentile £61,500 £71,725 £78,625
England median annual salary £58,250 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.92% +9.09% -18.52%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,751 2,113 2,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.08% 35.39% 34.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,130 901 2,224
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £32,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +12.61% -14.62%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Embedded Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the Midlands

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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 +27 23 £55,000 - 17
East Midlands -19 5 £55,000 -4.35% 13
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.29%) Ethernet
2 3 (10.71%) Bluetooth
3 2 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (7.14%) Wireless
4 1 (3.57%) RFID
4 1 (3.57%) RS-232
4 1 (3.57%) RS-485
4 1 (3.57%) UWB
4 1 (3.57%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 5 (17.86%) JIRA
1 5 (17.86%) Subversion
2 1 (3.57%) Git
2 1 (3.57%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (32.14%) Electronics
2 7 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (17.86%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.57%) Automotive
6 1 (3.57%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (21.43%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Software Test Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Systems Test Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Test Engineer
4 3 (10.71%) Developer
5 2 (7.14%) DevOps Engineer
5 2 (7.14%) DevOps Systems Engineer
5 2 (7.14%) Firmware Developer
5 2 (7.14%) Robotics Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Design Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Firmware Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Linux Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Firmware Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) OpenCV
1 2 (7.14%) PyTorch
1 2 (7.14%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) FPGA
2 3 (10.71%) Algorithms
3 2 (7.14%) CUDA
3 2 (7.14%) Lidar
3 2 (7.14%) Raspberry Pi
3 2 (7.14%) Robotics
3 2 (7.14%) Self-Driving Car
4 1 (3.57%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (3.57%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.57%) IoT
4 1 (3.57%) PCIe
4 1 (3.57%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 6 (21.43%) Linux
2 2 (7.14%) Robot Operating System
3 1 (3.57%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) Software Engineering
2 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (17.86%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (17.86%) Agile
3 5 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (17.86%) Issue Tracking
3 5 (17.86%) Performance Testing
3 5 (17.86%) Regression Testing
3 5 (17.86%) Scenario Testing
3 5 (17.86%) Software Testing
3 5 (17.86%) Test Automation
3 5 (17.86%) Test Scripting
4 3 (10.71%) Computer Science
4 3 (10.71%) DevOps
5 2 (7.14%) AI
5 2 (7.14%) Computer Vision
5 2 (7.14%) Data Acquisition
5 2 (7.14%) Decision-Making
5 2 (7.14%) Machine Learning
5 2 (7.14%) Sensor Fusion
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) C++
1 3 (10.71%) Python
2 2 (7.14%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) Degree
2 4 (14.29%) DV Cleared
2 4 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 2 (7.14%) Master's Degree
3 2 (7.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (14.29%) Firmware
2 2 (7.14%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (10.71%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) EMC