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 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 208 260
Rank change year-on-year -15 +52 +13
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 33 23 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.26% 0.45% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% 1.05% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25 21 43
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £65,000 £66,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -15.38%

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 3,296 2,192 3,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.64% 42.43% 33.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,478 1,072 2,664
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,025 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,938 £33,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -4.04% -7.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £73,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 -10 25 £55,000 +47.65% 12
East Midlands -32 8 £55,000 +4.76% 10
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.03%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.03%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.03%) Azure
1 1 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) Bluetooth
1 3 (9.09%) Ethernet
1 3 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (9.09%) Wireless
2 2 (6.06%) RFID
3 1 (3.03%) MQTT
3 1 (3.03%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 6 (18.18%) JIRA
1 6 (18.18%) Subversion
2 2 (6.06%) Git
2 2 (6.06%) Visual Studio
3 1 (3.03%) GDB
3 1 (3.03%) GitLab
3 1 (3.03%) Jenkins
3 1 (3.03%) Robot Framework
General
1 8 (24.24%) Electronics
2 7 (21.21%) Automotive
3 6 (18.18%) Documentation Skills
3 6 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 6 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 5 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (30.30%) Software Engineer
2 7 (21.21%) Development Engineer
2 7 (21.21%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (18.18%) Developer
3 6 (18.18%) Software Development Engineer
4 5 (15.15%) Embedded Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Junior
4 5 (15.15%) Junior Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Software Test Engineer
4 5 (15.15%) Systems Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Systems Engineer
4 5 (15.15%) Systems Test Engineer
4 5 (15.15%) Test Engineer
5 3 (9.09%) Senior
6 2 (6.06%) Embedded Software Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Graduate Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Graduate Software Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Linux Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Robotics Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.06%) OpenCV
1 2 (6.06%) PyTorch
1 2 (6.06%) TensorFlow
2 1 (3.03%) pytest
2 1 (3.03%) Unity DI Container
2 1 (3.03%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) FPGA
2 3 (9.09%) Algorithms
3 2 (6.06%) CUDA
3 2 (6.06%) Lidar
3 2 (6.06%) PCIe
3 2 (6.06%) Photography
3 2 (6.06%) Raspberry Pi
3 2 (6.06%) Robotics
3 2 (6.06%) Self-Driving Car
4 1 (3.03%) ARM Cortex
4 1 (3.03%) Device Driver
4 1 (3.03%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Linux
2 2 (6.06%) Embedded Linux
2 2 (6.06%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (30.30%) Software Engineering
2 6 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (18.18%) Software Testing
2 6 (18.18%) Test Automation
3 5 (15.15%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (15.15%) Agile
3 5 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (15.15%) Issue Tracking
3 5 (15.15%) Performance Testing
3 5 (15.15%) Regression Testing
3 5 (15.15%) Scenario Testing
3 5 (15.15%) Test Scripting
4 3 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 3 (9.09%) DevOps
4 3 (9.09%) Validation
5 2 (6.06%) AI
5 2 (6.06%) CAD
5 2 (6.06%) Deep Learning
5 2 (6.06%) Machine Learning
5 2 (6.06%) Mechatronics
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) Python
2 3 (9.09%) C
2 3 (9.09%) C++
3 1 (3.03%) Bash
3 1 (3.03%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.03%) PHP
3 1 (3.03%) VB
3 1 (3.03%) VB6
Qualifications
1 5 (15.15%) Degree
2 3 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 2 (6.06%) DV Cleared
3 2 (6.06%) PhD
3 2 (6.06%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (12.12%) Firmware
2 3 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (9.09%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (3.03%) Adobe