RS-232 Job Trends in the Midlands

RS-232
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring RS-232 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 278 -
Rank change year-on-year +49 - -
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 5 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.089% 0.042% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.60% 0.37% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £50,500 - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile £54,500 - -
England median annual salary £51,250 £47,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year +7.89% -7.32% -14.58%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

RS-232 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 838 1,080 962
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.86% 11.33% 18.02%
Number of salaries quoted 496 506 797
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +4.05% -8.95%
75th Percentile £53,547 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,750 £72,500 £69,550
England median annual salary £40,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% -0.95% -

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-232 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

RS-232 job vacancy trend in the Midlands

RS-232
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing RS-232

RS-232
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 RS-232 within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 October 2025. 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 +41 5 £52,500 - 3
RS-232
England

RS-232
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) RS-485
2 4 (80.00%) 3G
2 4 (80.00%) GPRS
2 4 (80.00%) GSM
2 4 (80.00%) Modbus
2 4 (80.00%) SSL
2 4 (80.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) Bluetooth
3 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (20.00%) Wireless
3 1 (20.00%) ZigBee
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) C Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Firmware Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (20.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Embedded Linux
1 4 (80.00%) FreeRTOS
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 4 (80.00%) Secure Coding
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) FMEA
3 1 (20.00%) Hazard Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) QMS
3 1 (20.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) C
1 4 (80.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) MISRA
2 1 (20.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
2 4 (80.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) EMC