Embedded Systems Job Trends in Walsall

Embedded Systems
West Midlands > Walsall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in Walsall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 21 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	6	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems	7	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Walsall	21.88%	-	-
As % of the Miscellaneous category	70.00%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	7	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£39,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£40,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£41,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
West Midlands median annual salary	£62,500	£55,000	£81,500
% change year-on-year	+13.64%	-32.52%	+30.40%

All Generic Skills
Walsall

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 Walsall.

	6 months to 21 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	10	17	22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Walsall	31.25%	51.52%	35.48%
Number of salaries quoted	10	17	9
10^th Percentile	£38,000	-	£34,950
25^th Percentile	£39,000	£24,000	£36,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£40,000	£45,000	£40,000
Median % change year-on-year	-11.11%	+12.50%	-17.95%
75^th Percentile	£41,000	-	£58,750
90^th Percentile	£45,000	£48,000	£60,500
West Midlands median annual salary	£47,988	£50,000	£55,000
% change year-on-year	-4.03%	-9.09%	+4.76%

Embedded Systems Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall

For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, job vacancies citing Embedded Systems also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Walsall region with a requirement for Embedded Systems.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	CAD	100.0%	7
1	Cadence	100.0%	7
1	Degree	100.0%	7
1	Electronic Design Automation	100.0%	7
1	EMC	100.0%	7
1	HNC	100.0%	7
1	HND	100.0%	7
1	OrCAD	100.0%	7
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	7
1	Risk Management	100.0%	7
1	Schematic Capture	100.0%	7
1	Validation	100.0%	7

Embedded Systems Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Applications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	OrCAD	100.0%	7