Embedded C Software Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Software Engineer - Embedded C
England > West Midlands

The median Software Engineer - Embedded C salary in the West Midlands is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 212 -
Rank change year-on-year +44 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C Software Engineer 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.031% 0.069% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.072% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -14.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 2,974 5,520 3,536
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 94.80% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,937 3,043 2,809
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,600 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £65,250 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Embedded C Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded C Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Embedded C Software Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded C Software Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Embedded C 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 C Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 September 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
Worcestershire - 1 £52,500 - 2
Embedded C Software Engineer
England

Embedded C Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 29 September 2025, Embedded C 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 C Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) GPRS
1 1 (100.00%) GSM
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) 3G
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) RS-232
1 1 (100.00%) RS-485
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
1 1 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware

Embedded C 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 3G
1 1 (100.00%) GPRS
1 1 (100.00%) GSM
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) RS-232
1 1 (100.00%) RS-485
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware