Embedded C++ Job Trends in the West Midlands

Embedded C++
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 206 189
Rank change year-on-year +38 -17 +109
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 1 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.031% 0.17% 0.027%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.14% 0.71% 0.080%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £53,750 - £57,500
90th Percentile - £69,000 -
England median annual salary £46,500 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.46% +23.81% -19.23%

All Programming Languages
West Midlands

Embedded C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 710 1,403 1,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 22.02% 24.09% 33.38%
Number of salaries quoted 561 786 1,012
10th Percentile £32,125 £32,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Embedded C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ in the West Midlands

Embedded C++
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Embedded C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
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++ 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 +13 1 £52,500 +5.00% 2
Embedded C++
England

Embedded C++
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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
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++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware