Embedded Software Developer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Embedded Software Developer salary in the West Midlands is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 - 191
Rank change year-on-year - - +111
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Developer 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.062% - 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.067% - 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £52,625 - -
25th Percentile £54,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 - -
75th Percentile £69,688 - -
90th Percentile £72,875 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year -37.50% - -

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 2,999 5,497 3,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 94.82% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,936 3,024 2,798
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,530 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,529 £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 Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Developer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Developer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Embedded Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Developer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Developer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Developer
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 Software Developer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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
Herefordshire - 1 £70,000 -
Worcestershire - 1 £52,500 - 1
Embedded Software Developer
England

Embedded Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, Embedded Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Bluetooth
2 1 (50.00%) GPRS
2 1 (50.00%) GSM
2 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (50.00%) SSL
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) 3G
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Device Driver
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Cryptography
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (50.00%) UWB
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (50.00%) Modbus
2 1 (50.00%) RS-232

Embedded Software Developer 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 (50.00%) 3G
1 1 (50.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (50.00%) GPRS
1 1 (50.00%) GSM
1 1 (50.00%) Modbus
1 1 (50.00%) RS-232
1 1 (50.00%) RS-485
1 1 (50.00%) SSL
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (50.00%) UWB
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Git
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (50.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware