Embedded Software Development Jobs in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Development
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 190 222 243
Rank change year-on-year +32 +21 +19
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Software Development 8 27 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.18% 0.37% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.45% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8 26 0
10th Percentile £45,625 £58,750 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £62,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 -
90th Percentile - £106,250 -
England median annual salary £57,000 £62,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.80% +38.89% -2.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,056 6,038 6,416
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.13% 83.16% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,685 4,544 3,277
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,700 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Development
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Development in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Embedded Software Development in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Development
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Development in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Development
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 Development within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Warwickshire -26 3 £65,000 +4.00% 4
Staffordshire - 3 £50,000 -
Coventry -13 2 £60,000 -7.69% 1
Embedded Software Development
England

Embedded Software Development
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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Bluetooth
1 3 (37.50%) GSM
1 3 (37.50%) J1939
1 3 (37.50%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (37.50%) Wireless
2 1 (12.50%) LoRaWAN
General
1 5 (62.50%) Automotive
2 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (25.00%) Agriculture
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Avionics
2 2 (25.00%) Electronics
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Senior
2 4 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (37.50%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 3 (37.50%) Telematics Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (12.50%) Design Engineer
5 1 (12.50%) Hardware Design Engineer
5 1 (12.50%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) IoT
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (12.50%) Home Automation
3 1 (12.50%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Agile
1 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) Multithreading
3 3 (37.50%) Scrum
3 3 (37.50%) Telematics
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (25.00%) Mechatronics
4 2 (25.00%) Product Requirements
4 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (25.00%) Validation
4 2 (25.00%) V-Model
5 1 (12.50%) Clean Code
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (12.50%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C
2 2 (25.00%) C++
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded C
2 2 (25.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) Automotive SPICE
1 3 (37.50%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Firmware