Embedded Systems Jobs in the West Midlands

Embedded Systems
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 189 214 244
Rank change year-on-year +25 +30 -5
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 11 36 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.25% 0.50% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.82% 1.46% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 10 27 7
10th Percentile £26,700 - £46,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £50,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,250 £52,500 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.05% -47.50% +85.19%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £58,250 £70,750 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,335 2,468 3,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 29.89% 34.09% 46.95%
Number of salaries quoted 696 1,705 981
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £63,750 £64,108 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the West Midlands

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Embedded Systems in the West Midlands

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Systems in the West Midlands

Embedded Systems
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 Systems within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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 -25 6 £30,000 -60.00% 4
Staffordshire +26 3 £50,000 -4.76% 11
Wolverhampton - 1 £65,000 - 1
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
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 (18.18%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Bluetooth
1 1 (9.09%) Ethernet
1 1 (9.09%) FlexRay
1 1 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Appium
1 1 (9.09%) LabVIEW
1 1 (9.09%) TestRail
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Electronics
2 5 (45.45%) Law
3 4 (36.36%) Automotive
4 3 (27.27%) Aerospace
4 3 (27.27%) Agriculture
5 2 (18.18%) Avionics
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Graduate
1 5 (45.45%) Graduate Software Engineer
1 5 (45.45%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) C Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Technical Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Lead
4 1 (9.09%) Sales Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Systems Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Leader
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Sales Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Test Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Test Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Test Leader
4 1 (9.09%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Infotainment
1 1 (9.09%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Android
1 1 (9.09%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
3 3 (27.27%) Validation
4 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
4 2 (18.18%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (18.18%) Embedded Software Development
4 2 (18.18%) Mechatronics
4 2 (18.18%) Product Requirements
4 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Project Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (18.18%) V-Model
5 1 (9.09%) API Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Case Management
5 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (9.09%) Defect Tracking
Programming Languages
1 7 (63.64%) C
2 2 (18.18%) Embedded C
2 2 (18.18%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) JTAG
1 1 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware