RS-232 Job Trends in the West Midlands

RS-232
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring RS-232 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 165 212 -
Rank change year-on-year +47 - -
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 4 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.12% 0.069% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.98% 0.54% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £50,375 - -
25th Percentile £50,938 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £48,750 £47,500 £51,250
% change year-on-year +2.63% -7.32% -14.58%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands

RS-232 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 408 735 726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 12.65% 12.62% 19.42%
Number of salaries quoted 318 344 587
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,150 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,750 £34,938 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £49,008 £44,242
Median % change year-on-year -20.42% +10.77% -11.52%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -20.79% -3.81% -

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing RS-232 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for RS-232 in the West Midlands

RS-232
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing RS-232

RS-232
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 RS-232 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 - 3 £52,500 - 3
Staffordshire +8 1 £50,000 -
RS-232
England

RS-232
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) RS-485
2 3 (75.00%) 3G
2 3 (75.00%) GPRS
2 3 (75.00%) GSM
2 3 (75.00%) Modbus
2 3 (75.00%) SSL
2 3 (75.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (25.00%) Bluetooth
3 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (25.00%) Wireless
3 1 (25.00%) ZigBee
General
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) C Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Developer
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Developer
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Engineering Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware Developer
1 1 (25.00%) Linux Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Software Developer
1 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (25.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (75.00%) FreeRTOS
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 3 (75.00%) Secure Coding
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (75.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (25.00%) FMEA
2 1 (25.00%) Hazard Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) QMS
2 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) C
1 3 (75.00%) C++
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) MISRA
2 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware
2 3 (75.00%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) EMC