GSM Job Trends in Worcestershire

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring GSM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GSM 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 2.07% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £54,063 - -
90th Percentile £54,625 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% +14.04% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Worcestershire

GSM 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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 56 61 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 29.02% 18.26% 46.62%
Number of salaries quoted 53 29 69
10th Percentile £24,500 £32,300 -
25th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £49,008 £26,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.75% +84.94% -36.72%
75th Percentile £32,250 £67,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £100,000 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £39,000 £50,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -22.00% +14.94% -13.00%

GSM
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GSM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

GSM job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

GSM
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing GSM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing GSM

GSM
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Evesham - 4 £52,500 - 1
GSM
West Midlands

GSM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) 3G
1 4 (100.00%) GPRS
1 4 (100.00%) Modbus
1 4 (100.00%) RS-232
1 4 (100.00%) RS-485
1 4 (100.00%) SSL
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Manager
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 4 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 4 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
2 2 (50.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware