Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Embedded Software Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 231 267
Rank change year-on-year +49 +36 -77
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 65 28 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.87% 0.45% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 0.50% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 47 11 7
10th Percentile - £26,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £36,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -28.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,125 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 7,048 5,636 7,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.35% 90.15% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,268 3,225 4,768
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Birmingham +2 18 £40,000 -8.05% 2
Warwickshire +41 12 £50,000 - 2
Worcestershire - 9 £50,000 - 3
Wolverhampton - 3 - - 1
Staffordshire - 2 £50,000 -
Coventry - 2 £61,250 - 1
Embedded Software Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Embedded Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 36 (55.38%) C
3 22 (33.85%) Embedded C
4 20 (30.77%) Electronics
5 17 (26.15%) Firmware
6 16 (24.62%) C++
6 16 (24.62%) Degree
7 15 (23.08%) Automotive
8 14 (21.54%) Embedded C++
9 11 (16.92%) Simulink
10 10 (15.38%) MATLAB
10 10 (15.38%) Embedded Firmware
10 10 (15.38%) MISRA
11 7 (10.77%) IoT
11 7 (10.77%) Agile
12 6 (9.23%) JIRA
12 6 (9.23%) GitHub
12 6 (9.23%) Test Automation
12 6 (9.23%) Linux
12 6 (9.23%) Smart Home
12 6 (9.23%) AUTOSAR
13 5 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
13 5 (7.69%) RS-232
13 5 (7.69%) RS-485
13 5 (7.69%) Windows
13 5 (7.69%) Bluetooth
13 5 (7.69%) TCP/IP
13 5 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (7.69%) Wireless
13 5 (7.69%) ZigBee

Embedded Software Engineer 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:

Applications
1 11 (16.92%) Simulink
2 1 (1.54%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.69%) Bluetooth
1 5 (7.69%) RS-232
1 5 (7.69%) RS-485
1 5 (7.69%) TCP/IP
1 5 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (7.69%) Wireless
1 5 (7.69%) ZigBee
2 1 (1.54%) FlexRay
Development Applications
1 6 (9.23%) JIRA
2 1 (1.54%) Git
General
1 20 (30.77%) Electronics
2 15 (23.08%) Automotive
3 4 (6.15%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.08%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.54%) Finance
5 1 (1.54%) Marketing
5 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.54%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.54%) .NET
1 1 (1.54%) .NET Core
1 1 (1.54%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.77%) IoT
2 6 (9.23%) Smart Home
3 4 (6.15%) Algorithms
3 4 (6.15%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.08%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.54%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.54%) FMCG
5 1 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.23%) Linux
2 5 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
2 5 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (10.77%) Agile
3 6 (9.23%) Test Automation
4 5 (7.69%) Software Testing
5 4 (6.15%) Code Quality
5 4 (6.15%) Device Driver Development
5 4 (6.15%) SDLC
6 3 (4.62%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (3.08%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (1.54%) Change Management
8 1 (1.54%) CI/CD
8 1 (1.54%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.54%) Digital Marketing
8 1 (1.54%) Process Management
8 1 (1.54%) Product Requirements
8 1 (1.54%) Programme Management
8 1 (1.54%) Project Management
8 1 (1.54%) UML
8 1 (1.54%) Use Case
8 1 (1.54%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (55.38%) C
2 22 (33.85%) Embedded C
3 16 (24.62%) C++
4 14 (21.54%) Embedded C++
5 10 (15.38%) MATLAB
6 4 (6.15%) Python
7 3 (4.62%) R
8 1 (1.54%) C#
Qualifications
1 16 (24.62%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (15.38%) MISRA
2 6 (9.23%) AUTOSAR
3 4 (6.15%) ISO 26262
4 1 (1.54%) MISRA C
4 1 (1.54%) QA
System Software
1 17 (26.15%) Firmware
2 10 (15.38%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (1.54%) SAP