Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Embedded Firmware
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - 87
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 4 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.20% - 0.43%
As % of the System Software category 3.28% - 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £47,500 - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £66,875 - -
90th Percentile £69,500 - -
South East median annual salary £66,250 £55,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year +20.45% +12.82% -2.50%

All System Software Skills
Buckinghamshire

Embedded Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 122 96 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 6.04% 7.94% 12.64%
Number of salaries quoted 93 73 86
10th Percentile £30,200 £34,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% +15.15% +3.13%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,725 £77,500 £63,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% +5.00%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in Buckinghamshire

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 9 September 2026. 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
High Wycombe - 2 £55,000 - 1
Marlow - 2 £67,500 -
Embedded Firmware
South East

Embedded Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (25.00%) NGN
1 1 (25.00%) SNMP
1 1 (25.00%) VLAN
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) QML
1 1 (25.00%) Qt
1 1 (25.00%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Industrial Design
2 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (25.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
2 3 (75.00%) C++
3 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) HNC
2 1 (25.00%) HND
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft