The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Cheshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
45
118
77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire
5.07%
14.69%
17.66%
Number of salaries quoted
35
76
68
10th Percentile
£30,000
£28,498
£26,151
25th Percentile
£40,500
£36,313
£27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£62,500
£47,000
£38,750
Median % change year-on-year
+32.98%
+21.29%
+10.71%
75th Percentile
£73,750
£48,750
£60,250
90th Percentile
£76,900
£52,875
£88,839
North West median annual salary
£53,500
£47,500
£51,500
% change year-on-year
+12.63%
-7.77%
+11.96%
Embedded Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Embedded Firmware Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Embedded Firmware.
Embedded Firmware Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, job vacancies citing Embedded Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region with a requirement for Embedded Firmware.
Embedded Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
