Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Durham

Embedded Firmware
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.20% - -
As % of the System Software category 4.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,939 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,939 - -
75th Percentile £32,939 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £77,500 - £60,000

All System Software Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 25 29 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 5.12% 15.34% 14.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 46
10th Percentile £38,894 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £40,000 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £32,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -14.67% -21.88%
75th Percentile £47,250 £42,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £49,932 £74,258 £57,500
North East median annual salary £50,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +42.86% -6.67% -22.01%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in Durham

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware