Firmware Job Trends in London
Firmware
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London citing Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 431 | 342 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +89 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firmware | 27 | 42 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| As % of the System Software category | 1.98% | 3.16% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 34 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,000 | £43,500 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,813 | £46,250 | £48,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,750 | £60,000 | £54,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.08% | +9.59% | +1.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,813 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £96,125 | £90,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,094 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.01% | -3.47% | +2.80% |
All System Software Skills
London
Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing system software skills in London.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing system software skills | 1,364 | 1,328 | 2,214 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 5.21% | 11.18% | 12.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 885 | 952 | 1,364 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £41,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -6.90% | +11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £88,750 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,000 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Firmware Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Firmware.
Firmware Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in London over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Firmware Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the London region over the 6 months to 24 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London | -17 | 8 | £36,000 | -40.00% | 2 |
| Central London | +7 | 2 | £65,000 | +6.56% | 17 |
| South London | -13 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Firmware England |
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Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 25.9% | 7 |
| 2 | Active Directory | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2 | Hyper-V | 22.2% | 6 |
| 4 | Embedded Firmware | 7.4% | 2 |
| 5 | VMware ESXi | 3.7% | 1 |
| 5 | vSphere | 3.7% | 1 |