Embedded Firmware Jobs in the North of England

Embedded Firmware
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 357 412
Rank change year-on-year +56 +55 +31
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 7 36 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.064% 0.21% 0.13%
As % of the System Software category 0.63% 1.83% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 7 30 22
10th Percentile £45,700 £50,875 £37,625
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% - -
75th Percentile £64,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile - £75,000 £71,875
England median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -12.50% +14.29%

All System Software Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,117 1,971 2,465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.20% 11.41% 14.16%
Number of salaries quoted 617 1,680 1,630
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £42,500 £46,899
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% -9.38% -6.20%
75th Percentile £70,000 £57,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £93,778 £69,550 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -1.79%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in the North of England

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the North of England.

Salary trend for Embedded Firmware in the North of England

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in the North of England

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
North East +51 4 £61,000 +1.67% 4
Yorkshire +74 2 £48,000 -23.20% 6
North West +4 1 £55,000 - 2
Embedded Firmware
England

Embedded Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Bluetooth
2 1 (14.29%) Modbus
2 1 (14.29%) RS-485
General
1 7 (100.00%) Electronics
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (71.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 5 (71.43%) Software Engineer
3 4 (57.14%) Senior
3 4 (57.14%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 4 (57.14%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (57.14%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Design Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Electronics Design Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Firmware Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Lead
4 1 (14.29%) Lead Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Lead Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
2 1 (14.29%) CAN bus
2 1 (14.29%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Software Engineering
2 5 (71.43%) Collaborative Culture
2 5 (71.43%) Mentoring
3 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
4 1 (14.29%) CAD
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Feasibility Study
4 1 (14.29%) PLM
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Prototyping
4 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C
2 3 (42.86%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C
3 1 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) QA
System Software
1 7 (100.00%) Firmware