Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Embedded Firmware
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - 58
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 1 0 23
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.11% - 2.37%
As % of the System Software category 1.85% - 18.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 19
10th Percentile - - £50,000
25th Percentile £51,250 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £53,750 - £80,000
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% -

All System Software Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 54 69 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 5.67% 12.43% 12.87%
Number of salaries quoted 44 43 111
10th Percentile £36,975 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £29,875 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile - £55,000 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £44,472 £32,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +36.84% -23.53% -10.53%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

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Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Embedded Firmware

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Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 25 July 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
Northampton - 1 £52,500 - 2
Embedded Firmware
East Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware