Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Saffron Walden

Embedded Firmware
Essex > Saffron Walden

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Saffron Walden citing Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	10	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Saffron Walden	3.17%	-	-
As % of the System Software category	66.67%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£85,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£90,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£95,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Essex median annual salary	£90,000	-	£62,500

All System Software Skills
Saffron Walden

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 citing system software skills in Saffron Walden.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing system software skills	3	5	5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Saffron Walden	4.76%	23.81%	16.13%
Number of salaries quoted	3	5	5
10^th Percentile	£38,600	-	£31,600
25^th Percentile	£56,000	£25,750	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£90,000	£26,500	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	+239.62%	-49.52%	-
75^th Percentile	£95,000	£27,250	£57,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	£59,000
Essex median annual salary	£32,500	£35,000	£44,250
% change year-on-year	-7.14%	-20.90%	+10.52%

Embedded Firmware Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, 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 Saffron Walden region citing Embedded Firmware.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	100.0%	2
1	Continuous Improvement	100.0%	2
1	Firmware	100.0%	2
1	Line Management	100.0%	2
1	Machine Learning	100.0%	2
1	Project Planning	100.0%	2
1	Software Testing	100.0%	2
1	Technical Leadership	100.0%	2

Embedded Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden 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	Firmware	100.0%	2