Embedded Firmware Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Embedded Firmware
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 184 197
Rank change year-on-year +6 +13 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 16 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.24% 0.14% 0.15%
As % of the System Software category 4.23% 1.46% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 6
10th Percentile £49,600 - -
25th Percentile - £62,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +91.18% -
75th Percentile £56,875 £69,375 £45,563
90th Percentile £62,050 £70,500 £50,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +25.00% -

All System Software Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 378 343 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.71% 9.54% 12.49%
Number of salaries quoted 265 215 518
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £74,000 £83,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -10.00% -

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 August 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
Oxfordshire -10 9 £55,000 -15.38% 8
Berkshire +19 6 £50,000 -25.93% 1
Buckinghamshire - 1 £60,000 - 2
Embedded Firmware
South East

Embedded Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Polyspace
1 1 (6.25%) VectorCAST
General
1 7 (43.75%) Manufacturing
2 3 (18.75%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 13 (81.25%) Embedded Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Firmware Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 6 (37.50%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Electronics Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Design Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Hardware Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Hardware Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Lead
5 1 (6.25%) Lead Electronics Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (6.25%) Analogue Electronics
2 1 (6.25%) ARM Cortex
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Embedded Software Development
2 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (12.50%) Validation
4 1 (6.25%) AI
4 1 (6.25%) CI/CD
4 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Engineering
4 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
4 1 (6.25%) Design for Manufacturing
4 1 (6.25%) Dynamic Code Analysis
4 1 (6.25%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 1 (6.25%) Machine Learning
4 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
4 1 (6.25%) Performance Testing
4 1 (6.25%) PLM
4 1 (6.25%) Project Management
4 1 (6.25%) Static Code Analysis
4 1 (6.25%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) C
2 6 (37.50%) C++
3 1 (6.25%) Bash
3 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (6.25%) HNC
2 1 (6.25%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) IEC 61508
1 1 (6.25%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 16 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) EMC