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 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 196 189
Rank change year-on-year +20 -7 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 18 8 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.25% 0.20% 0.23%
As % of the System Software category 4.92% 2.41% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 11 6 6
10th Percentile £46,000 - -
25th Percentile - £47,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +76.47% -
75th Percentile £59,750 £67,500 £45,563
90th Percentile £62,500 £69,375 £50,000
South East median annual salary £66,250 £55,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year +20.45% +12.82% -2.50%

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 366 332 568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.18% 8.38% 11.65%
Number of salaries quoted 257 210 390
10th Percentile £29,800 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -12.37% +2.70%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £83,750 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% +5.00%

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
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in the Thames Valley

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 9 September 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 -26 8 £54,500 -0.91% 6
Berkshire +27 6 £50,000 -25.93% 2
Buckinghamshire - 4 £60,000 - 3
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (5.56%) Ethernet
2 1 (5.56%) NGN
2 1 (5.56%) SNMP
2 1 (5.56%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Polyspace
1 1 (5.56%) VectorCAST
General
1 7 (38.89%) Manufacturing
2 3 (16.67%) Electronics
3 1 (5.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (83.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Firmware Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Software Engineer
3 6 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Design Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Senior
6 1 (5.56%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Embedded Linux Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Lead
6 1 (5.56%) Lead Electronics Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Linux Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Design Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Electronics Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) pytest
1 1 (5.56%) QML
1 1 (5.56%) Qt
1 1 (5.56%) Qt Quick
Miscellaneous
1 8 (44.44%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Software Engineering
2 6 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.11%) AI
4 2 (11.11%) CI/CD
4 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
4 2 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (11.11%) Machine Learning
4 2 (11.11%) Validation
5 1 (5.56%) Design for Manufacturing
5 1 (5.56%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
5 1 (5.56%) Industrial Design
5 1 (5.56%) Mentoring
5 1 (5.56%) Performance Testing
5 1 (5.56%) PLM
5 1 (5.56%) Project Management
5 1 (5.56%) Schematic Capture
5 1 (5.56%) Software Delivery
5 1 (5.56%) Static Code Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (55.56%) C
2 9 (50.00%) C++
3 2 (11.11%) Python
4 1 (5.56%) Bash
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.56%) HNC
2 1 (5.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) IEC 61508
1 1 (5.56%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 18 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (5.56%) EMC
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft