Firmware Jobs in the UK excluding London

Firmware
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 237 390
Rank change year-on-year -119 +153 -5
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 245 873 434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.62% 1.17% 0.76%
As % of the System Software category 5.85% 9.85% 4.87%
Number of salaries quoted 177 640 329
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,113 £28,000
25th Percentile £44,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,688 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.26% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £77,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,187 8,863 8,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 10.55% 11.84% 15.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,350 6,978 5,654
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £67,000 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £72,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,688 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.38% -9.09% -1.20%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the UK excluding London

Firmware
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Firmware in the UK excluding London

Firmware
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the UK excluding London

Firmware
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
South East -71 77 £62,500 +25.00% 92
East of England -16 42 £57,500 +4.55% 45
North of England -40 36 £47,683 -9.18% 32
Midlands -26 35 £47,500 -9.52% 21
North West -38 26 £47,683 -13.30% 15
Scotland +44 22 £66,000 +25.71% 35
South West +32 20 £70,000 +21.74% 24
West Midlands +3 18 £45,074 -24.88% 16
East Midlands +4 17 £47,500 -5.00% 5
Wales +28 13 £75,000 +25.00% 9
Yorkshire +26 8 £46,000 +8.24% 17
North East +42 2 £61,000 +10.91% 1
Firmware
UK

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.22%) OpenStack
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 17 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.04%) Simulink
3 2 (0.82%) GNU Octave
3 2 (0.82%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (2.86%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (7.76%) Azure
2 10 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.22%) AWS
3 3 (1.22%) GCP
4 2 (0.82%) Firebase
4 2 (0.82%) GitHub
5 1 (0.41%) Amazon Alexa
5 1 (0.41%) AWS IoT
5 1 (0.41%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.41%) BigCommerce
5 1 (0.41%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 41 (16.73%) Software-Defined Radio
2 34 (13.88%) Wireless
3 31 (12.65%) Modbus
4 25 (10.20%) TCP/IP
5 16 (6.53%) Wi-Fi
6 15 (6.12%) Network Security
7 14 (5.71%) MQTT
8 13 (5.31%) DHCP
9 12 (4.90%) RS-485
9 12 (4.90%) ZigBee
10 11 (4.49%) Bluetooth
10 11 (4.49%) Firewall
11 10 (4.08%) VLAN
12 9 (3.67%) DNS
13 8 (3.27%) RS-232
14 6 (2.45%) Profibus
15 5 (2.04%) VPN
15 5 (2.04%) WAN
16 4 (1.63%) Cisco ISE
16 4 (1.63%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (1.63%) RDBMS
1 4 (1.63%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.41%) MySQL
2 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (6.12%) JIRA
2 10 (4.08%) Git
3 4 (1.63%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.22%) Subversion
5 1 (0.41%) Appium
5 1 (0.41%) GDB
5 1 (0.41%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.41%) TestRail
5 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 78 (31.84%) Electronics
2 76 (31.02%) Social Skills
3 33 (13.47%) Finance
4 24 (9.80%) Aviation
5 21 (8.57%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (3.67%) Telecoms
7 8 (3.27%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.45%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.04%) Automotive
9 5 (2.04%) Marketing
9 5 (2.04%) Wearables
10 3 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.82%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.82%) Police
11 2 (0.82%) Retail
12 1 (0.41%) Law
12 1 (0.41%) Legal
Job Titles
1 64 (26.12%) Senior
2 63 (25.71%) Embedded Engineer
3 49 (20.00%) Software Engineer
4 39 (15.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 33 (13.47%) Electronics Engineer
5 33 (13.47%) Firmware Engineer
6 29 (11.84%) Design Engineer
7 25 (10.20%) Lead
7 25 (10.20%) Systems Engineer
8 24 (9.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 23 (9.39%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 22 (8.98%) Radar Engineer
11 20 (8.16%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 20 (8.16%) Senior Electronics Engineer
12 19 (7.76%) Radio Engineer
12 19 (7.76%) Senior Software Engineer
13 16 (6.53%) FPGA Engineer
13 16 (6.53%) Senior Firmware Engineer
14 15 (6.12%) Hardware Engineer
15 13 (5.31%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.90%) .NET
2 3 (1.22%) OpenCL
2 3 (1.22%) REST
3 2 (0.82%) HTML
3 2 (0.82%) Laravel
3 2 (0.82%) React
4 1 (0.41%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.41%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.41%) CSS
4 1 (0.41%) JSON
4 1 (0.41%) OpenEmbedded
4 1 (0.41%) React Native
4 1 (0.41%) RESTful
4 1 (0.41%) Vue
4 1 (0.41%) WSH
4 1 (0.41%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 48 (19.59%) Embedded Systems
1 48 (19.59%) FPGA
2 29 (11.84%) VHDL
3 24 (9.80%) Device Driver
4 20 (8.16%) e-Learning
5 19 (7.76%) IoT
5 19 (7.76%) MicroBlaze
6 17 (6.94%) RISC-V
7 16 (6.53%) Analogue Electronics
8 14 (5.71%) Verilog
9 11 (4.49%) Optoelectronics
10 8 (3.27%) Data Centre
10 8 (3.27%) Product Ownership
11 7 (2.86%) Algorithms
12 6 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (2.04%) Smart Energy
14 4 (1.63%) ARM Cortex
14 4 (1.63%) CAN bus
15 3 (1.22%) Mobile App
15 3 (1.22%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 56 (22.86%) Linux
2 37 (15.10%) Windows
3 33 (13.47%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (4.49%) Unix
4 11 (4.49%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.86%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (2.04%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.22%) Android
8 1 (0.41%) CentOS
8 1 (0.41%) Rocky
8 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.41%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (27.35%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (26.53%) Software Engineering
3 46 (18.78%) Signal Processing
4 43 (17.55%) Digital Signal Processing
5 42 (17.14%) Agile
6 41 (16.73%) Innovative Thinking
7 37 (15.10%) Mentoring
8 29 (11.84%) Schematic Capture
9 26 (10.61%) Prototyping
10 24 (9.80%) Physics
10 24 (9.80%) Systems Engineering
11 22 (8.98%) Safety Engineering
12 20 (8.16%) Validation
13 18 (7.35%) Collaborative Working
13 18 (7.35%) FPGA Design
14 16 (6.53%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (5.71%) Asset Management
15 14 (5.71%) Change Management
15 14 (5.71%) Customer Service
15 14 (5.71%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 97 (39.59%) C
2 78 (31.84%) C++
3 29 (11.84%) MATLAB
4 23 (9.39%) C#
5 12 (4.90%) Python
6 8 (3.27%) Embedded C
7 7 (2.86%) SQL
8 6 (2.45%) Ada
9 5 (2.04%) Assembly Language
10 4 (1.63%) Embedded C++
11 3 (1.22%) Java
11 3 (1.22%) JavaScript
11 3 (1.22%) VB
12 2 (0.82%) Bash
12 2 (0.82%) Perl
12 2 (0.82%) PHP
12 2 (0.82%) Tcl
13 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 59 (24.08%) Degree
2 48 (19.59%) Security Cleared
3 42 (17.14%) SC Cleared
4 22 (8.98%) BPSS Clearance
4 22 (8.98%) CEH
5 7 (2.86%) DV Cleared
6 6 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.63%) CCNA
8 3 (1.22%) CCNP
8 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.22%) PhD
9 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.41%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.41%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.41%) MCITP
10 1 (0.41%) MCSA
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.39%) DO-254
2 7 (2.86%) QA
2 7 (2.86%) SLA
3 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.82%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (0.82%) JTAG
4 1 (0.41%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.41%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.41%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.41%) MISRA
4 1 (0.41%) MISRA C
4 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 103 (42.04%) Embedded Firmware
2 10 (4.08%) BitLocker
3 5 (2.04%) Active Directory
4 3 (1.22%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.82%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (4.90%) SCCM
2 3 (1.22%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.22%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.82%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.41%) Ansible
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (8.16%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.31%) HP
3 12 (4.90%) Apple
4 10 (4.08%) Cisco
4 10 (4.08%) MobileIron
5 8 (3.27%) EMC
6 7 (2.86%) Juniper
6 7 (2.86%) McAfee
6 7 (2.86%) Remedy
6 7 (2.86%) Xilinx
7 4 (1.63%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.63%) SAP
7 4 (1.63%) VMware
8 3 (1.22%) Broadcom
8 3 (1.22%) Graphcore
8 3 (1.22%) Minitab
8 3 (1.22%) Oracle
8 3 (1.22%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.82%) Altera
9 2 (0.82%) Palo Alto