C/C++ Firmware Engineer Jobs

C/C++ Firmware Engineer
UK

As of 30 April 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median C/C++ Firmware Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 679 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a C/C++ Firmware Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 46,971 93,051 95,196
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.06% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,308 66,827 59,871
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% -12.08% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,344 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.69% -4.76% +5.00%

C/C++ Firmware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured C/C++ Firmware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for C/C++ Firmware Engineer in the UK

C/C++ Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C/C++ Firmware Engineer.

Salary trend for C/C++ Firmware Engineer in the UK

C/C++ Firmware Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C/C++ Firmware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Work from Home - 5 - -
London - 1 - -
England - 1 - -

C/C++ Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, C/C++ Firmware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring C/C++ Firmware Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware
1 5 (100.00%) FPGA
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (80.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 4 (80.00%) 5G
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (80.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) SD-WAN
2 4 (80.00%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (80.00%) GNSS
2 4 (80.00%) Test Assurance
2 4 (80.00%) MicroBlaze
2 4 (80.00%) Open Source
2 4 (80.00%) Software Architecture
2 4 (80.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 4 (80.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Git
2 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Mathematics
2 4 (80.00%) Internet
2 4 (80.00%) Tandem
2 4 (80.00%) Subversion
2 4 (80.00%) Unix

C/C++ Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) 5G
1 4 (80.00%) DNS
1 4 (80.00%) HTTP
1 4 (80.00%) Internet
1 4 (80.00%) SD-WAN
1 4 (80.00%) SMTP
1 4 (80.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (80.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Git
1 4 (80.00%) Subversion
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) FPGA
2 4 (80.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (80.00%) GNSS
2 4 (80.00%) MicroBlaze
2 4 (80.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 4 (80.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (80.00%) Tandem
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (20.00%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Unix
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) B2B
1 4 (80.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 4 (80.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (80.00%) Open Source
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Signal Processing
1 4 (80.00%) Software Architecture
1 4 (80.00%) Test Assurance
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C++
2 4 (80.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (100.00%) Firmware