Embedded Firmware Engineer Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Firmware Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Embedded Firmware Engineer salary for remote or hybrid work is £66,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 555 655
Rank change year-on-year +173 +100 +186
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Firmware Engineer 15 37 18
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.10% 0.11% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.11% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 10 35 18
10th Percentile - £44,750 £48,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -19.23% +18.18%
75th Percentile £69,000 £58,750 £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £66,000 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +25.71% -19.23% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,554 32,482 41,080
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 95.99% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 9,860 24,960 29,208
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

Embedded Firmware Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Embedded Firmware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Firmware Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Firmware Engineer.

Embedded Firmware Engineer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Embedded 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Embedded Firmware Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) C
1 15 (100.00%) Firmware
2 14 (93.33%) Embedded Firmware
2 14 (93.33%) C++
3 13 (86.67%) Linux
3 13 (86.67%) TCP/IP
3 13 (86.67%) Software Architecture
4 10 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (60.00%) Product Ownership
5 9 (60.00%) CI/CD
5 9 (60.00%) Modbus
5 9 (60.00%) Finance
5 9 (60.00%) Device Driver
5 9 (60.00%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (60.00%) Continuous Integration
5 9 (60.00%) Multithreading
5 9 (60.00%) Continuous Deployment
6 5 (33.33%) FPGA
7 4 (26.67%) Digital Signal Processing
7 4 (26.67%) Signal Processing
7 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (26.67%) Algorithms
7 4 (26.67%) GNSS
7 4 (26.67%) Test Assurance
7 4 (26.67%) MicroBlaze
7 4 (26.67%) Self-Driving Car
7 4 (26.67%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (26.67%) SD-WAN
7 4 (26.67%) Presentation Skills

Embedded Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 13 (86.67%) TCP/IP
2 9 (60.00%) Modbus
3 4 (26.67%) 5G
3 4 (26.67%) DNS
3 4 (26.67%) HTTP
3 4 (26.67%) Internet
3 4 (26.67%) SD-WAN
3 4 (26.67%) SMTP
3 4 (26.67%) WAN
4 1 (6.67%) Wireless
4 1 (6.67%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Git
1 4 (26.67%) Subversion
General
1 9 (60.00%) Finance
2 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (6.67%) Wearables
Miscellaneous
1 9 (60.00%) Device Driver
1 9 (60.00%) Product Ownership
2 5 (33.33%) FPGA
3 4 (26.67%) Algorithms
3 4 (26.67%) GNSS
3 4 (26.67%) MicroBlaze
3 4 (26.67%) Self-Driving Car
3 4 (26.67%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (26.67%) Tandem
4 1 (6.67%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (6.67%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (6.67%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 13 (86.67%) Linux
2 9 (60.00%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (26.67%) Unix
3 4 (26.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (86.67%) Software Architecture
2 10 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (60.00%) CI/CD
3 9 (60.00%) Continuous Deployment
3 9 (60.00%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (60.00%) Multithreading
4 4 (26.67%) B2B
4 4 (26.67%) Digital Signal Processing
4 4 (26.67%) Mathematics
4 4 (26.67%) Open Source
4 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (26.67%) Signal Processing
4 4 (26.67%) Test Assurance
4 4 (26.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (6.67%) Clean Code
5 1 (6.67%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 15 (100.00%) C
2 14 (93.33%) C++
3 4 (26.67%) Python
4 1 (6.67%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Degree
1 4 (26.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 15 (100.00%) Firmware
2 14 (93.33%) Embedded Firmware