Hybrid/Remote Embedded Firmware Job Trends

Embedded Firmware
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 416 451
Rank change year-on-year +69 +35 +332
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 67 82 73
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.41% 0.35% 0.30%
As % of the System Software category 3.38% 2.94% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 26 68 65
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £36,300
25th Percentile £45,188 £48,750 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £61,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.89% +6.96% +2.68%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - £81,250 £71,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -3.08%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,984 2,789 3,912
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.20% 11.93% 15.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,098 1,741 3,368
10th Percentile £28,925 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £56,525 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.47% -5.79% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -

Embedded Firmware
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

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

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Embedded Firmware salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Firmware
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 40 (59.70%) Wireless
2 38 (56.72%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (2.99%) Bluetooth
3 2 (2.99%) Modbus
3 2 (2.99%) RS-232
3 2 (2.99%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.49%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.49%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Git
General
1 41 (61.19%) Finance
2 18 (26.87%) Electronics
3 6 (8.96%) Automotive
4 2 (2.99%) Law
4 2 (2.99%) Retail
4 2 (2.99%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.49%) Marketing
5 1 (1.49%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (85.07%) Embedded Engineer
2 41 (61.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 41 (61.19%) Software Engineer
3 14 (20.90%) Firmware Engineer
4 11 (16.42%) Electronics Engineer
5 10 (14.93%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Design Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Senior
7 4 (5.97%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Hardware Design Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Hardware Engineer
7 4 (5.97%) Senior Firmware Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) Development Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) Senior Development Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 1 (1.49%) Developer
9 1 (1.49%) Firmware Developer
9 1 (1.49%) Senior Design Engineer
9 1 (1.49%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.96%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 52 (77.61%) Embedded Systems
2 38 (56.72%) e-Learning
2 38 (56.72%) MicroBlaze
2 38 (56.72%) RISC-V
3 4 (5.97%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (2.99%) Device Driver
4 2 (2.99%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.49%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 40 (59.70%) Embedded Linux
1 40 (59.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (64.18%) Software Engineering
2 41 (61.19%) Digital Signal Processing
2 41 (61.19%) Signal Processing
3 38 (56.72%) Agile
3 38 (56.72%) Innovative Thinking
4 6 (8.96%) Collaborative Culture
4 6 (8.96%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (8.96%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (5.97%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (2.99%) CI/CD
6 2 (2.99%) Continuous Deployment
6 2 (2.99%) Continuous Integration
6 2 (2.99%) Design Patterns
6 2 (2.99%) Multithreading
6 2 (2.99%) Project Delivery
6 2 (2.99%) SDLC
6 2 (2.99%) Software Architecture
6 2 (2.99%) UML
7 1 (1.49%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (1.49%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 58 (86.57%) C
2 51 (76.12%) C++
3 14 (20.90%) Embedded C
4 6 (8.96%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 38 (56.72%) SC Cleared
1 38 (56.72%) Security Cleared
2 2 (2.99%) Degree
3 1 (1.49%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 67 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (10.45%) EMC
2 1 (1.49%) Freescale
2 1 (1.49%) SAP