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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 377 431
Rank change year-on-year +51 +54 +264
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 53 86 56
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.45% 0.27%
As % of the System Software category 4.25% 3.06% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 36 57 48
10th Percentile - £47,750 £43,375
25th Percentile £45,750 £57,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +27.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £61,188 £80,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £82,500 £61,925
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +11.82% -8.33%

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 1,247 2,810 3,454
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.14% 14.73% 16.86%
Number of salaries quoted 953 1,737 2,992
10th Percentile £28,942 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +1.82% -1.79%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.

Embedded Firmware salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 19 (35.85%) Wireless
2 17 (32.08%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (3.77%) Bluetooth
3 2 (3.77%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Git
General
1 34 (64.15%) Electronics
2 21 (39.62%) Finance
3 9 (16.98%) Automotive
4 8 (15.09%) Social Skills
5 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.77%) Law
Job Titles
1 50 (94.34%) Embedded Engineer
2 26 (49.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 26 (49.06%) Software Engineer
3 15 (28.30%) Electronics Engineer
4 11 (20.75%) Firmware Engineer
5 9 (16.98%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Design Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Software Design Engineer
7 1 (1.89%) Developer
7 1 (1.89%) Firmware Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.98%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 38 (71.70%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (32.08%) e-Learning
2 17 (32.08%) MicroBlaze
2 17 (32.08%) RISC-V
3 4 (7.55%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 17 (32.08%) Embedded Linux
1 17 (32.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (52.83%) Software Engineering
2 21 (39.62%) Agile
3 19 (35.85%) Digital Signal Processing
3 19 (35.85%) Signal Processing
4 17 (32.08%) Innovative Thinking
5 11 (20.75%) Embedded Software Development
6 9 (16.98%) Collaborative Culture
7 7 (13.21%) Mentoring
7 7 (13.21%) Software Testing
8 2 (3.77%) Design Patterns
8 2 (3.77%) SDLC
8 2 (3.77%) UML
9 1 (1.89%) Computer Science
9 1 (1.89%) Data Acquisition
Programming Languages
1 51 (96.23%) C
2 43 (81.13%) C++
3 26 (49.06%) Embedded C
4 15 (28.30%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 17 (32.08%) SC Cleared
1 17 (32.08%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 53 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 11 (20.75%) EMC