Embedded Firmware Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Firmware
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 469 598
Rank change year-on-year +120 +129 +177
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 48 123 75
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.32% 0.36% 0.18%
As % of the System Software category 2.54% 2.82% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 21 112 53
10th Percentile - £45,000 £46,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £46,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.19% -19.23% +21.50%
75th Percentile £69,000 £59,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £66,250 £84,300
UK median annual salary £61,750 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.62% -12.50% +14.29%

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 1,887 4,369 6,374
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.62% 12.91% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 3,497 4,708
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £86,550 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -2.35%

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 a WFH Option

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

Embedded Firmware salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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 1 May 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 16 (33.33%) Modbus
2 13 (27.08%) TCP/IP
3 11 (22.92%) Bluetooth
4 8 (16.67%) RS-232
5 7 (14.58%) Profibus
5 7 (14.58%) RS-485
5 7 (14.58%) Wireless
5 7 (14.58%) ZigBee
6 4 (8.33%) 5G
6 4 (8.33%) DNS
6 4 (8.33%) HTTP
6 4 (8.33%) Internet
6 4 (8.33%) SD-WAN
6 4 (8.33%) SMTP
6 4 (8.33%) WAN
7 1 (2.08%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (8.33%) Git
1 4 (8.33%) Subversion
2 1 (2.08%) Appium
2 1 (2.08%) TestRail
General
1 32 (66.67%) Electronics
2 9 (18.75%) Finance
3 8 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 7 (14.58%) Manufacturing
4 7 (14.58%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 44 (91.67%) Senior
2 26 (54.17%) Embedded Engineer
3 24 (50.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 22 (45.83%) Design Engineer
5 21 (43.75%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 21 (43.75%) Electronics Engineer
6 20 (41.67%) Senior Design Engineer
6 20 (41.67%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 20 (41.67%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (29.17%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 14 (29.17%) Firmware Engineer
8 13 (27.08%) Senior Firmware Engineer
9 11 (22.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 11 (22.92%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 11 (22.92%) Senior Software Engineer
9 11 (22.92%) Software Engineer
10 5 (10.42%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
10 5 (10.42%) Embedded C Engineer
10 5 (10.42%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
10 5 (10.42%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (41.67%) Optoelectronics
2 14 (29.17%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (18.75%) Device Driver
3 9 (18.75%) Product Ownership
4 5 (10.42%) FPGA
5 4 (8.33%) Algorithms
5 4 (8.33%) GNSS
5 4 (8.33%) MicroBlaze
5 4 (8.33%) Self-Driving Car
5 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (8.33%) Tandem
6 1 (2.08%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (2.08%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 17 (35.42%) Linux
2 9 (18.75%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (14.58%) FreeRTOS
4 4 (8.33%) Unix
4 4 (8.33%) Windows
5 1 (2.08%) Android
5 1 (2.08%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (41.67%) Prototyping
1 20 (41.67%) Requirements Analysis
1 20 (41.67%) Schematic Capture
1 20 (41.67%) Stress Analysis
2 13 (27.08%) Software Architecture
3 12 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 10 (20.83%) Collaborative Working
5 9 (18.75%) CI/CD
5 9 (18.75%) Continuous Deployment
5 9 (18.75%) Continuous Integration
5 9 (18.75%) Multithreading
5 9 (18.75%) Test Automation
6 8 (16.67%) Unit Testing
7 7 (14.58%) TDD
8 5 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (8.33%) B2B
9 4 (8.33%) Collaborative Culture
9 4 (8.33%) Mathematics
9 4 (8.33%) Open Source
9 4 (8.33%) Test Assurance
Programming Languages
1 25 (52.08%) C
2 21 (43.75%) C++
3 5 (10.42%) Python
4 1 (2.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) QA
System Software
1 48 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.08%) EMC