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 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 367 425
Rank change year-on-year +34 +58 +215
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 37 75 93
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.46% 0.36%
As % of the System Software category 2.90% 2.91% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 32 40 79
10th Percentile - £57,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £58,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +33.33% -12.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £58,875
90th Percentile - £83,250 £64,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £63,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.70% +20.00% -8.70%

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 1,276 2,573 3,978
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.18% 15.77% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 902 1,585 3,430
10th Percentile £28,928 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,438 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.15% -5.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £106,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

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 26 January 2026.

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 7 (18.92%) Wireless
2 5 (13.51%) Software-Defined Radio
3 2 (5.41%) Bluetooth
3 2 (5.41%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Git
General
1 32 (86.49%) Electronics
2 10 (27.03%) Finance
3 9 (24.32%) Automotive
4 8 (21.62%) Social Skills
5 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (97.30%) Embedded Engineer
2 14 (37.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 14 (37.84%) Software Engineer
3 13 (35.14%) Electronics Engineer
4 9 (24.32%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
4 9 (24.32%) Firmware Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) Design Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) Software Design Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) Developer
6 1 (2.70%) Firmware Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (24.32%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 27 (72.97%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (13.51%) Analogue Electronics
2 5 (13.51%) e-Learning
2 5 (13.51%) MicroBlaze
2 5 (13.51%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.51%) Embedded Linux
1 5 (13.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (37.84%) Software Engineering
2 10 (27.03%) Agile
3 9 (24.32%) Collaborative Culture
4 8 (21.62%) Embedded Software Development
5 7 (18.92%) Mentoring
5 7 (18.92%) Software Testing
6 5 (13.51%) Digital Signal Processing
6 5 (13.51%) Innovative Thinking
6 5 (13.51%) Signal Processing
7 1 (2.70%) Computer Science
7 1 (2.70%) Data Acquisition
Programming Languages
1 37 (100.00%) C
2 27 (72.97%) C++
3 22 (59.46%) Embedded C
4 13 (35.14%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 5 (13.51%) SC Cleared
1 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 37 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (21.62%) EMC