Hybrid/Remote Firmware Job Trends

Firmware
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 309 324
Rank change year-on-year +34 +15 +171
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 100 142 174
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.84% 0.85%
As % of the System Software category 8.11% 5.47% 5.07%
Number of salaries quoted 79 81 144
10th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +10.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,600 £82,500 £69,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.98% -2.27%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 1,233 2,598 3,430
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.16% 15.36% 16.68%
Number of salaries quoted 905 1,608 2,942
10th Percentile £28,821 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -1.06%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Firmware job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Firmware
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Firmware
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Firmware over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Firmware salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Firmware
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.00%) Acrobat
1 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (12.00%) Azure
2 8 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.00%) AWS
4 4 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.00%) GCP
6 1 (1.00%) AWS IoT
6 1 (1.00%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.00%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.00%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (24.00%) Wireless
2 14 (14.00%) Firewall
3 13 (13.00%) RS-232
4 12 (12.00%) Bluetooth
4 12 (12.00%) Software-Defined Radio
5 10 (10.00%) VPN
6 9 (9.00%) WAN
7 7 (7.00%) DNS
7 7 (7.00%) VLAN
8 6 (6.00%) DHCP
9 5 (5.00%) TCP/IP
9 5 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (5.00%) Wireshark
10 4 (4.00%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (4.00%) LAN
10 4 (4.00%) Network Security
10 4 (4.00%) NX-OS
10 4 (4.00%) SD-WAN
10 4 (4.00%) WLAN
11 3 (3.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.00%) Big Data
1 2 (2.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.00%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.00%) Git
1 1 (1.00%) Postman
General
1 53 (53.00%) Electronics
2 30 (30.00%) Finance
3 27 (27.00%) Social Skills
4 9 (9.00%) Automotive
4 9 (9.00%) Manufacturing
5 6 (6.00%) Telecoms
6 5 (5.00%) Banking
6 5 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.00%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (3.00%) Law
8 3 (3.00%) Military
9 1 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.00%) Legal
9 1 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 54 (54.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 31 (31.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 31 (31.00%) Software Engineer
3 24 (24.00%) Electronics Engineer
4 11 (11.00%) Firmware Engineer
5 10 (10.00%) Network Engineer
6 9 (9.00%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 7 (7.00%) Senior
8 6 (6.00%) Design Engineer
8 6 (6.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Help Desk Manager
9 5 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Infrastructure Manager
9 5 (5.00%) IT Infrastructure Manager
9 5 (5.00%) IT Manager
9 5 (5.00%) Network Operations Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Operations Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 5 (5.00%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (9.00%) Flash
2 2 (2.00%) FreeSWITCH
2 2 (2.00%) Node.js
3 1 (1.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (34.00%) Embedded Systems
2 12 (12.00%) e-Learning
2 12 (12.00%) MicroBlaze
2 12 (12.00%) RISC-V
3 9 (9.00%) Analogue Electronics
4 7 (7.00%) Data Centre
5 5 (5.00%) FPGA
6 4 (4.00%) Algorithms
6 4 (4.00%) IoT
6 4 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (3.00%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.00%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (3.00%) Smart Home
8 2 (2.00%) Life Science
8 2 (2.00%) Management Information System
8 2 (2.00%) Mobile App
8 2 (2.00%) Virtual Team
9 1 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (1.00%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 19 (19.00%) Linux
2 12 (12.00%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (9.00%) Windows
4 6 (6.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (43.00%) Software Engineering
2 19 (19.00%) Agile
3 18 (18.00%) Digital Signal Processing
3 18 (18.00%) Signal Processing
4 16 (16.00%) Innovative Thinking
5 11 (11.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 9 (9.00%) Embedded Software Development
6 9 (9.00%) Mentoring
6 9 (9.00%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (8.00%) Computer Science
8 7 (7.00%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (7.00%) Server Management
8 7 (7.00%) Software Testing
9 6 (6.00%) DevOps
9 6 (6.00%) ITIL
9 6 (6.00%) Service Delivery
10 5 (5.00%) Coaching
10 5 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 5 (5.00%) Patch Management
10 5 (5.00%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 65 (65.00%) C
2 49 (49.00%) C++
3 29 (29.00%) Embedded C
4 14 (14.00%) Embedded C++
5 8 (8.00%) Python
6 2 (2.00%) PowerShell
6 2 (2.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (24.00%) Security Cleared
2 18 (18.00%) Degree
2 18 (18.00%) SC Cleared
3 6 (6.00%) Azure Certification
4 5 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (5.00%) CCNP
4 5 (5.00%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (5.00%) DBS Check
4 5 (5.00%) DV Cleared
5 4 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (3.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.00%) HNC
8 1 (1.00%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.00%) IEC 61508
2 2 (2.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.00%) GxP
3 1 (1.00%) QA
System Software
1 47 (47.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 8 (8.00%) Active Directory
3 4 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.00%) Docker
4 1 (1.00%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (4.00%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (3.00%) Functional Safety
2 3 (3.00%) Terraform
3 2 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.00%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.00%) FortiGate
4 1 (1.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (15.00%) Cisco
2 13 (13.00%) EMC
3 9 (9.00%) Fortinet
3 9 (9.00%) VMware
4 6 (6.00%) Microsoft
5 4 (4.00%) CheckPoint
5 4 (4.00%) Dell
6 3 (3.00%) Meraki
6 3 (3.00%) Palo Alto
6 3 (3.00%) SolarWinds
6 3 (3.00%) Zscaler
7 2 (2.00%) Google
8 1 (1.00%) Citrix
8 1 (1.00%) ConnectWise
8 1 (1.00%) Draytek
8 1 (1.00%) iManage
8 1 (1.00%) Intapp