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 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 314 294
Rank change year-on-year +9 -20 +189
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 72 109 298
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.43% 0.78% 1.00%
As % of the System Software category 5.53% 4.74% 6.93%
Number of salaries quoted 62 58 252
10th Percentile £45,750 £46,700 £35,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.24% -8.70%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,700 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% -

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 1,302 2,299 4,298
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.85% 16.42% 14.37%
Number of salaries quoted 923 1,564 3,677
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £44,780 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £112,500 £87,200
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

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 10 March 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 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (9.72%) Azure
3 3 (4.17%) AWS
4 2 (2.78%) Amazon EC2
4 2 (2.78%) Amazon S3
4 2 (2.78%) AWS Lambda
4 2 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.78%) SaaS
4 2 (2.78%) Serverless
5 1 (1.39%) AWS IoT
5 1 (1.39%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.39%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (18.06%) Bluetooth
2 12 (16.67%) Firewall
3 11 (15.28%) Wireless
4 9 (12.50%) VPN
4 9 (12.50%) WAN
5 8 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (6.94%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (6.94%) DNS
6 5 (6.94%) LAN
6 5 (6.94%) NX-OS
6 5 (6.94%) RS-232
7 4 (5.56%) LTE
7 4 (5.56%) Modbus
7 4 (5.56%) VLAN
7 4 (5.56%) WLAN
8 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP
8 3 (4.17%) Unified Communications
9 2 (2.78%) Network Security
9 2 (2.78%) RFID
9 2 (2.78%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.94%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.56%) Eclipse
1 4 (5.56%) Git
1 4 (5.56%) Subversion
2 2 (2.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 31 (43.06%) Electronics
2 19 (26.39%) Finance
3 17 (23.61%) Social Skills
4 7 (9.72%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.33%) Automotive
6 4 (5.56%) Banking
6 4 (5.56%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.78%) Military
8 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (52.78%) Embedded Engineer
2 21 (29.17%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 21 (29.17%) Software Engineer
3 11 (15.28%) Electronics Engineer
4 8 (11.11%) Firmware Engineer
4 8 (11.11%) Network Engineer
5 7 (9.72%) Senior
6 6 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 6 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Design Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Help Desk Manager
7 5 (6.94%) Infrastructure Manager
7 5 (6.94%) IT Infrastructure Manager
7 5 (6.94%) IT Manager
7 5 (6.94%) Linux Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Software Design Engineer
8 3 (4.17%) Linux Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.33%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 20 (27.78%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (8.33%) Data Centre
2 6 (8.33%) IoT
2 6 (8.33%) Raspberry Pi
3 5 (6.94%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (5.56%) Algorithms
5 3 (4.17%) Cloud Native
5 3 (4.17%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.78%) FPGA
6 2 (2.78%) PCIe
6 2 (2.78%) Photography
7 1 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.39%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.39%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 10 (13.89%) Linux
1 10 (13.89%) Windows
2 8 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.78%) Android
3 2 (2.78%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (40.28%) Software Engineering
2 11 (15.28%) Mentoring
3 9 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
4 8 (11.11%) DevOps
4 8 (11.11%) Patch Management
5 7 (9.72%) Software Testing
6 6 (8.33%) Agile
6 6 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
6 6 (8.33%) Embedded Software Development
6 6 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 6 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
7 5 (6.94%) Change Management
7 5 (6.94%) Coaching
7 5 (6.94%) Kalman Filter
7 5 (6.94%) Network Architecture
7 5 (6.94%) People Management
7 5 (6.94%) Regulatory Compliance
7 5 (6.94%) Runbook
7 5 (6.94%) Server Management
7 5 (6.94%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (55.56%) C
2 24 (33.33%) C++
3 21 (29.17%) Embedded C
4 11 (15.28%) Embedded C++
5 10 (13.89%) Python
6 4 (5.56%) PowerShell
7 2 (2.78%) PHP
8 1 (1.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 7 (9.72%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.33%) Degree
4 5 (6.94%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (6.94%) DBS Check
5 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.17%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.78%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.39%) CCNP
8 1 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.78%) IEC 61508
1 2 (2.78%) ISO 9001
1 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 26 (36.11%) Embedded Firmware
2 11 (15.28%) Active Directory
3 4 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (4.17%) Docker
4 3 (4.17%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.17%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.17%) Puppet
3 2 (2.78%) Functional Safety
4 1 (1.39%) FortiGate
4 1 (1.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (22.22%) Cisco
2 11 (15.28%) Fortinet
3 9 (12.50%) VMware
4 6 (8.33%) Dell
4 6 (8.33%) EMC
4 6 (8.33%) Microsoft
5 5 (6.94%) CheckPoint
6 4 (5.56%) Atmel
7 3 (4.17%) ConnectWise
7 3 (4.17%) Draytek
7 3 (4.17%) Red Hat
8 2 (2.78%) Meraki
9 1 (1.39%) Palo Alto
9 1 (1.39%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.39%) Zscaler