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 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 304 318
Rank change year-on-year +49 +14 +196
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 125 167 172
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.82% 0.85% 0.79%
As % of the System Software category 9.79% 5.94% 4.69%
Number of salaries quoted 89 105 140
10th Percentile £44,750 £47,500 £28,175
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £61,500
90th Percentile £68,400 £80,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

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 1,277 2,811 3,670
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.43% 14.28% 16.87%
Number of salaries quoted 980 1,663 3,128
10th Percentile £28,928 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,125 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -1.46% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,525 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -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 17 November 2025.

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:

Applications
1 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.80%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (1.60%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 13 (10.40%) Azure
2 6 (4.80%) AWS
2 6 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.60%) GCP
5 1 (0.80%) AWS IoT
Communications & Networking
1 36 (28.80%) Wireless
2 24 (19.20%) Software-Defined Radio
3 14 (11.20%) RS-232
4 13 (10.40%) Firewall
5 12 (9.60%) Bluetooth
6 8 (6.40%) VPN
6 8 (6.40%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (5.60%) WAN
8 6 (4.80%) DHCP
8 6 (4.80%) DNS
8 6 (4.80%) TCP/IP
8 6 (4.80%) VLAN
8 6 (4.80%) Wireshark
9 5 (4.00%) Network Security
10 4 (3.20%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (3.20%) LAN
10 4 (3.20%) NX-OS
10 4 (3.20%) WLAN
11 3 (2.40%) Broadband
11 3 (2.40%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.60%) Big Data
1 2 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (1.60%) Postman
2 1 (0.80%) Git
2 1 (0.80%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (43.20%) Electronics
2 37 (29.60%) Finance
3 29 (23.20%) Social Skills
4 9 (7.20%) Automotive
4 9 (7.20%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.20%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (6.40%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.80%) Banking
7 5 (4.00%) Military
8 4 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.20%) Law
9 3 (2.40%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.60%) Retail
11 1 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.80%) Legal
11 1 (0.80%) Marketing
11 1 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.80%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 62 (49.60%) Embedded Engineer
2 42 (33.60%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 42 (33.60%) Software Engineer
3 27 (21.60%) Electronics Engineer
4 17 (13.60%) Firmware Engineer
5 12 (9.60%) Senior
6 11 (8.80%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 10 (8.00%) Network Engineer
8 9 (7.20%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 6 (4.80%) Network Operations Engineer
9 6 (4.80%) Operations Engineer
10 5 (4.00%) Help Desk Manager
10 5 (4.00%) Infrastructure Manager
10 5 (4.00%) IT Infrastructure Manager
10 5 (4.00%) IT Manager
10 5 (4.00%) Principal Engineer
10 5 (4.00%) Safety Engineer
11 4 (3.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (3.20%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 3 (2.40%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.20%) Flash
2 3 (2.40%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (2.40%) Node.js
3 2 (1.60%) XML
4 1 (0.80%) .NET
4 1 (0.80%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.80%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 43 (34.40%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (19.20%) e-Learning
2 24 (19.20%) MicroBlaze
2 24 (19.20%) RISC-V
3 9 (7.20%) Analogue Electronics
3 9 (7.20%) FPGA
4 7 (5.60%) Data Centre
5 6 (4.80%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (4.00%) IoT
7 4 (3.20%) Algorithms
8 3 (2.40%) Cloud Native
8 3 (2.40%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.40%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.40%) Mobile App
8 3 (2.40%) Smart Home
8 3 (2.40%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.60%) Device Driver
9 2 (1.60%) Life Science
10 1 (0.80%) Acoustics
10 1 (0.80%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 34 (27.20%) Linux
2 24 (19.20%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (9.60%) Windows
4 5 (4.00%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (48.00%) Software Engineering
2 32 (25.60%) Digital Signal Processing
2 32 (25.60%) Signal Processing
3 28 (22.40%) Agile
3 28 (22.40%) Innovative Thinking
4 11 (8.80%) Collaborative Culture
4 11 (8.80%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (7.20%) Computer Science
5 9 (7.20%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (6.40%) Embedded Software Development
6 8 (6.40%) Server Management
7 6 (4.80%) Change Management
7 6 (4.80%) ITIL
7 6 (4.80%) Mentoring
7 6 (4.80%) Service Delivery
8 5 (4.00%) Coaching
8 5 (4.00%) Patch Management
8 5 (4.00%) People Management
8 5 (4.00%) Software Testing
8 5 (4.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 78 (62.40%) C
2 57 (45.60%) C++
3 29 (23.20%) Embedded C
4 12 (9.60%) Python
5 9 (7.20%) Embedded C++
6 2 (1.60%) SQL
7 1 (0.80%) C#
Qualifications
1 41 (32.80%) Security Cleared
2 31 (24.80%) SC Cleared
3 27 (21.60%) Degree
4 9 (7.20%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.80%) Azure Certification
5 6 (4.80%) CCNP
5 6 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (4.00%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.60%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.80%) HNC
9 1 (0.80%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.40%) IEC 61508
1 3 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (2.40%) QA
2 2 (1.60%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.80%) GxP
System Software
1 57 (45.60%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (4.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.60%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 5 (4.00%) Functional Safety
2 3 (2.40%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (2.40%) Terraform
3 2 (1.60%) SCCM
4 1 (0.80%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 16 (12.80%) EMC
2 15 (12.00%) Cisco
3 8 (6.40%) VMware
4 7 (5.60%) Fortinet
5 6 (4.80%) Microsoft
6 4 (3.20%) CheckPoint
7 3 (2.40%) Dell
7 3 (2.40%) Meraki
7 3 (2.40%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.40%) SolarWinds
7 3 (2.40%) Zscaler
8 2 (1.60%) Apple
8 2 (1.60%) Google
8 2 (1.60%) HP
8 2 (1.60%) McAfee
8 2 (1.60%) MobileIron
8 2 (1.60%) Remedy
9 1 (0.80%) Citrix
9 1 (0.80%) Freescale
9 1 (0.80%) SAP