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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 274 338
Rank change year-on-year -52 +64 -2
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 139 156 156
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.93% 0.70%
As % of the System Software category 7.39% 8.17% 5.55%
Number of salaries quoted 92 99 103
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £51,000 £45,750 £50,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -17.32% +15.45%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £79,500 £81,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +4.76%

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 1,882 1,909 2,811
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.57% 11.33% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,400 1,010 1,682
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £74,985 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,875 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 4 October 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 2 (1.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (5.76%) Simulink
2 2 (1.44%) Weka
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (8.63%) Azure
2 3 (2.16%) AWS
3 2 (1.44%) GCP
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (19.42%) Wireless
2 23 (16.55%) Bluetooth
3 21 (15.11%) Modbus
4 15 (10.79%) Firewall
4 15 (10.79%) LTE
4 15 (10.79%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (6.47%) RS-232
5 9 (6.47%) RS-485
6 8 (5.76%) Profibus
6 8 (5.76%) ZigBee
7 7 (5.04%) VPN
7 7 (5.04%) WAN
8 5 (3.60%) LAN
9 4 (2.88%) TCP/IP
9 4 (2.88%) VLAN
10 3 (2.16%) SAN
11 2 (1.44%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (1.44%) DHCP
11 2 (1.44%) DNS
11 2 (1.44%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.72%) NoSQL
1 1 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.60%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (2.88%) JIRA
3 3 (2.16%) Git
3 3 (2.16%) LabVIEW
4 2 (1.44%) MLflow
4 2 (1.44%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (1.44%) Subversion
General
1 52 (37.41%) Electronics
2 50 (35.97%) Finance
3 41 (29.50%) Social Skills
4 38 (27.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (26.62%) Aerospace
6 19 (13.67%) Manufacturing
7 12 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (6.47%) Military
9 8 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (3.60%) Telecoms
11 3 (2.16%) Automotive
12 2 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.44%) Retail
12 2 (1.44%) Wearables
13 1 (0.72%) Marketing
13 1 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (32.37%) Software Engineer
2 35 (25.18%) Embedded Engineer
3 31 (22.30%) Lead
4 30 (21.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 24 (17.27%) Senior
6 14 (10.07%) Electronics Engineer
7 10 (7.19%) Consultant
7 10 (7.19%) Senior Software Engineer
7 10 (7.19%) Software Manager
7 10 (7.19%) Software Team Leader
7 10 (7.19%) Systems Engineer
7 10 (7.19%) Team Leader
8 8 (5.76%) Security Consultant
8 8 (5.76%) Senior Consultant
8 8 (5.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 8 (5.76%) Senior Security Consultant
8 8 (5.76%) Technical Specialist
9 6 (4.32%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 6 (4.32%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) Node.js
1 3 (2.16%) React
2 2 (1.44%) LangChain
2 2 (1.44%) React Native
2 2 (1.44%) TensorFlow
2 2 (1.44%) Terraform
2 2 (1.44%) Yocto
3 1 (0.72%) Flash
3 1 (0.72%) JWT
3 1 (0.72%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 30 (21.58%) Embedded Systems
2 21 (15.11%) FPGA
3 15 (10.79%) Raspberry Pi
4 12 (8.63%) Analogue Electronics
4 12 (8.63%) Data Centre
5 11 (7.91%) Algorithms
5 11 (7.91%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (7.19%) Enterprise Storage
6 10 (7.19%) iSeries
6 10 (7.19%) Replication
7 8 (5.76%) IoT
7 8 (5.76%) VHDL
8 7 (5.04%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (4.32%) Verilog
10 5 (3.60%) Management Information System
11 4 (2.88%) Mobile App
11 4 (2.88%) Operational Technology
12 2 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
12 2 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.91%) FreeRTOS
2 8 (5.76%) Linux
3 6 (4.32%) Windows
4 3 (2.16%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.16%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.44%) OpenWrt
5 2 (1.44%) VxWorks
5 2 (1.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.72%) Debian
6 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (45.32%) Software Engineering
2 32 (23.02%) Mentoring
3 27 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (17.99%) Validation
5 22 (15.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (10.79%) Decision-Making
7 15 (10.79%) Software Architecture
8 14 (10.07%) Configuration Management
8 14 (10.07%) Project Delivery
9 13 (9.35%) Disaster Recovery
9 13 (9.35%) Verification and Validation
10 12 (8.63%) Agile
10 12 (8.63%) Coaching
10 12 (8.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 12 (8.63%) Performance Management
10 12 (8.63%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (8.63%) Systems Engineering
11 11 (7.91%) AI
11 11 (7.91%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 44 (31.65%) C
2 23 (16.55%) C++
3 20 (14.39%) Python
4 16 (11.51%) Embedded C
5 12 (8.63%) MATLAB
6 7 (5.04%) SystemVerilog
7 2 (1.44%) Ada
7 2 (1.44%) Go
8 1 (0.72%) C#
8 1 (0.72%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.72%) Rust
8 1 (0.72%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 47 (33.81%) Degree
2 42 (30.22%) Security Cleared
3 32 (23.02%) SC Cleared
4 31 (22.30%) DV Cleared
5 29 (20.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (5.76%) Master's Degree
7 7 (5.04%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (5.04%) PhD
8 4 (2.88%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (2.88%) HND
9 3 (2.16%) HNC
10 1 (0.72%) CCNA
10 1 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (20.14%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.88%) GDPR
3 4 (2.88%) NCSC
3 4 (2.88%) NIST
3 4 (2.88%) NIST 800
4 3 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.16%) JTAG
4 3 (2.16%) QA
5 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.72%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.72%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 39 (28.06%) Embedded Firmware
2 15 (10.79%) Hyper-V
3 13 (9.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.16%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.72%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (0.72%) Ansible
Vendors
1 20 (14.39%) EMC
2 16 (11.51%) Microsoft
3 13 (9.35%) VMware
4 10 (7.19%) Commvault
4 10 (7.19%) HP
4 10 (7.19%) IBM
4 10 (7.19%) Veeam
5 4 (2.88%) Cisco
5 4 (2.88%) Siemens
5 4 (2.88%) Xilinx
6 3 (2.16%) Dell
7 2 (1.44%) Adobe
7 2 (1.44%) Meraki
7 2 (1.44%) NVIDIA
8 1 (0.72%) Altera
8 1 (0.72%) SonicWALL