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 13 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 275 327 339
Rank change year-on-year +52 +12 +180
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 146 157 179
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.89% 0.74% 0.77%
As % of the System Software category 7.92% 5.65% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 91 102 144
10th Percentile £39,000 £45,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £48,750 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £64,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.71% -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 1,843 2,779 3,778
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.17% 13.05% 16.18%
Number of salaries quoted 966 1,630 3,241
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,852 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% - -

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 13 October 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 7 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.05%) Simulink
3 1 (0.68%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (4.11%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 13 (8.90%) Azure
2 8 (5.48%) AWS
3 3 (2.05%) AWS Direct Connect
3 3 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.37%) GCP
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 50 (34.25%) Wireless
2 41 (28.08%) Software-Defined Radio
3 17 (11.64%) Firewall
3 17 (11.64%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (8.22%) RS-232
4 12 (8.22%) VPN
5 11 (7.53%) WAN
6 10 (6.85%) Bluetooth
7 8 (5.48%) Cisco ASA
7 8 (5.48%) LAN
7 8 (5.48%) NX-OS
7 8 (5.48%) WLAN
8 6 (4.11%) BGP
8 6 (4.11%) DHCP
8 6 (4.11%) DNS
8 6 (4.11%) IPsec
8 6 (4.11%) OSPF
8 6 (4.11%) SD-WAN
8 6 (4.11%) TCP/IP
8 6 (4.11%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.37%) Big Data
1 2 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (2.05%) Git
2 2 (1.37%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.37%) Postman
2 2 (1.37%) Subversion
3 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (33.56%) Finance
2 48 (32.88%) Electronics
3 21 (14.38%) Social Skills
4 10 (6.85%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (6.16%) Automotive
5 9 (6.16%) Manufacturing
6 8 (5.48%) Telecoms
7 7 (4.79%) Banking
8 5 (3.42%) Military
9 4 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.74%) Law
10 3 (2.05%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (1.37%) Retail
12 1 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.68%) Legal
12 1 (0.68%) Marketing
12 1 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 70 (47.95%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (36.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 53 (36.30%) Software Engineer
3 28 (19.18%) Electronics Engineer
4 21 (14.38%) Firmware Engineer
5 14 (9.59%) Network Engineer
5 14 (9.59%) Senior
6 11 (7.53%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 10 (6.85%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 9 (6.16%) Network Operations Engineer
8 9 (6.16%) Operations Engineer
9 8 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (5.48%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (4.11%) Analyst
10 6 (4.11%) Cisco Engineer
10 6 (4.11%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 6 (4.11%) Design Engineer
10 6 (4.11%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
10 6 (4.11%) Support Analyst
11 5 (3.42%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.16%) Flash
2 3 (2.05%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (2.05%) Node.js
3 2 (1.37%) XML
4 1 (0.68%) .NET
4 1 (0.68%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.68%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 56 (38.36%) Embedded Systems
2 41 (28.08%) e-Learning
3 38 (26.03%) MicroBlaze
3 38 (26.03%) RISC-V
4 17 (11.64%) FPGA
5 12 (8.22%) Analogue Electronics
6 11 (7.53%) Data Centre
7 6 (4.11%) IoT
7 6 (4.11%) Management Information System
7 6 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (3.42%) VHDL
9 4 (2.74%) Algorithms
9 4 (2.74%) Verilog
10 3 (2.05%) Cloud Native
10 3 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (2.05%) Life Science
10 3 (2.05%) Virtual Team
11 2 (1.37%) Device Driver
11 2 (1.37%) Mobile App
11 2 (1.37%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 43 (29.45%) Linux
2 38 (26.03%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (7.53%) Windows
4 2 (1.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (49.32%) Software Engineering
2 49 (33.56%) Digital Signal Processing
2 49 (33.56%) Signal Processing
3 45 (30.82%) Innovative Thinking
4 41 (28.08%) Agile
5 14 (9.59%) Change Management
5 14 (9.59%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (7.53%) Collaborative Culture
6 11 (7.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 10 (6.85%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (6.16%) Computer Science
9 8 (5.48%) Kalman Filter
9 8 (5.48%) Network Architecture
9 8 (5.48%) Validation
10 7 (4.79%) Mathematics
11 6 (4.11%) Asset Management
11 6 (4.11%) Incident Management
11 6 (4.11%) ITIL
11 6 (4.11%) ITSM
11 6 (4.11%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (59.59%) C
2 63 (43.15%) C++
3 28 (19.18%) Embedded C
4 14 (9.59%) Python
5 6 (4.11%) Embedded C++
6 4 (2.74%) C#
7 3 (2.05%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (40.41%) Security Cleared
2 48 (32.88%) SC Cleared
3 29 (19.86%) Degree
4 10 (6.85%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.11%) Azure Certification
5 6 (4.11%) CCNP
5 6 (4.11%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.37%) ISTQB
8 2 (1.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.68%) HNC
9 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.05%) IEC 61508
1 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (2.05%) QA
2 2 (1.37%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.68%) GxP
System Software
1 68 (46.58%) Embedded Firmware
2 6 (4.11%) BitLocker
3 3 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (4.11%) SCCM
2 5 (3.42%) Functional Safety
3 3 (2.05%) Dell DRAC
3 3 (2.05%) Terraform
4 1 (0.68%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 14 (9.59%) Cisco
1 14 (9.59%) EMC
2 11 (7.53%) Fortinet
3 10 (6.85%) Microsoft
4 8 (5.48%) CheckPoint
5 6 (4.11%) Apple
5 6 (4.11%) HP
5 6 (4.11%) McAfee
5 6 (4.11%) Meraki
5 6 (4.11%) MobileIron
5 6 (4.11%) Remedy
5 6 (4.11%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.05%) Dell
6 3 (2.05%) Dynatrace
6 3 (2.05%) Infoblox
6 3 (2.05%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.05%) VMware
6 3 (2.05%) Xilinx
6 3 (2.05%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.37%) Google