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 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 261 302 309
Rank change year-on-year +41 +7 +194
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 115 145 169
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 0.83% 0.85%
As % of the System Software category 9.27% 5.46% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 89 85 140
10th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £30,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,400 £82,500 £67,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -4.55%

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 1,240 2,658 3,403
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.09% 15.22% 17.16%
Number of salaries quoted 944 1,668 2,940
10th Percentile £28,928 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
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 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,251 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% -

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 19 December 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Acrobat
1 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 15 (13.04%) Azure
2 8 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (5.22%) AWS
4 4 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.74%) GCP
6 1 (0.87%) AWS IoT
6 1 (0.87%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.87%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.87%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (24.35%) Wireless
2 16 (13.91%) Firewall
3 15 (13.04%) Software-Defined Radio
4 14 (12.17%) RS-232
5 13 (11.30%) Bluetooth
6 10 (8.70%) VPN
7 9 (7.83%) WAN
8 8 (6.96%) DNS
8 8 (6.96%) VLAN
9 7 (6.09%) DHCP
9 7 (6.09%) TCP/IP
10 6 (5.22%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (5.22%) Wireshark
11 5 (4.35%) Network Security
12 4 (3.48%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (3.48%) LAN
12 4 (3.48%) NX-OS
12 4 (3.48%) SD-WAN
12 4 (3.48%) WLAN
13 3 (2.61%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.74%) Big Data
1 2 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.87%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.74%) Postman
2 1 (0.87%) Git
General
1 58 (50.43%) Electronics
2 33 (28.70%) Finance
3 29 (25.22%) Social Skills
4 10 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 9 (7.83%) Automotive
6 7 (6.09%) Telecoms
7 6 (5.22%) Banking
7 6 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (4.35%) Military
9 4 (3.48%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (3.48%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (3.48%) Law
10 1 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.87%) Legal
10 1 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 61 (53.04%) Embedded Engineer
2 36 (31.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 36 (31.30%) Software Engineer
3 28 (24.35%) Electronics Engineer
4 12 (10.43%) Firmware Engineer
5 11 (9.57%) Network Engineer
6 9 (7.83%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 8 (6.96%) Senior
8 6 (5.22%) Design Engineer
8 6 (5.22%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 6 (5.22%) Network Operations Engineer
8 6 (5.22%) Operations Engineer
8 6 (5.22%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 5 (4.35%) Help Desk Manager
9 5 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (4.35%) Infrastructure Manager
9 5 (4.35%) IT Infrastructure Manager
9 5 (4.35%) IT Manager
9 5 (4.35%) Principal Engineer
9 5 (4.35%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.83%) Flash
2 3 (2.61%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (2.61%) Node.js
3 2 (1.74%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (32.17%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (13.04%) e-Learning
2 15 (13.04%) MicroBlaze
2 15 (13.04%) RISC-V
3 10 (8.70%) Analogue Electronics
4 7 (6.09%) Data Centre
5 6 (5.22%) FPGA
5 6 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (4.35%) IoT
7 4 (3.48%) Algorithms
8 3 (2.61%) Cloud Native
8 3 (2.61%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.61%) Management Information System
8 3 (2.61%) Mobile App
8 3 (2.61%) Smart Home
8 3 (2.61%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.74%) Life Science
10 1 (0.87%) Robotics
10 1 (0.87%) Verilog
10 1 (0.87%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 24 (20.87%) Linux
2 15 (13.04%) Embedded Linux
3 11 (9.57%) Windows
4 6 (5.22%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.87%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (43.48%) Software Engineering
2 23 (20.00%) Agile
3 22 (19.13%) Digital Signal Processing
3 22 (19.13%) Signal Processing
4 19 (16.52%) Innovative Thinking
5 11 (9.57%) Collaborative Culture
5 11 (9.57%) Embedded Software Development
5 11 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (7.83%) Computer Science
6 9 (7.83%) Mentoring
7 8 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (6.96%) Server Management
8 7 (6.09%) ITIL
8 7 (6.09%) Software Testing
9 6 (5.22%) DevOps
9 6 (5.22%) Service Delivery
10 5 (4.35%) Coaching
10 5 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 5 (4.35%) People Management
10 5 (4.35%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 73 (63.48%) C
2 57 (49.57%) C++
3 33 (28.70%) Embedded C
4 16 (13.91%) Embedded C++
5 9 (7.83%) Python
6 3 (2.61%) SQL
7 2 (1.74%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (25.22%) Security Cleared
2 22 (19.13%) SC Cleared
3 21 (18.26%) Degree
4 7 (6.09%) Azure Certification
5 6 (5.22%) CCNP
5 6 (5.22%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (5.22%) DV Cleared
6 5 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (4.35%) DBS Check
6 5 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (3.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.74%) ISTQB
9 2 (1.74%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.87%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.61%) IEC 61508
1 3 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.74%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.74%) QA
3 1 (0.87%) GxP
System Software
1 52 (45.22%) Embedded Firmware
2 8 (6.96%) Active Directory
3 4 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.87%) Docker
4 1 (0.87%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (4.35%) Functional Safety
2 4 (3.48%) Dell DRAC
3 3 (2.61%) Terraform
4 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.87%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.87%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.87%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (13.91%) Cisco
1 16 (13.91%) EMC
2 10 (8.70%) Fortinet
3 9 (7.83%) VMware
4 7 (6.09%) Microsoft
5 4 (3.48%) CheckPoint
5 4 (3.48%) Dell
6 3 (2.61%) Meraki
6 3 (2.61%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.61%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.61%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.74%) Google
8 1 (0.87%) Citrix
8 1 (0.87%) ConnectWise
8 1 (0.87%) Draytek
8 1 (0.87%) iManage
8 1 (0.87%) Intapp