Firmware Job Trends in England

Firmware
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 400 378 289
Rank change year-on-year -22 -89 +284
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 232 319 633
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.40% 0.71% 0.96%
As % of the System Software category 6.04% 5.35% 6.37%
Number of salaries quoted 189 124 459
10th Percentile £40,000 £44,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £71,350
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -4.55%

All System Software Skills
England

Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,839 5,963 9,945
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.63% 13.24% 15.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2,779 3,592 8,413
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,468
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +16.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Firmware job vacancy trend in England

Firmware
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Firmware

Firmware
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in England over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Firmware in England

Firmware
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the England region over the 6 months to 10 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +27 62 £55,000 -1.79% 26
South East -24 57 £55,000 - 77
London +59 45 £62,000 +3.33% 28
Yorkshire -9 34 £55,000 -26.67% 11
Midlands -18 25 £52,500 -17.65% 46
East of England 0 21 £62,500 +22.55% 47
South West -62 21 £57,500 -11.54% 34
North West +29 20 £46,500 -11.43% 13
West Midlands +10 18 £52,500 -6.67% 20
North East -6 8 £56,500 -1.74% 2
East Midlands -33 7 £54,000 -32.50% 26
Firmware
UK

Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 4 (1.72%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.43%) Kinematics
Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.72%) Simulink
2 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.43%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 32 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (10.78%) Azure
3 16 (6.90%) Entra ID
4 10 (4.31%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.72%) AWS
5 4 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.86%) GCP
7 1 (0.43%) AWS IoT
7 1 (0.43%) GitHub
7 1 (0.43%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.43%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.43%) Rubrik
7 1 (0.43%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (16.38%) Firewall
2 21 (9.05%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (7.33%) DNS
3 17 (7.33%) WAN
4 15 (6.47%) Cisco IOS
4 15 (6.47%) NX-OS
5 14 (6.03%) Cisco ISE
6 12 (5.17%) VLAN
6 12 (5.17%) VPN
7 11 (4.74%) DHCP
7 11 (4.74%) LAN
7 11 (4.74%) TCP/IP
8 10 (4.31%) Cisco Firepower
8 10 (4.31%) Junos
8 10 (4.31%) Wireless
9 9 (3.88%) Modbus
10 7 (3.02%) Internet
10 7 (3.02%) Network Security
11 6 (2.59%) Bluetooth
11 6 (2.59%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.16%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.86%) Big Data
2 2 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.43%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.43%) MySQL
3 1 (0.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (4.74%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.88%) Git
3 6 (2.59%) Eclipse
3 6 (2.59%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (1.72%) Subversion
5 3 (1.29%) GitLab
6 2 (0.86%) JIRA
7 1 (0.43%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.43%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.43%) Selenium
7 1 (0.43%) WebDriver
General
1 64 (27.59%) Electronics
2 51 (21.98%) Social Skills
3 21 (9.05%) Finance
4 19 (8.19%) Manufacturing
5 15 (6.47%) Automotive
6 11 (4.74%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (3.45%) Law
7 8 (3.45%) Military
8 6 (2.59%) Aerospace
8 6 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.16%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.72%) Advertising
10 4 (1.72%) Banking
11 2 (0.86%) Avionics
12 1 (0.43%) Billing
12 1 (0.43%) Games
12 1 (0.43%) Legal
12 1 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.43%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 76 (32.76%) Embedded Engineer
2 51 (21.98%) Software Engineer
3 40 (17.24%) Firmware Engineer
4 33 (14.22%) Network Engineer
5 31 (13.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 30 (12.93%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 22 (9.48%) Senior
8 21 (9.05%) Electronics Engineer
9 17 (7.33%) Design Engineer
10 15 (6.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 12 (5.17%) C++ Software Engineer
12 11 (4.74%) Electronics Design Engineer
12 11 (4.74%) Lead
13 10 (4.31%) C# Software Engineer
13 10 (4.31%) Cloud Engineer
14 9 (3.88%) FPGA Engineer
14 9 (3.88%) IT Engineer
14 9 (3.88%) IT Support
14 9 (3.88%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
15 8 (3.45%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.88%) Flash
2 5 (2.16%) .NET
3 2 (0.86%) Middleware
3 2 (0.86%) Next.js
3 2 (0.86%) Node.js
3 2 (0.86%) React
3 2 (0.86%) WebSockets
3 2 (0.86%) Yocto
4 1 (0.43%) Django
4 1 (0.43%) React Native
4 1 (0.43%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 35 (15.09%) IoT
2 34 (14.66%) Embedded Systems
3 14 (6.03%) Algorithms
4 13 (5.60%) FPGA
5 10 (4.31%) Analogue Electronics
5 10 (4.31%) PKI
6 9 (3.88%) Data Centre
6 9 (3.88%) Onboarding
7 8 (3.45%) PCIe
8 7 (3.02%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (3.02%) Management Information System
9 6 (2.59%) VHDL
10 5 (2.16%) CMDB
10 5 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.72%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (1.72%) NVMe
11 4 (1.72%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (1.72%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 40 (17.24%) Windows
2 24 (10.34%) Linux
3 16 (6.90%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.02%) Android
5 6 (2.59%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.72%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.43%) Data ONTAP
7 1 (0.43%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (27.16%) Software Engineering
2 32 (13.79%) Mentoring
3 29 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (8.19%) Kalman Filter
5 18 (7.76%) Change Management
5 18 (7.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 17 (7.33%) ITSM
6 17 (7.33%) Software Testing
6 17 (7.33%) Task Automation
7 16 (6.90%) AI
7 16 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (6.90%) Embedded Software Development
7 16 (6.90%) Validation
8 15 (6.47%) Service Management
8 15 (6.47%) Vulnerability Management
9 14 (6.03%) Agile
9 14 (6.03%) Change Control
10 13 (5.60%) Collaborative Culture
10 13 (5.60%) ITIL
10 13 (5.60%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 75 (32.33%) C
2 57 (24.57%) C++
3 35 (15.09%) Embedded C
4 30 (12.93%) Python
5 20 (8.62%) C#
5 20 (8.62%) PowerShell
6 16 (6.90%) Embedded C++
7 5 (2.16%) MATLAB
7 5 (2.16%) SQL
8 4 (1.72%) Assembly Language
8 4 (1.72%) Bash
8 4 (1.72%) Java
9 2 (0.86%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.43%) Groovy
10 1 (0.43%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.43%) Rust
Qualifications
1 39 (16.81%) Degree
2 33 (14.22%) Security Cleared
3 23 (9.91%) SC Cleared
4 14 (6.03%) DV Cleared
5 13 (5.60%) CCNP
5 13 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (3.02%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.16%) CCIE
8 5 (2.16%) CCNA
8 5 (2.16%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.16%) JNCIA
8 5 (2.16%) JNCIP
8 5 (2.16%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (2.16%) PhD
9 4 (1.72%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.29%) HNC
10 3 (1.29%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.86%) HND
12 1 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (3.02%) ISO 9001
3 6 (2.59%) MISRA
4 5 (2.16%) GRC
4 5 (2.16%) SLA
5 4 (1.72%) GDPR
5 4 (1.72%) JTAG
6 3 (1.29%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.86%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.86%) ISO 9000
7 2 (0.86%) NIST
8 1 (0.43%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.43%) GxP
8 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 75 (32.33%) Embedded Firmware
2 26 (11.21%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.31%) VMware NSX
4 7 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (2.16%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.86%) Docker
7 1 (0.43%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.43%) NFS
7 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (8.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.60%) SCCM
3 10 (4.31%) Ansible
3 10 (4.31%) Terraform
3 10 (4.31%) vCenter Server
4 5 (2.16%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.29%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.29%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.43%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.43%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.43%) Puppet
Vendors
1 57 (24.57%) Cisco
2 27 (11.64%) Juniper
2 27 (11.64%) Microsoft
3 21 (9.05%) Fortinet
4 18 (7.76%) SolarWinds
5 16 (6.90%) EMC
6 14 (6.03%) VMware
7 10 (4.31%) Broadcom
7 10 (4.31%) Palo Alto
8 8 (3.45%) Altera
9 7 (3.02%) Dell
10 5 (2.16%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.72%) Apple
11 4 (1.72%) Atmel
11 4 (1.72%) Google
11 4 (1.72%) Meraki
11 4 (1.72%) Xilinx
12 3 (1.29%) ConnectWise
12 3 (1.29%) Draytek
12 3 (1.29%) Zscaler