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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 436 308
Rank change year-on-year +44 -128 +259
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 306 207 776
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.38% 0.53% 0.92%
As % of the System Software category 7.29% 4.04% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 247 142 574
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,825 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,188 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% +16.02%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £64,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% +10.53%

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 4,196 5,126 10,655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.20% 13.16% 12.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,003 3,544 8,743
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -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 9 May 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 9 May 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
South East +28 90 £60,000 -4.00% 81
North of England -15 64 £55,000 -4.35% 35
South West -36 46 £60,000 -14.29% 31
Yorkshire -18 40 £55,000 -12.00% 5
London -14 36 £62,000 -11.43% 30
Midlands -41 35 £54,000 +8.00% 23
East of England -14 32 £61,500 +14.95% 35
West Midlands -31 22 £58,750 +16.05% 11
North West -5 21 £46,500 -7.00% 26
East Midlands -31 12 £54,000 +13.68% 12
North East -46 3 £56,500 -7.38% 4
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 2 (0.65%) Confluence
2 1 (0.33%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.29%) Simulink
2 2 (0.65%) OrCAD
2 2 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (3.92%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 4 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 23 (7.52%) Azure
2 17 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (3.27%) Entra ID
4 8 (2.61%) AWS
5 3 (0.98%) Amazon EC2
5 3 (0.98%) Amazon S3
5 3 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
5 3 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (0.98%) SaaS
5 3 (0.98%) Serverless
6 1 (0.33%) AWS IoT
6 1 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.33%) GCP
6 1 (0.33%) GitHub
6 1 (0.33%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.33%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 38 (12.42%) Firewall
2 20 (6.54%) Bluetooth
3 18 (5.88%) Wireless
4 15 (4.90%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (4.25%) Ethernet
5 13 (4.25%) WAN
6 12 (3.92%) Cisco IOS
6 12 (3.92%) Modbus
6 12 (3.92%) TCP/IP
6 12 (3.92%) VPN
7 11 (3.59%) Cisco ISE
7 11 (3.59%) VLAN
8 9 (2.94%) DNS
8 9 (2.94%) NX-OS
9 7 (2.29%) Cisco Firepower
9 7 (2.29%) Junos
9 7 (2.29%) LAN
10 6 (1.96%) RFID
11 5 (1.63%) Network Security
11 5 (1.63%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.29%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.65%) NoSQL
2 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.33%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.33%) MySQL
3 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (4.25%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (3.92%) Git
3 5 (1.63%) Eclipse
3 5 (1.63%) LabVIEW
3 5 (1.63%) Subversion
4 3 (0.98%) JIRA
4 3 (0.98%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.65%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.65%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.33%) GitLab
6 1 (0.33%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.33%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.33%) Polyspace
6 1 (0.33%) Selenium
6 1 (0.33%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.33%) VectorCAST
6 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.33%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.33%) Zephyr
General
1 87 (28.43%) Electronics
2 41 (13.40%) Social Skills
3 27 (8.82%) Manufacturing
4 18 (5.88%) Automotive
5 15 (4.90%) Aerospace
6 13 (4.25%) Finance
7 11 (3.59%) Military
8 6 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.96%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.63%) Law
10 4 (1.31%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.31%) Avionics
10 4 (1.31%) Marketing
10 4 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.31%) Retail
11 3 (0.98%) Games
12 2 (0.65%) Aviation
12 2 (0.65%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.65%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 117 (38.24%) Embedded Engineer
2 111 (36.27%) Software Engineer
3 79 (25.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 57 (18.63%) Senior
5 43 (14.05%) Firmware Engineer
6 29 (9.48%) Network Engineer
6 29 (9.48%) Senior Software Engineer
7 24 (7.84%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 24 (7.84%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 23 (7.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 21 (6.86%) Design Engineer
9 21 (6.86%) Electronics Engineer
9 21 (6.86%) FPGA Engineer
10 14 (4.58%) Lead
11 13 (4.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (3.92%) Electronics Design Engineer
13 11 (3.59%) Senior Firmware Engineer
13 11 (3.59%) Systems Engineer
14 10 (3.27%) Hardware Engineer
15 8 (2.61%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.94%) .NET
2 6 (1.96%) WebSockets
3 4 (1.31%) Node.js
3 4 (1.31%) React
3 4 (1.31%) WPF
4 3 (0.98%) .NET Framework
4 3 (0.98%) Avalonia
4 3 (0.98%) OpenCV
5 2 (0.65%) Middleware
5 2 (0.65%) Next.js
5 2 (0.65%) Yocto
6 1 (0.33%) Django
6 1 (0.33%) Flash
6 1 (0.33%) pytest
6 1 (0.33%) React Native
6 1 (0.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.71%) IoT
2 44 (14.38%) Embedded Systems
3 33 (10.78%) FPGA
4 28 (9.15%) Algorithms
5 21 (6.86%) PCIe
6 20 (6.54%) VHDL
7 19 (6.21%) Analogue Electronics
8 15 (4.90%) Data Centre
9 14 (4.58%) Management Information System
10 13 (4.25%) Driving Licence
11 12 (3.92%) NVMe
12 9 (2.94%) Enterprise Storage
12 9 (2.94%) iSeries
12 9 (2.94%) Onboarding
12 9 (2.94%) Replication
13 8 (2.61%) PKI
13 8 (2.61%) Raspberry Pi
14 6 (1.96%) ARM Cortex
14 6 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
15 5 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.84%) FreeRTOS
2 23 (7.52%) Linux
3 18 (5.88%) Windows
4 10 (3.27%) Android
5 8 (2.61%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.96%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.65%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.33%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.33%) SafeRTOS
8 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (39.22%) Software Engineering
2 34 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (9.80%) Validation
4 28 (9.15%) Roadmaps
5 27 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 24 (7.84%) Software Testing
7 23 (7.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 22 (7.19%) AI
9 21 (6.86%) Kalman Filter
10 19 (6.21%) Embedded Software Development
10 19 (6.21%) Signal Processing
11 18 (5.88%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (5.88%) Mentoring
12 17 (5.56%) Computer Science
12 17 (5.56%) System Testing
12 17 (5.56%) Technology Roadmap
13 16 (5.23%) Collaborative Culture
13 16 (5.23%) FPGA Design
13 16 (5.23%) Test Automation
14 15 (4.90%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 103 (33.66%) C
2 78 (25.49%) C++
3 54 (17.65%) Python
4 39 (12.75%) Embedded C
5 20 (6.54%) C#
6 15 (4.90%) Embedded C++
6 15 (4.90%) PowerShell
7 12 (3.92%) Assembly Language
8 10 (3.27%) MATLAB
9 5 (1.63%) Bash
9 5 (1.63%) Java
9 5 (1.63%) Rust
10 4 (1.31%) SQL
10 4 (1.31%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.98%) PHP
12 2 (0.65%) Go
13 1 (0.33%) Groovy
13 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
13 1 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 47 (15.36%) Degree
2 43 (14.05%) Security Cleared
3 26 (8.50%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 13 (4.25%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (3.92%) CCNP
7 10 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.61%) CCNA
9 7 (2.29%) Network+ Certification
10 6 (1.96%) PhD
11 5 (1.63%) CCIE
11 5 (1.63%) JNCIA
11 5 (1.63%) JNCIP
12 4 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.31%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.98%) HND
14 2 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.65%) HNC
15 1 (0.33%) Azure Certification
15 1 (0.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.94%) ISO 9001
1 9 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (2.29%) IEC 61508
3 5 (1.63%) GRC
3 5 (1.63%) MISRA
3 5 (1.63%) MISRA C
3 5 (1.63%) SLA
4 4 (1.31%) QA
5 3 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.65%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.65%) JTAG
6 2 (0.65%) NCSC
6 2 (0.65%) NIST
7 1 (0.33%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.33%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.33%) DO-254
7 1 (0.33%) HAZOP
7 1 (0.33%) IEC 62304
7 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 97 (31.70%) Embedded Firmware
2 13 (4.25%) Hyper-V
3 12 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.59%) Active Directory
5 7 (2.29%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.96%) Docker
7 3 (0.98%) QEMU
8 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (4.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.59%) Ansible
3 8 (2.61%) SCCM
4 7 (2.29%) vCenter Server
5 6 (1.96%) Terraform
6 5 (1.63%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.31%) Puppet
8 3 (0.98%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.65%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.65%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (14.05%) Cisco
2 25 (8.17%) Microsoft
3 23 (7.52%) Fortinet
4 20 (6.54%) EMC
4 20 (6.54%) Juniper
5 16 (5.23%) Altera
6 14 (4.58%) VMware
7 13 (4.25%) Xilinx
8 10 (3.27%) HP
8 10 (3.27%) SolarWinds
9 9 (2.94%) Commvault
9 9 (2.94%) IBM
9 9 (2.94%) Veeam
10 7 (2.29%) Broadcom
10 7 (2.29%) Dell
11 4 (1.31%) Atmel
11 4 (1.31%) Draytek
11 4 (1.31%) Palo Alto
11 4 (1.31%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.31%) SAP