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 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 405 308
Rank change year-on-year -7 -97 +275
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 248 229 685
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.38% 0.58% 0.92%
As % of the System Software category 6.26% 4.33% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 196 117 511
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,160 £49,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,750 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £79,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% -

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 3,960 5,289 10,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.02% 13.44% 14.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,895 3,695 8,908
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £37,625 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £67,968
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £87,500
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 15 March 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 15 March 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 -2 65 £55,000 -8.33% 69
North of England -5 64 £55,000 -4.35% 25
London +35 44 £62,000 +7.83% 26
Yorkshire -13 37 £55,000 -26.67% 17
South West -42 31 £60,000 -20.00% 33
Midlands -31 24 £54,000 +0.58% 36
North West +4 19 £56,000 +6.67% 3
East of England -11 19 £48,080 -12.58% 36
West Midlands -3 16 £52,500 -4.55% 19
North East -12 8 £56,500 -7.38% 5
East Midlands -46 7 £54,000 +13.68% 17
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 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.40%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.40%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.61%) Simulink
2 2 (0.81%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.82%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 4 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.10%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (7.66%) Azure
3 14 (5.65%) Entra ID
4 7 (2.82%) AWS
4 7 (2.82%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.61%) SaaS
6 3 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
6 3 (1.21%) Amazon S3
6 3 (1.21%) AWS Lambda
6 3 (1.21%) Serverless
7 2 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.40%) AWS IoT
8 1 (0.40%) GitHub
8 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.40%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.40%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 37 (14.92%) Firewall
2 20 (8.06%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (6.45%) DNS
3 16 (6.45%) WAN
4 15 (6.05%) Cisco IOS
4 15 (6.05%) NX-OS
5 14 (5.65%) Cisco ISE
5 14 (5.65%) Wireless
6 13 (5.24%) TCP/IP
7 12 (4.84%) Bluetooth
7 12 (4.84%) LAN
8 10 (4.03%) Cisco Firepower
8 10 (4.03%) Junos
8 10 (4.03%) VLAN
9 9 (3.63%) DHCP
9 9 (3.63%) Modbus
9 9 (3.63%) VPN
10 7 (2.82%) Internet
11 6 (2.42%) Ethernet
12 5 (2.02%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.63%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.81%) NoSQL
2 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.40%) InfluxDB
3 1 (0.40%) MySQL
3 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (4.03%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (3.23%) Visual Studio
3 7 (2.82%) Git
4 6 (2.42%) Eclipse
5 4 (1.61%) Subversion
6 3 (1.21%) JIRA
7 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.40%) GitLab
7 1 (0.40%) IDA Disassembler
7 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.40%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.40%) Selenium
7 1 (0.40%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.40%) Zephyr
General
1 69 (27.82%) Electronics
2 50 (20.16%) Social Skills
3 23 (9.27%) Manufacturing
4 22 (8.87%) Finance
5 13 (5.24%) Automotive
6 10 (4.03%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (3.23%) Military
8 5 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.61%) Advertising
9 4 (1.61%) Banking
9 4 (1.61%) Law
10 3 (1.21%) Avionics
10 3 (1.21%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.81%) Wearables
12 1 (0.40%) Aviation
12 1 (0.40%) Billing
12 1 (0.40%) Retail
Job Titles
1 86 (34.68%) Embedded Engineer
2 60 (24.19%) Software Engineer
3 42 (16.94%) Firmware Engineer
4 41 (16.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 31 (12.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
5 31 (12.50%) Network Engineer
6 28 (11.29%) Senior
7 18 (7.26%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (6.05%) Design Engineer
8 15 (6.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.84%) FPGA Engineer
10 10 (4.03%) Cloud Engineer
10 10 (4.03%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 10 (4.03%) Lead
11 9 (3.63%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (3.23%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 8 (3.23%) Senior Network Engineer
13 7 (2.82%) C++ Software Engineer
13 7 (2.82%) Junior
13 7 (2.82%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.42%) .NET
1 6 (2.42%) Flash
2 4 (1.61%) Node.js
2 4 (1.61%) React
3 2 (0.81%) Middleware
3 2 (0.81%) Next.js
3 2 (0.81%) WebSockets
3 2 (0.81%) Yocto
4 1 (0.40%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.40%) Avalonia
4 1 (0.40%) Django
4 1 (0.40%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.40%) React Native
4 1 (0.40%) REST
4 1 (0.40%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 44 (17.74%) IoT
2 34 (13.71%) Embedded Systems
3 20 (8.06%) FPGA
4 16 (6.45%) Algorithms
5 13 (5.24%) Analogue Electronics
5 13 (5.24%) PCIe
6 11 (4.44%) PKI
7 10 (4.03%) Management Information System
7 10 (4.03%) VHDL
8 9 (3.63%) Onboarding
9 8 (3.23%) Driving Licence
10 7 (2.82%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.82%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (2.82%) NVMe
10 7 (2.82%) Raspberry Pi
11 6 (2.42%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (2.02%) Cloud Native
12 5 (2.02%) CMDB
12 5 (2.02%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.52%) Windows
2 32 (12.90%) Linux
3 17 (6.85%) Windows Server
4 10 (4.03%) Android
5 9 (3.63%) FreeRTOS
6 7 (2.82%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Data ONTAP
7 1 (0.40%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.40%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (28.63%) Software Engineering
2 29 (11.69%) Mentoring
2 29 (11.69%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (8.47%) Change Management
3 21 (8.47%) Kalman Filter
4 20 (8.06%) Roadmaps
5 19 (7.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (7.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 18 (7.26%) Software Testing
6 18 (7.26%) Validation
7 17 (6.85%) Task Automation
8 16 (6.45%) Change Control
8 16 (6.45%) ITSM
9 15 (6.05%) Agile
9 15 (6.05%) Embedded Software Development
10 14 (5.65%) Collaborative Culture
10 14 (5.65%) Service Management
11 13 (5.24%) AI
11 13 (5.24%) Root Cause Analysis
12 12 (4.84%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (30.24%) C
2 61 (24.60%) C++
3 33 (13.31%) Embedded C
4 32 (12.90%) Python
5 19 (7.66%) PowerShell
6 17 (6.85%) C#
6 17 (6.85%) Embedded C++
7 7 (2.82%) Assembly Language
8 5 (2.02%) Java
8 5 (2.02%) MATLAB
9 4 (1.61%) Bash
9 4 (1.61%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.21%) PHP
11 2 (0.81%) Go
11 2 (0.81%) SQL
12 1 (0.40%) Groovy
12 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.40%) Rust
Qualifications
1 38 (15.32%) Degree
2 34 (13.71%) Security Cleared
3 22 (8.87%) SC Cleared
4 17 (6.85%) DV Cleared
5 11 (4.44%) CCNP
5 11 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (4.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.42%) PhD
8 5 (2.02%) CCIE
8 5 (2.02%) CCNA
8 5 (2.02%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.02%) JNCIA
8 5 (2.02%) JNCIP
8 5 (2.02%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.61%) HND
9 4 (1.61%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.21%) HNC
11 2 (0.81%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.63%) ISO 9001
1 9 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (2.42%) MISRA
3 5 (2.02%) GRC
3 5 (2.02%) SLA
4 4 (1.61%) QA
5 3 (1.21%) GDPR
6 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.81%) JTAG
6 2 (0.81%) NIST
7 1 (0.40%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.40%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.40%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.40%) NCSC
7 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 78 (31.45%) Embedded Firmware
2 24 (9.68%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.03%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.42%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (2.02%) Docker
6 1 (0.40%) NFS
6 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (7.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.84%) SCCM
3 10 (4.03%) Ansible
3 10 (4.03%) Terraform
3 10 (4.03%) vCenter Server
4 4 (1.61%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.21%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (1.21%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.21%) Puppet
6 1 (0.40%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 55 (22.18%) Cisco
2 27 (10.89%) Juniper
3 23 (9.27%) Microsoft
4 22 (8.87%) Fortinet
5 16 (6.45%) SolarWinds
6 13 (5.24%) VMware
7 12 (4.84%) EMC
8 11 (4.44%) Altera
9 10 (4.03%) Broadcom
10 8 (3.23%) Palo Alto
11 7 (2.82%) Dell
11 7 (2.82%) Xilinx
12 5 (2.02%) CheckPoint
13 4 (1.61%) Apple
13 4 (1.61%) Atmel
13 4 (1.61%) ConnectWise
13 4 (1.61%) Draytek
13 4 (1.61%) SAP
14 3 (1.21%) Adobe
14 3 (1.21%) Red Hat