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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 417 293
Rank change year-on-year +43 -124 +257
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 368 220 846
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.56% 0.89%
As % of the System Software category 7.90% 4.08% 7.87%
Number of salaries quoted 299 148 610
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,675 £32,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £41,253
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,719 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.69% +2.32% +14.13%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,625 £73,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.64% +16.19% +5.00%

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 4,658 5,386 10,744
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.60% 13.62% 11.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,404 3,359 8,454
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -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 17 June 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 17 June 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 +28 130 £60,000 -7.69% 94
North of England +24 73 £55,000 +15.35% 39
South West -16 55 £60,000 -2.04% 50
East of England -7 47 £72,500 +23.40% 66
Yorkshire -9 42 £55,000 +19.57% 7
Midlands -14 41 £54,000 +13.68% 29
West Midlands -10 25 £65,000 +45.25% 16
North West +15 23 £54,750 +9.50% 27
London -40 19 £62,000 -27.06% 26
East Midlands -31 15 £54,000 +13.68% 13
North East -40 8 £51,000 -16.39% 6
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 (0.82%) Confluence
2 1 (0.27%) Kinematics
Applications
1 12 (3.26%) Simulink
2 4 (1.09%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.54%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (3.26%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 4 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (5.71%) Azure
2 13 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (2.45%) AWS
4 5 (1.36%) SaaS
5 3 (0.82%) Amazon EC2
5 3 (0.82%) Amazon S3
5 3 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
5 3 (0.82%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.82%) Serverless
6 1 (0.27%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (0.27%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (0.27%) AWS IoT
6 1 (0.27%) GCP
6 1 (0.27%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 28 (7.61%) Firewall
2 26 (7.07%) Bluetooth
3 24 (6.52%) Wireless
4 18 (4.89%) Modbus
5 13 (3.53%) Ethernet
6 12 (3.26%) RS-232
6 12 (3.26%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (2.99%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.72%) VPN
9 9 (2.45%) Profibus
9 9 (2.45%) RS-485
9 9 (2.45%) WAN
10 8 (2.17%) VLAN
10 8 (2.17%) ZigBee
11 7 (1.90%) LTE
11 7 (1.90%) Software-Defined Radio
12 6 (1.63%) Cisco IOS
12 6 (1.63%) Cisco ISE
12 6 (1.63%) RFID
13 5 (1.36%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
2 2 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 16 (4.35%) Git
2 15 (4.08%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (1.63%) Subversion
4 5 (1.36%) Eclipse
4 5 (1.36%) LabVIEW
5 4 (1.09%) JIRA
6 3 (0.82%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.54%) MLflow
7 2 (0.54%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.27%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.27%) IDA Disassembler
8 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.27%) Polyspace
8 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.27%) VectorCAST
8 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.27%) Zephyr
General
1 117 (31.79%) Electronics
2 42 (11.41%) Social Skills
3 37 (10.05%) Manufacturing
4 32 (8.70%) Automotive
5 21 (5.71%) Aerospace
6 10 (2.72%) Military
7 9 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.36%) Finance
9 5 (1.36%) Marketing
9 5 (1.36%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.09%) Retail
11 3 (0.82%) Analytical Skills
11 3 (0.82%) Games
11 3 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.82%) Law
11 3 (0.82%) Wearables
12 2 (0.54%) Aviation
12 2 (0.54%) Avionics
12 2 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (38.86%) Software Engineer
2 133 (36.14%) Embedded Engineer
3 96 (26.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 68 (18.48%) Senior
5 46 (12.50%) Firmware Engineer
6 42 (11.41%) Senior Software Engineer
7 32 (8.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 32 (8.70%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 28 (7.61%) FPGA Engineer
9 24 (6.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 23 (6.25%) Electronics Engineer
11 21 (5.71%) Lead
12 19 (5.16%) Design Engineer
12 19 (5.16%) Systems Engineer
13 18 (4.89%) Network Engineer
14 14 (3.80%) Test Engineer
15 12 (3.26%) Hardware Engineer
16 11 (2.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 11 (2.99%) Senior Firmware Engineer
17 9 (2.45%) Quality Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.26%) .NET
2 5 (1.36%) WPF
3 4 (1.09%) Node.js
3 4 (1.09%) React
3 4 (1.09%) WebSockets
4 3 (0.82%) .NET Framework
4 3 (0.82%) Avalonia
4 3 (0.82%) OpenCV
5 2 (0.54%) LangChain
5 2 (0.54%) React Native
5 2 (0.54%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.54%) Yocto
6 1 (0.27%) Flash
6 1 (0.27%) GStreamer
6 1 (0.27%) Micronaut
6 1 (0.27%) Middleware
6 1 (0.27%) pytest
6 1 (0.27%) Spring
6 1 (0.27%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.27%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 71 (19.29%) Embedded Systems
2 48 (13.04%) FPGA
3 45 (12.23%) IoT
4 36 (9.78%) Algorithms
5 27 (7.34%) VHDL
6 23 (6.25%) PCIe
7 20 (5.43%) Analogue Electronics
8 16 (4.35%) Data Centre
9 14 (3.80%) Driving Licence
10 13 (3.53%) Enterprise Storage
11 12 (3.26%) ARM Cortex
11 12 (3.26%) NVMe
11 12 (3.26%) Raspberry Pi
11 12 (3.26%) Verilog
12 11 (2.99%) iSeries
12 11 (2.99%) Replication
13 10 (2.72%) Management Information System
14 7 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (1.63%) Onboarding
15 6 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.15%) Linux
2 29 (7.88%) FreeRTOS
3 16 (4.35%) Windows
4 13 (3.53%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (1.90%) Android
6 2 (0.54%) ThreadX
6 2 (0.54%) Unix
6 2 (0.54%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.27%) Robot Operating System
7 1 (0.27%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (42.39%) Software Engineering
2 39 (10.60%) Validation
3 36 (9.78%) Signal Processing
4 35 (9.51%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 27 (7.34%) Collaborative Culture
6 27 (7.34%) Roadmaps
7 25 (6.79%) AI
7 25 (6.79%) Software Testing
8 21 (5.71%) Embedded Software Development
8 21 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 21 (5.71%) Test Automation
9 20 (5.43%) Mentoring
10 19 (5.16%) Computer Science
10 19 (5.16%) Digital Signal Processing
11 18 (4.89%) DevOps
11 18 (4.89%) System Testing
12 17 (4.62%) FPGA Design
12 17 (4.62%) Kalman Filter
12 17 (4.62%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 124 (33.70%) C
2 93 (25.27%) C++
3 56 (15.22%) Python
4 43 (11.68%) Embedded C
5 26 (7.07%) C#
6 18 (4.89%) MATLAB
7 14 (3.80%) Assembly Language
8 12 (3.26%) Embedded C++
9 6 (1.63%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.63%) Rust
10 5 (1.36%) Java
11 3 (0.82%) PHP
11 3 (0.82%) SQL
12 2 (0.54%) Bash
12 2 (0.54%) Go
12 2 (0.54%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.27%) Groovy
13 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 56 (15.22%) Degree
2 51 (13.86%) Security Cleared
3 34 (9.24%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.52%) DV Cleared
5 7 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.63%) CCNP
7 5 (1.36%) CCNA
7 5 (1.36%) PhD
8 4 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.09%) HND
8 4 (1.09%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.54%) CCIE
9 2 (0.54%) HNC
9 2 (0.54%) JNCIA
9 2 (0.54%) JNCIP
10 1 (0.27%) CCA
10 1 (0.27%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.26%) QA
2 8 (2.17%) ISO 9001
3 7 (1.90%) IEC 61508
4 6 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.63%) MISRA
4 6 (1.63%) SLA
5 5 (1.36%) MISRA C
6 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 2 (0.54%) GRC
7 2 (0.54%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.54%) JTAG
7 2 (0.54%) NCSC
8 1 (0.27%) AUTOSAR
8 1 (0.27%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.27%) DO-254
8 1 (0.27%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.27%) IEC 62304
8 1 (0.27%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 122 (33.15%) Embedded Firmware
2 15 (4.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.53%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.72%) Active Directory
5 6 (1.63%) Docker
6 4 (1.09%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.82%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 5 (1.36%) Ansible
1 5 (1.36%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.09%) Puppet
2 4 (1.09%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.82%) Terraform
4 2 (0.54%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.54%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.54%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (6.79%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.52%) Cisco
3 21 (5.71%) EMC
4 16 (4.35%) Altera
5 15 (4.08%) VMware
6 14 (3.80%) Xilinx
7 13 (3.53%) Fortinet
8 12 (3.26%) HP
9 11 (2.99%) Commvault
9 11 (2.99%) IBM
9 11 (2.99%) Veeam
10 8 (2.17%) Juniper
11 7 (1.90%) Dell
12 5 (1.36%) SolarWinds
13 4 (1.09%) Atmel
13 4 (1.09%) Broadcom
13 4 (1.09%) Freshdesk
13 4 (1.09%) Red Hat
13 4 (1.09%) SAP
14 3 (0.82%) Meraki