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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 363 333
Rank change year-on-year +40 -30 +91
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 518 303 542
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.53% 0.69% 0.76%
As % of the System Software category 9.64% 5.53% 7.24%
Number of salaries quoted 405 210 381
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £49,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +4.76%

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 5,374 5,475 7,489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.53% 12.55% 10.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,989 3,417 5,111
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,110 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £48,875 £51,750
% change year-on-year +12.53% -5.56% -6.76%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 -13 155 £65,000 +18.18% 126
North of England +21 99 £55,000 +18.28% 57
Midlands +5 97 £55,000 +22.70% 59
East of England +31 87 £65,000 +8.33% 149
South West -28 61 £60,000 +14.29% 70
West Midlands -6 48 £65,000 +64.56% 33
East Midlands -6 46 £54,000 +13.68% 26
North West +15 40 £57,500 +22.10% 40
Yorkshire -32 30 £52,000 +13.04% 12
North East - 29 £55,000 - 8
London -87 14 £67,500 +12.50% 110
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 (0.58%) Confluence
1 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (3.09%) Simulink
2 7 (1.35%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.58%) OrCAD
4 2 (0.39%) Weka
5 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) MicroStation
5 1 (0.19%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (1.74%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 49 (9.46%) Azure
2 25 (4.83%) AWS
3 16 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (1.16%) Entra ID
4 6 (1.16%) SaaS
5 5 (0.97%) GCP
6 4 (0.77%) Azure Stack
6 4 (0.77%) Nutanix
7 3 (0.58%) AWS IoT
7 3 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (0.58%) Cohesity
7 3 (0.58%) GitHub
7 3 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon EC2
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.19%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.19%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 39 (7.53%) Wireless
2 32 (6.18%) Firewall
3 23 (4.44%) Bluetooth
3 23 (4.44%) VPN
4 22 (4.25%) WAN
5 21 (4.05%) Modbus
6 19 (3.67%) TCP/IP
7 18 (3.47%) VLAN
8 17 (3.28%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (3.09%) SAN
10 14 (2.70%) RS-232
11 13 (2.51%) LTE
11 13 (2.51%) RS-485
12 12 (2.32%) LAN
13 11 (2.12%) Ethernet
13 11 (2.12%) SD-WAN
13 11 (2.12%) ZigBee
14 10 (1.93%) DNS
14 10 (1.93%) Profibus
15 9 (1.74%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.58%) NoSQL
1 3 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 21 (4.05%) Git
2 15 (2.90%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (2.51%) JIRA
4 11 (2.12%) LabVIEW
5 6 (1.16%) Eclipse
5 6 (1.16%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.97%) GitLab
7 3 (0.58%) Postman
7 3 (0.58%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.39%) GDB
8 2 (0.39%) MLflow
8 2 (0.39%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.39%) Subversion
9 1 (0.19%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.19%) Polyspace
9 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.19%) VectorCAST
9 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 171 (33.01%) Electronics
2 88 (16.99%) Social Skills
3 61 (11.78%) Manufacturing
4 40 (7.72%) Aerospace
5 39 (7.53%) Automotive
6 35 (6.76%) Finance
7 23 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (1.93%) Military
11 10 (1.93%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.54%) Law
13 7 (1.35%) Retail
14 5 (0.97%) Marketing
15 3 (0.58%) Games
15 3 (0.58%) Wearables
16 2 (0.39%) Aviation
16 2 (0.39%) Avionics
17 1 (0.19%) Cyber-Physical System
Job Titles
1 170 (32.82%) Software Engineer
2 149 (28.76%) Embedded Engineer
3 118 (22.78%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 106 (20.46%) Senior
5 63 (12.16%) Lead
6 55 (10.62%) Senior Software Engineer
7 51 (9.85%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 48 (9.27%) Firmware Engineer
9 44 (8.49%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 38 (7.34%) Electronics Engineer
11 30 (5.79%) Design Engineer
12 29 (5.60%) FPGA Engineer
13 28 (5.41%) Systems Engineer
14 22 (4.25%) Technical Leader
15 21 (4.05%) Test Engineer
16 19 (3.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 18 (3.47%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
18 17 (3.28%) Senior Firmware Engineer
19 15 (2.90%) Electronics Design Engineer
19 15 (2.90%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.93%) Terraform
2 9 (1.74%) .NET
3 5 (0.97%) Node.js
3 5 (0.97%) React
3 5 (0.97%) WPF
4 4 (0.77%) REST
4 4 (0.77%) WebSockets
4 4 (0.77%) Yocto
5 3 (0.58%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.58%) Avalonia
5 3 (0.58%) OpenCV
6 2 (0.39%) LangChain
6 2 (0.39%) React Native
6 2 (0.39%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.19%) JWT
7 1 (0.19%) Micronaut
7 1 (0.19%) OpenTelemetry
7 1 (0.19%) Qt Quick
7 1 (0.19%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 94 (18.15%) Embedded Systems
2 51 (9.85%) FPGA
3 42 (8.11%) Algorithms
4 35 (6.76%) IoT
5 33 (6.37%) Analogue Electronics
6 26 (5.02%) VHDL
7 25 (4.83%) Data Centre
8 24 (4.63%) Driving Licence
9 20 (3.86%) Enterprise Storage
10 16 (3.09%) ARM Cortex
10 16 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
10 16 (3.09%) Raspberry Pi
11 14 (2.70%) PCIe
12 13 (2.51%) Verilog
13 12 (2.32%) Replication
14 11 (2.12%) iSeries
14 11 (2.12%) Management Information System
15 9 (1.74%) NVMe
15 9 (1.74%) Onboarding
16 8 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 44 (8.49%) Linux
2 35 (6.76%) Windows
3 33 (6.37%) FreeRTOS
4 17 (3.28%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (2.32%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.39%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.39%) ThreadX
7 2 (0.39%) Unix
7 2 (0.39%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.19%) Android
8 1 (0.19%) Debian
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.19%) SafeRTOS
8 1 (0.19%) SUSE
8 1 (0.19%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (38.80%) Software Engineering
2 76 (14.67%) Validation
3 61 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
4 54 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (9.85%) Mentoring
6 43 (8.30%) Signal Processing
7 40 (7.72%) Test Automation
8 37 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (7.14%) Software Testing
9 34 (6.56%) Technical Leadership
10 32 (6.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 32 (6.18%) Root Cause Analysis
11 28 (5.41%) Disaster Recovery
12 27 (5.21%) Collaborative Culture
12 27 (5.21%) Digital Signal Processing
13 25 (4.83%) Computer Science
13 25 (4.83%) Project Delivery
13 25 (4.83%) Systems Engineering
14 24 (4.63%) AI
15 23 (4.44%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 154 (29.73%) C
2 102 (19.69%) C++
3 69 (13.32%) Python
4 53 (10.23%) Embedded C
5 24 (4.63%) MATLAB
6 17 (3.28%) C#
7 14 (2.70%) Rust
8 12 (2.32%) Assembly Language
9 11 (2.12%) Embedded C++
9 11 (2.12%) Java
10 7 (1.35%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.97%) SQL
12 4 (0.77%) Go
13 3 (0.58%) Bash
13 3 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.58%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.39%) Ada
15 1 (0.19%) Bicep
15 1 (0.19%) R
15 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 98 (18.92%) Degree
2 73 (14.09%) Security Cleared
3 47 (9.07%) SC Cleared
4 38 (7.34%) DV Cleared
5 17 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (2.51%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.74%) HND
9 8 (1.54%) CCNP
10 7 (1.35%) CCNA
10 7 (1.35%) HNC
11 6 (1.16%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.39%) Network+ Certification
14 1 (0.19%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.19%) NVQ Level 3
14 1 (0.19%) PhD
14 1 (0.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.28%) QA
2 16 (3.09%) Accessibility
2 16 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.93%) MISRA
4 7 (1.35%) IEC 61508
5 6 (1.16%) SLA
6 5 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.97%) GDPR
6 5 (0.97%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.97%) MISRA C
7 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 3 (0.58%) JTAG
8 2 (0.39%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.39%) NCSC
9 1 (0.19%) AUTOSAR
9 1 (0.19%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.19%) DO-254
9 1 (0.19%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.19%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 150 (28.96%) Embedded Firmware
2 28 (5.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.05%) Hyper-V
4 20 (3.86%) Active Directory
5 7 (1.35%) QEMU
5 7 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.97%) Docker
6 5 (0.97%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.97%) vSphere
7 1 (0.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.19%) NFS
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.93%) Ansible
2 6 (1.16%) FortiGate
3 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.97%) VxRail
4 4 (0.77%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.77%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.39%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.39%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.39%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 38 (7.34%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.56%) EMC
3 31 (5.98%) VMware
4 25 (4.83%) Cisco
5 16 (3.09%) Fortinet
5 16 (3.09%) Veeam
6 13 (2.51%) HP
6 13 (2.51%) Xilinx
7 12 (2.32%) Dell
8 11 (2.12%) Commvault
8 11 (2.12%) IBM
9 9 (1.74%) Altera
10 7 (1.35%) Meraki
11 6 (1.16%) Freshdesk
12 5 (0.97%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.77%) F5
13 4 (0.77%) Infoblox
13 4 (0.77%) Netskope
13 4 (0.77%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.77%) SolarWinds