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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 371 332
Rank change year-on-year +40 -39 +76
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 540 299 536
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.69% 0.78%
As % of the System Software category 10.01% 5.58% 7.42%
Number of salaries quoted 421 204 342
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £33,425
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,000 £40,013
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 £66,563 £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 5,394 5,362 7,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.36% 12.42% 10.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,974 3,263 4,510
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,683 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.35% -13.30% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £72,000
90th Percentile £91,175 £88,750 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.54% -2.73%

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 16 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 16 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 -16 164 £65,000 +18.18% 204
Midlands +31 110 £58,500 +37.65% 101
North of England +7 100 £57,500 +24.32% 80
East of England +19 87 £66,250 +6.00% 225
South West -26 63 £60,000 +14.29% 108
West Midlands -12 55 £65,000 +66.67% 43
East Midlands +2 53 £54,000 +13.68% 58
North West +16 44 £57,500 +23.66% 51
North East -34 31 £55,000 +13.99% 15
Yorkshire -23 25 £52,000 +13.04% 18
London -87 11 £42,500 -29.17% 189
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 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (3.70%) Simulink
2 9 (1.67%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.37%) OrCAD
3 2 (0.37%) Weka
4 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) MicroStation
4 1 (0.19%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.85%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 50 (9.26%) Azure
2 22 (4.07%) AWS
3 18 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (1.30%) Entra ID
5 5 (0.93%) GCP
5 5 (0.93%) SaaS
6 4 (0.74%) Azure Stack
6 4 (0.74%) Nutanix
7 3 (0.56%) AWS IoT
7 3 (0.56%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.56%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (0.56%) Cohesity
7 3 (0.56%) GitHub
7 3 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.19%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 40 (7.41%) Wireless
2 32 (5.93%) Firewall
3 25 (4.63%) Bluetooth
4 24 (4.44%) Modbus
5 23 (4.26%) VPN
6 21 (3.89%) WAN
7 19 (3.52%) VLAN
7 19 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
8 18 (3.33%) TCP/IP
9 16 (2.96%) SAN
10 15 (2.78%) LTE
10 15 (2.78%) RS-232
11 14 (2.59%) RS-485
12 12 (2.22%) Ethernet
13 11 (2.04%) DNS
13 11 (2.04%) LAN
13 11 (2.04%) SD-WAN
13 11 (2.04%) ZigBee
14 10 (1.85%) Network Security
14 10 (1.85%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.37%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.19%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (3.70%) Git
2 15 (2.78%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (2.41%) LabVIEW
4 12 (2.22%) JIRA
5 9 (1.67%) Eclipse
6 6 (1.11%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.93%) GitLab
8 3 (0.56%) Postman
9 2 (0.37%) GDB
9 2 (0.37%) MLflow
9 2 (0.37%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.37%) Subversion
9 2 (0.37%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.19%) GoogleTest
10 1 (0.19%) Polyspace
10 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.19%) VectorCAST
10 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 183 (33.89%) Electronics
2 95 (17.59%) Social Skills
3 68 (12.59%) Manufacturing
4 40 (7.41%) Aerospace
4 40 (7.41%) Automotive
5 35 (6.48%) Finance
6 29 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (4.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (1.67%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.48%) Military
12 7 (1.30%) Law
12 7 (1.30%) Legal
13 6 (1.11%) Retail
14 4 (0.74%) Marketing
15 3 (0.56%) Advertising
15 3 (0.56%) Music Industry
16 2 (0.37%) Games
16 2 (0.37%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 169 (31.30%) Software Engineer
2 148 (27.41%) Embedded Engineer
3 120 (22.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 108 (20.00%) Senior
5 71 (13.15%) Lead
6 60 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
7 55 (10.19%) Senior Software Engineer
8 52 (9.63%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 49 (9.07%) Firmware Engineer
10 45 (8.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
11 40 (7.41%) Design Engineer
12 33 (6.11%) FPGA Engineer
13 26 (4.81%) Systems Engineer
14 24 (4.44%) Electronics Design Engineer
15 22 (4.07%) Technical Leader
16 21 (3.89%) Test Engineer
17 19 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 17 (3.15%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
18 17 (3.15%) Senior Electronics Engineer
19 16 (2.96%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.48%) .NET
1 8 (1.48%) Terraform
2 4 (0.74%) REST
2 4 (0.74%) WebSockets
2 4 (0.74%) WPF
2 4 (0.74%) Yocto
3 3 (0.56%) Node.js
3 3 (0.56%) React
4 2 (0.37%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.37%) Avalonia
4 2 (0.37%) LangChain
4 2 (0.37%) OpenCV
4 2 (0.37%) React Native
4 2 (0.37%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.19%) JWT
5 1 (0.19%) LDAP
5 1 (0.19%) Micronaut
5 1 (0.19%) OpenTelemetry
5 1 (0.19%) Spring
5 1 (0.19%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 96 (17.78%) Embedded Systems
2 56 (10.37%) FPGA
3 47 (8.70%) Analogue Electronics
4 41 (7.59%) Algorithms
5 32 (5.93%) IoT
6 28 (5.19%) VHDL
7 25 (4.63%) Data Centre
8 21 (3.89%) Driving Licence
9 20 (3.70%) Enterprise Storage
10 19 (3.52%) Raspberry Pi
11 15 (2.78%) ARM Cortex
11 15 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
11 15 (2.78%) PCIe
12 14 (2.59%) Verilog
13 12 (2.22%) Replication
14 11 (2.04%) iSeries
15 10 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
15 10 (1.85%) NVMe
16 9 (1.67%) Management Information System
17 8 (1.48%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 41 (7.59%) Linux
2 37 (6.85%) Windows
3 33 (6.11%) FreeRTOS
4 16 (2.96%) Embedded Linux
5 14 (2.59%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.37%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.37%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) Android
8 1 (0.19%) Debian
8 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
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%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (37.22%) Software Engineering
2 84 (15.56%) Validation
3 63 (11.67%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (9.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (9.63%) Mentoring
6 45 (8.33%) Signal Processing
7 43 (7.96%) Test Automation
8 40 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (6.85%) Software Testing
10 36 (6.67%) Root Cause Analysis
11 33 (6.11%) Technical Leadership
12 32 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 30 (5.56%) Disaster Recovery
14 29 (5.37%) Digital Signal Processing
14 29 (5.37%) Schematic Capture
15 27 (5.00%) Project Delivery
16 26 (4.81%) Agile
17 25 (4.63%) Collaborative Culture
18 24 (4.44%) Customer Service
18 24 (4.44%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 167 (30.93%) C
2 108 (20.00%) C++
3 64 (11.85%) Python
4 59 (10.93%) Embedded C
5 28 (5.19%) MATLAB
6 16 (2.96%) C#
7 14 (2.59%) Rust
8 13 (2.41%) Assembly Language
8 13 (2.41%) Java
9 10 (1.85%) Embedded C++
10 9 (1.67%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.93%) SQL
12 3 (0.56%) Bash
12 3 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.37%) Ada
13 2 (0.37%) Go
14 1 (0.19%) Perl
14 1 (0.19%) R
14 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 100 (18.52%) Degree
2 73 (13.52%) Security Cleared
3 46 (8.52%) SC Cleared
4 39 (7.22%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.67%) HND
8 8 (1.48%) HNC
9 7 (1.30%) CCNP
10 6 (1.11%) CCNA
10 6 (1.11%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.56%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 1 (0.19%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.19%) CCA
14 1 (0.19%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.96%) Accessibility
1 16 (2.96%) QA
2 15 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.85%) MISRA
4 8 (1.48%) IEC 61508
5 6 (1.11%) SLA
6 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.93%) GDPR
6 5 (0.93%) MISRA C
7 4 (0.74%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.56%) JTAG
9 2 (0.37%) HAZOP
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 26262
9 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.19%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.19%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.19%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.19%) NCSC
System Software
1 166 (30.74%) Embedded Firmware
2 30 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.26%) Active Directory
4 22 (4.07%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.30%) QEMU
7 6 (1.11%) vSphere
8 5 (0.93%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.74%) Docker
10 2 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.19%) NFS
Systems Management
1 10 (1.85%) Ansible
2 6 (1.11%) FortiGate
3 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.93%) VxRail
4 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.56%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.37%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.37%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.37%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.19%) Grafana
7 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 41 (7.59%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.48%) EMC
3 33 (6.11%) VMware
4 25 (4.63%) Cisco
5 16 (2.96%) Fortinet
5 16 (2.96%) Veeam
6 15 (2.78%) Xilinx
7 14 (2.59%) HP
8 12 (2.22%) Dell
9 11 (2.04%) Commvault
9 11 (2.04%) IBM
10 10 (1.85%) Altera
11 7 (1.30%) Meraki
12 6 (1.11%) Freshdesk
13 5 (0.93%) Palo Alto
14 4 (0.74%) F5
14 4 (0.74%) Infoblox
14 4 (0.74%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.74%) SolarWinds
14 4 (0.74%) WatchGuard