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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 318 371 334
Rank change year-on-year +53 -37 +82
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 577 298 531
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.56% 0.69% 0.80%
As % of the System Software category 10.52% 5.68% 7.35%
Number of salaries quoted 447 203 310
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,850 £36,125
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% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £64,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,000 £75,125
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 5,487 5,243 7,224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.28% 12.19% 10.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,971 3,152 4,231
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,592 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.57% -13.47% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 30 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 30 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 +4 183 £65,000 +18.18% 198
Midlands +5 118 £56,750 +19.47% 91
North of England +8 102 £57,500 +25.00% 97
East of England +27 93 £67,500 -0.74% 197
South West -31 63 £60,000 +14.29% 101
East Midlands +2 60 £54,000 +13.68% 46
West Midlands -22 56 £65,000 +36.84% 45
North West +8 48 £57,500 +23.66% 53
North East -34 33 £65,000 +34.72% 17
Yorkshire -31 21 £50,000 +8.70% 28
London -99 16 £40,000 -33.33% 167
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 7 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (3.81%) Simulink
2 11 (1.91%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.35%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) MicroStation
3 2 (0.35%) OrCAD
3 2 (0.35%) Revit
3 2 (0.35%) Weka
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 52 (9.01%) Azure
2 21 (3.64%) AWS
2 21 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (1.73%) Entra ID
4 5 (0.87%) SaaS
5 4 (0.69%) Azure Stack
5 4 (0.69%) GCP
5 4 (0.69%) Nutanix
6 3 (0.52%) AWS IoT
6 3 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
6 3 (0.52%) Cohesity
6 3 (0.52%) GitHub
6 3 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.35%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.17%) Amazon ECS
8 1 (0.17%) Amazon EKS
8 1 (0.17%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.17%) OpenShift
8 1 (0.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.63%) Wireless
2 33 (5.72%) Firewall
3 27 (4.68%) Bluetooth
4 24 (4.16%) VLAN
4 24 (4.16%) VPN
4 24 (4.16%) WAN
5 23 (3.99%) Modbus
6 21 (3.64%) TCP/IP
7 19 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (2.77%) LTE
8 16 (2.77%) SAN
9 14 (2.43%) LAN
9 14 (2.43%) RS-232
10 13 (2.25%) DNS
10 13 (2.25%) RS-485
11 11 (1.91%) SD-WAN
12 10 (1.73%) Ethernet
12 10 (1.73%) Network Security
12 10 (1.73%) ZigBee
13 9 (1.56%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (3.47%) Git
2 14 (2.43%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (2.25%) JIRA
3 13 (2.25%) LabVIEW
4 10 (1.73%) Eclipse
5 6 (1.04%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.87%) GitLab
7 3 (0.52%) Postman
8 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.35%) GDB
8 2 (0.35%) MLflow
8 2 (0.35%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.35%) Subversion
8 2 (0.35%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.17%) GoogleTest
9 1 (0.17%) Polyspace
9 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.17%) VectorCAST
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 201 (34.84%) Electronics
2 104 (18.02%) Social Skills
3 74 (12.82%) Manufacturing
4 42 (7.28%) Automotive
5 39 (6.76%) Aerospace
6 37 (6.41%) Finance
7 36 (6.24%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.95%) Legal
10 11 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (1.56%) Military
11 9 (1.56%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.04%) Advertising
12 6 (1.04%) Law
12 6 (1.04%) Retail
13 5 (0.87%) Music Industry
14 4 (0.69%) Marketing
15 2 (0.35%) Games
15 2 (0.35%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 158 (27.38%) Software Engineer
2 141 (24.44%) Embedded Engineer
3 113 (19.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 103 (17.85%) Senior
5 83 (14.38%) Electronics Engineer
6 73 (12.65%) Lead
7 54 (9.36%) Design Engineer
8 51 (8.84%) Firmware Engineer
9 49 (8.49%) Senior Software Engineer
10 46 (7.97%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 39 (6.76%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 38 (6.59%) Electronics Design Engineer
13 35 (6.07%) FPGA Engineer
14 28 (4.85%) Systems Engineer
15 22 (3.81%) Technical Leader
16 21 (3.64%) Test Engineer
17 19 (3.29%) Senior Electronics Engineer
18 18 (3.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 17 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Engineer
19 17 (2.95%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.21%) .NET
1 7 (1.21%) Terraform
2 5 (0.87%) Yocto
3 4 (0.69%) REST
4 3 (0.52%) Node.js
4 3 (0.52%) React
4 3 (0.52%) WPF
5 2 (0.35%) LangChain
5 2 (0.35%) React Native
5 2 (0.35%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.35%) WebSockets
6 1 (0.17%) Flash
6 1 (0.17%) GStreamer
6 1 (0.17%) LDAP
6 1 (0.17%) OpenCV
6 1 (0.17%) pytest
6 1 (0.17%) QML
6 1 (0.17%) Qt
6 1 (0.17%) Qt Quick
6 1 (0.17%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 101 (17.50%) Embedded Systems
2 64 (11.09%) Analogue Electronics
3 58 (10.05%) FPGA
4 40 (6.93%) Algorithms
5 36 (6.24%) IoT
6 29 (5.03%) VHDL
7 26 (4.51%) Data Centre
8 22 (3.81%) Driving Licence
9 20 (3.47%) Enterprise Storage
10 19 (3.29%) Raspberry Pi
11 15 (2.60%) PCIe
11 15 (2.60%) Verilog
12 14 (2.43%) ARM Cortex
12 14 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (2.08%) Replication
14 11 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (1.91%) iSeries
14 11 (1.91%) Robotics
15 10 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
16 9 (1.56%) NVMe
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.80%) Windows
2 41 (7.11%) Linux
3 31 (5.37%) FreeRTOS
4 18 (3.12%) Windows Server
5 16 (2.77%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.87%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.35%) OpenWrt
7 2 (0.35%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.17%) Android
8 1 (0.17%) Debian
8 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.17%) SUSE
8 1 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.17%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (33.62%) Software Engineering
2 93 (16.12%) Validation
3 69 (11.96%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (10.40%) Continuous Improvement
5 57 (9.88%) Mentoring
6 49 (8.49%) Signal Processing
7 48 (8.32%) Test Automation
8 44 (7.63%) Schematic Capture
9 41 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
10 39 (6.76%) Software Testing
11 37 (6.41%) Root Cause Analysis
12 36 (6.24%) Technical Leadership
13 35 (6.07%) Disaster Recovery
14 32 (5.55%) Digital Signal Processing
15 31 (5.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 30 (5.20%) Customer Service
17 29 (5.03%) Agile
18 26 (4.51%) Collaborative Working
18 26 (4.51%) Project Delivery
18 26 (4.51%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 178 (30.85%) C
2 114 (19.76%) C++
3 64 (11.09%) Python
4 58 (10.05%) Embedded C
5 30 (5.20%) MATLAB
6 14 (2.43%) Rust
7 13 (2.25%) C#
7 13 (2.25%) Java
7 13 (2.25%) PowerShell
8 12 (2.08%) Assembly Language
9 9 (1.56%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.52%) Bash
10 3 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.52%) SQL
11 2 (0.35%) Ada
11 2 (0.35%) Go
11 2 (0.35%) Perl
12 1 (0.17%) Bicep
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 110 (19.06%) Degree
2 74 (12.82%) Security Cleared
3 47 (8.15%) SC Cleared
4 39 (6.76%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.08%) HND
7 11 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (1.91%) HNC
8 9 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.21%) CCNP
9 7 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.87%) CCNA
11 4 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.52%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.35%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 1 (0.17%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.17%) Chartered Engineer
14 1 (0.17%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.77%) Accessibility
1 16 (2.77%) QA
2 15 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.73%) MISRA
4 8 (1.39%) GDPR
5 6 (1.04%) SLA
6 5 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.87%) IEC 61508
7 4 (0.69%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.52%) JTAG
8 3 (0.52%) MISRA C
9 1 (0.17%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.17%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.17%) DO-254
9 1 (0.17%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 26262
9 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 183 (31.72%) Embedded Firmware
2 35 (6.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (4.85%) Hyper-V
4 26 (4.51%) Active Directory
5 10 (1.73%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.21%) vSphere
7 6 (1.04%) QEMU
8 5 (0.87%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.52%) Docker
10 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.17%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 1 (0.17%) NFS
Systems Management
1 9 (1.56%) Ansible
2 6 (1.04%) FortiGate
3 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.87%) VxRail
4 4 (0.69%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.35%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.35%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.35%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.35%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.17%) Grafana
6 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 47 (8.15%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.11%) EMC
3 38 (6.59%) VMware
4 30 (5.20%) Cisco
5 18 (3.12%) Fortinet
6 16 (2.77%) Veeam
7 15 (2.60%) Xilinx
8 13 (2.25%) HP
9 11 (1.91%) Commvault
9 11 (1.91%) Dell
9 11 (1.91%) IBM
10 9 (1.56%) Altera
11 8 (1.39%) Meraki
12 6 (1.04%) Freshdesk
13 5 (0.87%) Palo Alto
14 4 (0.69%) F5
14 4 (0.69%) Infoblox
14 4 (0.69%) Netskope
14 4 (0.69%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.69%) SolarWinds