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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 419 298
Rank change year-on-year +2 -121 +282
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 247 215 689
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.37% 0.56% 0.92%
As % of the System Software category 6.25% 4.26% 6.54%
Number of salaries quoted 195 118 515
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £46,160 £47,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% +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 3,955 5,051 10,531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.95% 13.25% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,882 3,632 8,881
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £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 £72,656 £80,000 £67,968
90th Percentile £88,750 £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 19 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 19 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 -14 64 £55,000 -8.33% 71
North of England -4 62 £55,000 -4.35% 32
London +31 47 £62,000 +7.83% 30
Yorkshire -6 37 £55,000 -26.67% 22
South West -47 29 £60,000 -17.24% 40
Midlands -31 24 £53,250 -0.47% 37
North West 0 19 £56,000 +6.67% 4
East of England -24 19 £48,080 -12.58% 45
West Midlands -9 15 £52,500 -3.39% 22
East Midlands -50 8 £54,000 +13.68% 15
North East -22 6 £56,500 -7.38% 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 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.40%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.40%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.62%) Simulink
2 2 (0.81%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.83%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 4 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.15%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (7.69%) Azure
3 14 (5.67%) Entra ID
4 7 (2.83%) AWS
4 7 (2.83%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.62%) 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 (14.98%) Firewall
2 20 (8.10%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (6.88%) WAN
4 16 (6.48%) DNS
5 15 (6.07%) Wireless
6 14 (5.67%) Cisco IOS
6 14 (5.67%) NX-OS
7 13 (5.26%) Cisco ISE
7 13 (5.26%) LAN
7 13 (5.26%) TCP/IP
8 12 (4.86%) Bluetooth
9 10 (4.05%) VLAN
9 10 (4.05%) VPN
10 9 (3.64%) Cisco Firepower
10 9 (3.64%) DHCP
10 9 (3.64%) Junos
10 9 (3.64%) Modbus
11 7 (2.83%) Internet
12 6 (2.43%) Ethernet
13 5 (2.02%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.64%) 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 (4.05%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (3.24%) Visual Studio
3 7 (2.83%) Git
4 6 (2.43%) Eclipse
5 4 (1.62%) 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 70 (28.34%) Electronics
2 50 (20.24%) Social Skills
3 23 (9.31%) Manufacturing
4 21 (8.50%) Finance
5 11 (4.45%) Automotive
6 10 (4.05%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.24%) Military
8 7 (2.83%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.62%) Banking
10 4 (1.62%) Law
11 3 (1.21%) Advertising
11 3 (1.21%) Avionics
11 3 (1.21%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Wearables
13 1 (0.40%) Aviation
13 1 (0.40%) Games
13 1 (0.40%) Retail
Job Titles
1 84 (34.01%) Embedded Engineer
2 59 (23.89%) Software Engineer
3 40 (16.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 39 (15.79%) Firmware Engineer
5 31 (12.55%) Network Engineer
6 29 (11.74%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 29 (11.74%) Senior
7 20 (8.10%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (6.07%) Design Engineer
8 15 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.86%) FPGA Engineer
10 10 (4.05%) Electronics Design Engineer
11 9 (3.64%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (3.64%) Lead
11 9 (3.64%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (3.24%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 8 (3.24%) Senior Network Engineer
12 8 (3.24%) Systems Engineer
13 7 (2.83%) C++ Software Engineer
13 7 (2.83%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.43%) .NET
2 4 (1.62%) Flash
2 4 (1.62%) Node.js
2 4 (1.62%) 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 43 (17.41%) IoT
2 31 (12.55%) Embedded Systems
3 20 (8.10%) FPGA
4 16 (6.48%) Algorithms
5 14 (5.67%) Analogue Electronics
6 13 (5.26%) PCIe
7 10 (4.05%) Management Information System
7 10 (4.05%) PKI
7 10 (4.05%) VHDL
8 9 (3.64%) Onboarding
9 8 (3.24%) Driving Licence
10 7 (2.83%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (2.83%) NVMe
10 7 (2.83%) Raspberry Pi
11 6 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (2.43%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (2.02%) Cloud Native
12 5 (2.02%) CMDB
12 5 (2.02%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.17%) Windows
2 31 (12.55%) Linux
3 17 (6.88%) Windows Server
4 10 (4.05%) Android
5 9 (3.64%) FreeRTOS
6 7 (2.83%) 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 70 (28.34%) Software Engineering
2 31 (12.55%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (10.93%) Mentoring
4 21 (8.50%) Kalman Filter
4 21 (8.50%) Roadmaps
5 20 (8.10%) Change Management
5 20 (8.10%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (7.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 18 (7.29%) Validation
7 17 (6.88%) Software Testing
7 17 (6.88%) Task Automation
8 16 (6.48%) Change Control
9 15 (6.07%) Embedded Software Development
9 15 (6.07%) ITSM
10 14 (5.67%) Agile
10 14 (5.67%) Service Management
11 13 (5.26%) AI
11 13 (5.26%) Root Cause Analysis
12 12 (4.86%) Infrastructure as Code
12 12 (4.86%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (29.96%) C
2 63 (25.51%) C++
3 32 (12.96%) Python
4 31 (12.55%) Embedded C
5 19 (7.69%) PowerShell
6 17 (6.88%) C#
6 17 (6.88%) Embedded C++
7 7 (2.83%) Assembly Language
8 5 (2.02%) Java
8 5 (2.02%) MATLAB
9 4 (1.62%) Bash
9 4 (1.62%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.21%) PHP
10 3 (1.21%) SQL
11 2 (0.81%) Go
12 1 (0.40%) Groovy
12 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.40%) Rust
Qualifications
1 38 (15.38%) Degree
2 32 (12.96%) Security Cleared
3 21 (8.50%) SC Cleared
4 16 (6.48%) DV Cleared
5 12 (4.86%) CCNP
5 12 (4.86%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (4.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.43%) CCNA
7 6 (2.43%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (2.43%) PhD
8 5 (2.02%) CCIE
8 5 (2.02%) DBS Check
8 5 (2.02%) JNCIA
8 5 (2.02%) JNCIP
9 4 (1.62%) HND
9 4 (1.62%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.21%) HNC
11 2 (0.81%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.64%) ISO 9001
1 9 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (2.43%) MISRA
3 5 (2.02%) GRC
3 5 (2.02%) SLA
4 4 (1.62%) 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 75 (30.36%) Embedded Firmware
2 24 (9.72%) Active Directory
3 9 (3.64%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.43%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.43%) 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 (7.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (4.86%) SCCM
3 10 (4.05%) Ansible
3 10 (4.05%) Terraform
4 9 (3.64%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.62%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.21%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (1.21%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.21%) Puppet
7 1 (0.40%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 54 (21.86%) Cisco
2 26 (10.53%) Juniper
3 23 (9.31%) Microsoft
4 22 (8.91%) Fortinet
5 15 (6.07%) EMC
5 15 (6.07%) SolarWinds
6 13 (5.26%) VMware
7 11 (4.45%) Altera
8 9 (3.64%) Broadcom
9 8 (3.24%) Palo Alto
10 7 (2.83%) Dell
10 7 (2.83%) Xilinx
11 5 (2.02%) CheckPoint
12 4 (1.62%) Apple
12 4 (1.62%) Atmel
12 4 (1.62%) ConnectWise
12 4 (1.62%) Draytek
12 4 (1.62%) SAP
13 3 (1.21%) Adobe
13 3 (1.21%) Red Hat