Embedded Firmware Jobs in the UK excluding London

Embedded Firmware
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Embedded Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 600 656
Rank change year-on-year +176 +56 -9
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 376 128 223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.48% 0.23% 0.29%
As % of the System Software category 4.20% 1.46% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 240 111 46
10th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £45,625
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +19.57%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £54,250
% change year-on-year -8.70% +5.99% +7.43%

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

Embedded Firmware is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 8,943 8,781 12,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.36% 15.76% 16.78%
Number of salaries quoted 6,936 5,576 8,393
10th Percentile £25,563 £26,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in the UK excluding London

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Embedded Firmware in the UK excluding London

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in the UK excluding London

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 June 2024. 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 +106 145 £50,000 -2.44% 21
Midlands +39 79 £60,000 +1.69% 17
Scotland -49 50 £52,500 -0.94% 10
North of England +40 40 £55,000 +4.76% 7
West Midlands +33 40 £61,500 +4.24% 7
East Midlands - 39 £52,500 - 10
South West -7 34 £52,500 -11.02% 6
North West +15 32 £55,000 +4.76% 4
East of England -16 23 £53,750 -17.31% 17
Wales +8 5 £65,000 +18.18% 2
Yorkshire +69 4 £60,000 +41.18% 1
North East - 4 £60,000 - 2
Embedded Firmware
UK

Embedded Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 11 (2.93%) Simulink
2 4 (1.06%) OrCAD
3 3 (0.80%) GNU Octave
4 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 9 (2.39%) GitHub
2 5 (1.33%) AWS
3 4 (1.06%) AWS IoT
4 3 (0.80%) Azure
4 3 (0.80%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (0.53%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.27%) GCP
6 1 (0.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (13.03%) Wireless
2 15 (3.99%) 5G
3 12 (3.19%) Ethernet
4 11 (2.93%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.66%) Bluetooth
5 10 (2.66%) LTE
6 9 (2.39%) HTTP
7 8 (2.13%) DNS
7 8 (2.13%) Internet
7 8 (2.13%) SD-WAN
7 8 (2.13%) SMTP
7 8 (2.13%) WAN
7 8 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.60%) 5G NR
8 6 (1.60%) 802.11
8 6 (1.60%) MQTT
8 6 (1.60%) Software-Defined Radio
9 5 (1.33%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (1.06%) Modbus
11 3 (0.80%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.27%) MariaDB
1 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (5.85%) Git
2 12 (3.19%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.06%) JIRA
4 3 (0.80%) GCC
4 3 (0.80%) GDB
4 3 (0.80%) GitLab
4 3 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.53%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.53%) PetaLinux
6 1 (0.27%) CMake
6 1 (0.27%) Phabricator
6 1 (0.27%) Subversion
6 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 183 (48.67%) Electronics
2 125 (33.24%) Manufacturing
3 107 (28.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 49 (13.03%) Social Skills
5 27 (7.18%) Automotive
6 17 (4.52%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (4.52%) Marketing
7 16 (4.26%) Finance
8 13 (3.46%) Public Sector
8 13 (3.46%) Telecoms
9 12 (3.19%) Legal
10 8 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.06%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.53%) Advertising
12 2 (0.53%) Avionics
13 1 (0.27%) Police
13 1 (0.27%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 182 (48.40%) Embedded Engineer
2 99 (26.33%) Firmware Engineer
3 98 (26.06%) Electronics Engineer
4 87 (23.14%) Software Engineer
5 86 (22.87%) Graduate
6 83 (22.07%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 81 (21.54%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
7 81 (21.54%) Junior
8 80 (21.28%) Junior Electronics Engineer
9 74 (19.68%) Development Engineer
10 73 (19.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 71 (18.88%) Graduate Development Engineer
12 69 (18.35%) Senior
13 46 (12.23%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 31 (8.24%) Developer
15 25 (6.65%) Senior Firmware Engineer
16 24 (6.38%) Lead
17 19 (5.05%) Senior Software Engineer
18 18 (4.79%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
18 18 (4.79%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.99%) Yocto
2 8 (2.13%) Middleware
3 6 (1.60%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.33%) Flask
5 2 (0.53%) .NET
5 2 (0.53%) OpenGL
5 2 (0.53%) POSIX
5 2 (0.53%) Qt
5 2 (0.53%) Vulkan
6 1 (0.27%) Django
6 1 (0.27%) FastAPI
6 1 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.57%) Embedded Systems
2 32 (8.51%) FPGA
3 17 (4.52%) Mobile App
4 16 (4.26%) GNSS
5 15 (3.99%) Device Driver
6 13 (3.46%) IoT
7 12 (3.19%) Analogue Electronics
7 12 (3.19%) VHDL
8 10 (2.66%) Tandem
9 8 (2.13%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.13%) CUDA
9 8 (2.13%) MicroBlaze
9 8 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.86%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.60%) PCIe
12 5 (1.33%) ARM Cortex
12 5 (1.33%) Robotics
13 3 (0.80%) Arduino
14 2 (0.53%) Raspberry Pi
14 2 (0.53%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 67 (17.82%) Linux
2 32 (8.51%) Embedded Linux
3 20 (5.32%) Windows
4 8 (2.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (2.13%) Unix
5 7 (1.86%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.53%) Android
6 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (35.90%) Software Engineering
2 89 (23.67%) Schematic Capture
3 84 (22.34%) Project Planning
4 45 (11.97%) Computer Science
5 34 (9.04%) Mentoring
6 33 (8.78%) Agile
7 26 (6.91%) Test Automation
8 25 (6.65%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (5.85%) SDLC
10 18 (4.79%) FPGA Design
11 17 (4.52%) Configuration Management
11 17 (4.52%) Software Architecture
12 16 (4.26%) B2B
12 16 (4.26%) Signal Processing
13 15 (3.99%) Business Intelligence
14 14 (3.72%) Mathematics
15 13 (3.46%) Design for Manufacturing
15 13 (3.46%) Digital Marketing
15 13 (3.46%) Programme Management
16 12 (3.19%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 186 (49.47%) C
2 96 (25.53%) C++
3 54 (14.36%) Python
4 46 (12.23%) Embedded C
5 15 (3.99%) C#
6 11 (2.93%) Embedded C++
6 11 (2.93%) MATLAB
7 9 (2.39%) Java
8 8 (2.13%) Perl
8 8 (2.13%) Tcl
8 8 (2.13%) VB
9 3 (0.80%) Bash
9 3 (0.80%) Groovy
9 3 (0.80%) Lua
9 3 (0.80%) Rust
10 2 (0.53%) Assembly Language
10 2 (0.53%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 181 (48.14%) Degree
2 15 (3.99%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (1.60%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.33%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.06%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.86%) MISRA
1 7 (1.86%) MISRA C
2 3 (0.80%) QA
3 2 (0.53%) JTAG
4 1 (0.27%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 376 (100.00%) Firmware
2 5 (1.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.06%) Ansible
1 4 (1.06%) Kubernetes
1 4 (1.06%) Podman
2 1 (0.27%) Grafana
Vendors
1 89 (23.67%) EMC
2 13 (3.46%) SAP
3 10 (2.66%) Xilinx
4 8 (2.13%) Altera
4 8 (2.13%) Green Hills
4 8 (2.13%) Motorola
4 8 (2.13%) Red Hat
5 2 (0.53%) Facebook
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft
5 2 (0.53%) Sitecore
6 1 (0.27%) Atmel
6 1 (0.27%) Freescale
6 1 (0.27%) Google