Firmware Jobs with Work from Home Options

Firmware
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Firmware over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 316 440 586
Rank change year-on-year +124 +146 -147
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 313 202 316
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.90% 0.53% 0.43%
As % of the System Software category 7.34% 3.66% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 262 136 148
10th Percentile £35,125 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £69,875 £84,750 -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,262 5,512 14,406
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.27% 14.33% 19.39%
Number of salaries quoted 3,299 4,287 7,753
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,199 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.91%

Firmware
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Firmware trend for jobs with a WFH option

Firmware
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Firmware.

Firmware salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Firmware
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Firmware over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Firmware salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.64%) Apache
2 2 (0.64%) Confluence
2 2 (0.64%) nginx
3 1 (0.32%) IIS
3 1 (0.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (6.71%) Simulink
2 6 (1.92%) OrCAD
3 5 (1.60%) SOLIDWORKS
4 4 (1.28%) Windchill
5 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.32%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 21 (6.71%) Azure
2 13 (4.15%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (3.51%) AWS
4 9 (2.88%) GitHub
5 7 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.28%) AWS IoT
6 4 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (0.96%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.96%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.64%) Akamai
8 2 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.64%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.64%) IaaS
8 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.64%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.32%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.32%) PaaS
9 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (20.45%) Wireless
2 29 (9.27%) Ethernet
3 17 (5.43%) RS-232
4 15 (4.79%) TCP/IP
5 14 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (3.83%) MQTT
7 11 (3.51%) Software-Defined Radio
8 10 (3.19%) Bluetooth
9 9 (2.88%) LTE
9 9 (2.88%) RS-485
10 8 (2.56%) HTTP
10 8 (2.56%) ZigBee
11 6 (1.92%) Firewall
12 5 (1.60%) 5G
12 5 (1.60%) 5G NR
12 5 (1.60%) 802.11
12 5 (1.60%) LAN
12 5 (1.60%) WAN
13 4 (1.28%) LoRaWAN
13 4 (1.28%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.96%) Power BI
2 2 (0.64%) MariaDB
2 2 (0.64%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.32%) MySQL
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 22 (7.03%) Git
2 19 (6.07%) JIRA
3 9 (2.88%) Subversion
4 8 (2.56%) LabVIEW
5 7 (2.24%) Rational Team Concert
6 5 (1.60%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (1.60%) Visual Studio
7 4 (1.28%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.96%) GDB
8 3 (0.96%) GitLab
8 3 (0.96%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.96%) Selenium
8 3 (0.96%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.64%) Postman
10 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.32%) CMake
10 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.32%) GCC
10 1 (0.32%) Phabricator
General
1 126 (40.26%) Electronics
2 113 (36.10%) Social Skills
3 54 (17.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 32 (10.22%) Manufacturing
5 27 (8.63%) Marketing
6 21 (6.71%) Automotive
6 21 (6.71%) Finance
7 18 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (4.79%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.79%) Telecoms
9 11 (3.51%) Military
10 9 (2.88%) Aerospace
10 9 (2.88%) Police
11 7 (2.24%) Aviation
12 5 (1.60%) Local Government
13 4 (1.28%) French Language
14 3 (0.96%) Legal
15 2 (0.64%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.64%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 112 (35.78%) Embedded Engineer
2 70 (22.36%) Software Engineer
3 56 (17.89%) Senior
4 49 (15.65%) Firmware Engineer
5 44 (14.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 31 (9.90%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 26 (8.31%) Graduate
8 25 (7.99%) Junior
9 23 (7.35%) Hardware Engineer
9 23 (7.35%) Junior Embedded Engineer
10 19 (6.07%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 19 (6.07%) Systems Engineer
11 18 (5.75%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 17 (5.43%) Developer
12 17 (5.43%) Senior Software Engineer
13 15 (4.79%) Electronics Engineer
13 15 (4.79%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 13 (4.15%) Analyst
15 12 (3.83%) Design Engineer
16 11 (3.51%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.83%) Flask
2 9 (2.88%) Yocto
3 8 (2.56%) Django
4 7 (2.24%) CSS
4 7 (2.24%) HTML
4 7 (2.24%) React
5 6 (1.92%) .NET
5 6 (1.92%) Qt
6 5 (1.60%) 802.1X
7 4 (1.28%) Flash
8 2 (0.64%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.64%) Azure Blueprints
8 2 (0.64%) OpenGL
8 2 (0.64%) Vulkan
8 2 (0.64%) wxWidgets
8 2 (0.64%) XML
9 1 (0.32%) FastAPI
9 1 (0.32%) OpenCL
9 1 (0.32%) QML
9 1 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.95%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (7.99%) FPGA
3 22 (7.03%) IoT
4 19 (6.07%) Mobile App
5 18 (5.75%) Data Centre
6 17 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (5.11%) Algorithms
8 13 (4.15%) Analogue Electronics
9 12 (3.83%) PCIe
10 10 (3.19%) VHDL
11 8 (2.56%) Device Driver
12 7 (2.24%) Arduino
12 7 (2.24%) Raspberry Pi
13 5 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
13 5 (1.60%) Smart Home
13 5 (1.60%) Verilog
14 4 (1.28%) Driving Licence
14 4 (1.28%) Enterprise Storage
15 3 (0.96%) ARM Cortex
15 3 (0.96%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 53 (16.93%) Linux
2 25 (7.99%) Windows
3 14 (4.47%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (4.47%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.88%) Unix
5 8 (2.56%) AIX
5 8 (2.56%) Solaris
5 8 (2.56%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.92%) Windows NT
8 5 (1.60%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (1.60%) VxWorks
9 4 (1.28%) Android
10 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.32%) Debian
10 1 (0.32%) FreeBSD
10 1 (0.32%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (44.73%) Software Engineering
2 65 (20.77%) Computer Science
3 44 (14.06%) Physics
4 42 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (12.78%) Mentoring
6 38 (12.14%) Mathematics
7 33 (10.54%) SDLC
8 28 (8.95%) Software Testing
9 23 (7.35%) Agile
10 22 (7.03%) Project Management
11 20 (6.39%) Programme Management
12 19 (6.07%) FPGA Design
12 19 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 18 (5.75%) DevOps
13 18 (5.75%) Digital Signal Processing
13 18 (5.75%) Roadmaps
13 18 (5.75%) Signal Processing
14 17 (5.43%) Business Intelligence
14 17 (5.43%) Machine Learning
14 17 (5.43%) UML
Programming Languages
1 155 (49.52%) C
2 68 (21.73%) Embedded C
3 59 (18.85%) C++
4 39 (12.46%) Python
5 15 (4.79%) C#
6 13 (4.15%) SQL
7 12 (3.83%) MATLAB
8 8 (2.56%) JavaScript
9 7 (2.24%) Embedded C++
9 7 (2.24%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.96%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.64%) Bash
11 2 (0.64%) Korn
11 2 (0.64%) PHP
12 1 (0.32%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.32%) Java
12 1 (0.32%) Lua
12 1 (0.32%) Perl
12 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 119 (38.02%) Degree
2 55 (17.57%) Security Cleared
3 36 (11.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (4.79%) DV Cleared
5 12 (3.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.83%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.28%) CCNA
6 4 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.28%) HND
6 4 (1.28%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.64%) CCNP
8 2 (0.64%) ISEB
8 2 (0.64%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.64%) MCSA
8 2 (0.64%) MCSE
8 2 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.79%) QA
2 9 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (2.88%) MISRA
3 5 (1.60%) JTAG
4 4 (1.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 4 (1.28%) GDPR
4 4 (1.28%) ISO 13485
5 3 (0.96%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.64%) SLA
7 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.32%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 124 (39.62%) Embedded Firmware
2 12 (3.83%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (3.19%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.60%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.64%) Docker
5 2 (0.64%) vSphere
6 1 (0.32%) NFS
6 1 (0.32%) pfSense
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (4.15%) Ansible
2 8 (2.56%) SCCM
3 6 (1.92%) Sysprep
3 6 (1.92%) WSUS
4 2 (0.64%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.32%) Grafana
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.32%) Podman
5 1 (0.32%) SCOM
5 1 (0.32%) SCOrch
5 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 15 (4.79%) SAP
1 15 (4.79%) VMware
2 11 (3.51%) Microsoft
3 9 (2.88%) Intel
3 9 (2.88%) Oracle
3 9 (2.88%) Xilinx
4 8 (2.56%) Red Hat
5 7 (2.24%) NVIDIA
6 5 (1.60%) EMC
6 5 (1.60%) Google
6 5 (1.60%) IBM
7 4 (1.28%) Cisco
7 4 (1.28%) Mentor Graphics
7 4 (1.28%) QNX
7 4 (1.28%) Siemens
8 2 (0.64%) Aruba
8 2 (0.64%) Citrix
8 2 (0.64%) Facebook
8 2 (0.64%) Meraki
8 2 (0.64%) Sitecore