Embedded Firmware Engineer
UK
The median Embedded Firmware Engineer salary in the UK is £66,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 697 | 817 | 931 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +114 | +321 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded Firmware Engineer | 23 | 87 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.041% | 0.081% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.045% | 0.086% | 0.029% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 69 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,000 | £40,000 | £39,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,375 | £46,250 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -19.23% | +12.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,000 | £60,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77,625 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -19.23% | +12.07% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,996 | 101,545 | 85,653 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.28% | 94.91% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 71,806 | 55,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,818 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.64% | -6.54% | +6.48% |
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Embedded Firmware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Firmware Engineer.
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware Engineer over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 June 2025. 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +118 | 19 | £66,000 | +25.71% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 14 | £66,000 | +25.71% | 7 |
| England | +110 | 9 | £46,000 | -12.38% | 5 |
| Scotland | +99 | 9 | £66,000 | +25.71% | 5 |
| North of England | +66 | 5 | £46,000 | -23.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 5 | £46,000 | -29.23% | |
| South East | +84 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +62 | 1 | £67,500 | +12.50% | |
| Wales | +40 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +38 | 1 | £67,500 | +28.57% | |
| East of England | +31 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Embedded Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 June 2025, Embedded Firmware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded Firmware Engineer in the job title.
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Embedded Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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