Firmware Jobs in the UK excluding London

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 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 235 383 372
Rank change year-on-year +148 -11 0
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 872 432 625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.15% 0.76% 0.85%
As % of the System Software category 9.82% 4.88% 4.99%
Number of salaries quoted 636 318 217
10th Percentile £31,063 £27,875 £31,275
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,688 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

All System Software Skills
UK excluding London

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 8,876 8,854 12,537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.68% 15.66% 16.95%
Number of salaries quoted 6,974 5,624 8,334
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,750
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 £67,070 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.91%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the UK excluding London

Firmware
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Firmware in the UK excluding London

Firmware
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the UK excluding London

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 Firmware within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 +91 271 £50,000 +11.11% 107
Midlands +76 125 £52,500 +16.67% 48
East of England +55 116 £55,000 -15.38% 53
North of England +57 112 £52,500 +63.04% 29
South West +26 103 £60,000 - 32
Scotland -19 101 £52,500 -3.67% 40
West Midlands +31 67 £60,000 +15.94% 13
North West +10 66 £55,000 +4.76% 22
East Midlands +28 58 £50,000 +81.82% 35
Yorkshire +64 37 £43,750 +35.87% 5
Wales +15 27 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +33 17 £28,000 -13.85% 2
North East - 9 £55,000 - 2
Firmware
UK

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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (1.15%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.57%) Kinematics
4 2 (0.23%) Confluence
5 1 (0.11%) Apache
5 1 (0.11%) nginx
Applications
1 24 (2.75%) Simulink
2 16 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.15%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.46%) Windchill
6 3 (0.34%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 22 (2.52%) Azure
2 19 (2.18%) AWS
3 13 (1.49%) GitHub
4 12 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (0.92%) OneDrive
5 8 (0.92%) Power Platform
6 7 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (0.69%) SaaS
8 5 (0.57%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.46%) AWS IoT
10 2 (0.23%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.23%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.23%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.11%) Akamai
11 1 (0.11%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.11%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 120 (13.76%) Wireless
2 45 (5.16%) Ethernet
3 38 (4.36%) TCP/IP
4 29 (3.33%) Bluetooth
5 25 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
6 24 (2.75%) MQTT
7 23 (2.64%) HTTP
8 22 (2.52%) Firewall
9 19 (2.18%) RS-232
9 19 (2.18%) WAN
10 17 (1.95%) LAN
11 16 (1.83%) Internet
11 16 (1.83%) OSPF
11 16 (1.83%) SD-WAN
12 15 (1.72%) 5G
12 15 (1.72%) DNS
13 13 (1.49%) Wireshark
13 13 (1.49%) ZigBee
14 12 (1.38%) BGP
14 12 (1.38%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.92%) Power BI
2 6 (0.69%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.57%) Big Data
4 3 (0.34%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.23%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.11%) MySQL
6 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 53 (6.08%) Git
2 27 (3.10%) Jenkins
3 22 (2.52%) Rational DOORS
4 19 (2.18%) JIRA
5 15 (1.72%) Subversion
6 12 (1.38%) LabVIEW
7 9 (1.03%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (0.69%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.57%) GitLab
10 4 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.34%) GCC
11 3 (0.34%) GDB
11 3 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
12 2 (0.23%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.23%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.23%) Postman
13 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
13 1 (0.11%) Phabricator
13 1 (0.11%) Selenium
13 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
General
1 372 (42.66%) Electronics
2 211 (24.20%) Social Skills
3 191 (21.90%) Manufacturing
4 138 (15.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 72 (8.26%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (5.50%) Automotive
7 47 (5.39%) Marketing
8 45 (5.16%) Finance
9 38 (4.36%) Telecoms
10 36 (4.13%) Public Sector
11 35 (4.01%) Retail
12 34 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (2.06%) Aerospace
14 13 (1.49%) Legal
15 12 (1.38%) Military
16 9 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (0.80%) Aviation
18 5 (0.57%) French Language
19 2 (0.23%) Avionics
19 2 (0.23%) Law
Job Titles
1 285 (32.68%) Embedded Engineer
2 184 (21.10%) Software Engineer
3 174 (19.95%) Senior
4 139 (15.94%) Electronics Engineer
5 126 (14.45%) Firmware Engineer
6 122 (13.99%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 121 (13.88%) Graduate
8 108 (12.39%) Junior
9 88 (10.09%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 84 (9.63%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 79 (9.06%) Development Engineer
11 79 (9.06%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 74 (8.49%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 71 (8.14%) Graduate Development Engineer
14 59 (6.77%) Systems Engineer
15 54 (6.19%) Lead
16 52 (5.96%) Senior Software Engineer
17 51 (5.85%) Hardware Engineer
18 49 (5.62%) Developer
19 41 (4.70%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.95%) HTML
1 17 (1.95%) Yocto
2 15 (1.72%) CSS
3 14 (1.61%) 802.1X
3 14 (1.61%) Qt
4 13 (1.49%) Flask
4 13 (1.49%) Node.js
5 12 (1.38%) Middleware
6 10 (1.15%) .NET
7 8 (0.92%) Django
7 8 (0.92%) React
8 7 (0.80%) Web Services
9 5 (0.57%) FFmpeg
9 5 (0.57%) Flash
9 5 (0.57%) GStreamer
9 5 (0.57%) OpenCV
9 5 (0.57%) REST
9 5 (0.57%) WPF
10 3 (0.34%) POSIX
11 2 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 97 (11.12%) FPGA
2 72 (8.26%) Embedded Systems
3 57 (6.54%) Self-Motivation
4 50 (5.73%) IoT
5 46 (5.28%) Data Centre
6 43 (4.93%) Driving Licence
7 36 (4.13%) Algorithms
8 34 (3.90%) Analogue Electronics
9 32 (3.67%) VHDL
10 26 (2.98%) Management Information System
11 24 (2.75%) EPoS
12 21 (2.41%) GNSS
13 19 (2.18%) Mobile App
14 18 (2.06%) Device Driver
15 13 (1.49%) PCIe
15 13 (1.49%) Video\Live Streaming
16 11 (1.26%) Raspberry Pi
17 10 (1.15%) Arduino
17 10 (1.15%) Tandem
18 9 (1.03%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 156 (17.89%) Linux
2 104 (11.93%) Windows
3 55 (6.31%) Embedded Linux
4 27 (3.10%) Windows Server
5 19 (2.18%) Windows 10
6 16 (1.83%) Unix
7 15 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (1.61%) FreeRTOS
8 14 (1.61%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
10 12 (1.38%) Windows NT
11 10 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 8 (0.92%) AIX
12 8 (0.92%) Solaris
13 7 (0.80%) Android
13 7 (0.80%) Windows 7
14 5 (0.57%) VxWorks
15 3 (0.34%) Debian
15 3 (0.34%) Ubuntu
16 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (34.40%) Software Engineering
2 144 (16.51%) Computer Science
3 129 (14.79%) Problem-Solving
4 111 (12.73%) Schematic Capture
5 84 (9.63%) Project Planning
6 76 (8.72%) Agile
7 63 (7.22%) Customer Service
8 61 (7.00%) Software Testing
9 59 (6.77%) Mentoring
10 58 (6.65%) SDLC
11 55 (6.31%) ITIL
12 50 (5.73%) Customer Requirements
13 49 (5.62%) Mathematics
14 47 (5.39%) Validation
15 46 (5.28%) Physics
16 42 (4.82%) Business Intelligence
17 40 (4.59%) Artificial Intelligence
18 39 (4.47%) Programme Management
19 38 (4.36%) Signal Processing
19 38 (4.36%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 344 (39.45%) C
2 168 (19.27%) C++
3 111 (12.73%) Embedded C
4 108 (12.39%) Python
5 47 (5.39%) C#
6 28 (3.21%) SQL
7 26 (2.98%) MATLAB
8 25 (2.87%) Embedded C++
9 21 (2.41%) Java
10 20 (2.29%) Bash
11 18 (2.06%) Perl
12 13 (1.49%) JavaScript
13 10 (1.15%) Tcl
14 8 (0.92%) VB
15 7 (0.80%) Assembly Language
15 7 (0.80%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.57%) XAML
17 4 (0.46%) Rust
18 3 (0.34%) Lua
18 3 (0.34%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 352 (40.37%) Degree
2 100 (11.47%) Security Cleared
3 62 (7.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.78%) DV Cleared
5 31 (3.56%) SC Cleared
6 20 (2.29%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 17 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.26%) CCNP
10 9 (1.03%) CCNA
11 8 (0.92%) HND
12 7 (0.80%) CCDP
12 7 (0.80%) CCIE
12 7 (0.80%) CCIE Routing and Switching
12 7 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.69%) PhD
14 5 (0.57%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.46%) HNC
15 4 (0.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.34%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.78%) SLA
2 31 (3.56%) QA
3 18 (2.06%) MISRA
4 14 (1.61%) JTAG
5 10 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.03%) ISO 13485
6 9 (1.03%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.92%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 5 (0.57%) ISO 26262
9 4 (0.46%) GDPR
9 4 (0.46%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.34%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.34%) ECSS
11 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 1 (0.11%) Automotive SPICE
12 1 (0.11%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.11%) IEC 62304
12 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 1 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 367 (42.09%) Embedded Firmware
2 31 (3.56%) Active Directory
3 22 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (1.61%) Docker
5 14 (1.61%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.69%) vSphere
7 5 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.34%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.23%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.11%) NFS
10 1 (0.11%) pfSense
10 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (3.21%) SCCM
2 19 (2.18%) Ansible
3 14 (1.61%) WSUS
4 12 (1.38%) Kubernetes
4 12 (1.38%) Sysprep
5 8 (0.92%) SCOM
6 7 (0.80%) Functional Safety
6 7 (0.80%) NetBackup
7 5 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.46%) Podman
8 4 (0.46%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.34%) Grafana
9 3 (0.34%) Terraform
10 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 114 (13.07%) EMC
2 50 (5.73%) Microsoft
3 35 (4.01%) SAP
4 34 (3.90%) HP
5 31 (3.56%) IBM
6 28 (3.21%) VMware
7 26 (2.98%) NetApp
8 25 (2.87%) Dell
9 20 (2.29%) Xilinx
10 18 (2.06%) Red Hat
11 17 (1.95%) Cisco
12 13 (1.49%) Fortinet
13 11 (1.26%) Veeam
14 9 (1.03%) Altera
14 9 (1.03%) Intel
15 8 (0.92%) Citrix
15 8 (0.92%) Green Hills
15 8 (0.92%) Motorola
15 8 (0.92%) Oracle
16 7 (0.80%) McAfee