Firmware Jobs

Firmware
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 307 538 611
Rank change year-on-year +231 +73 -68
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 974 463 868
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 0.50% 0.50%
As % of the System Software category 8.06% 3.23% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 710 339 304
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,600 £31,258
25th Percentile £40,313 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +0.18%
75th Percentile £64,938 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +6.80%

All System Software Skills
UK

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 requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 12,081 14,334 31,465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.14% 15.40% 18.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,274 9,622 15,577
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,625 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,698
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £56,325
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -2.35% +2.41%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,294 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware.

Salary trend for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
UK excluding London +134 903 £52,500 +5.00% 298
England +236 817 £52,500 +14.75% 301
Work from Home +147 325 £52,500 -8.70% 105
South East +99 283 £50,000 +11.11% 99
Midlands +60 130 £52,500 +16.67% 51
East of England +47 120 £55,000 -15.38% 59
North of England +59 114 £52,500 +63.04% 27
South West +35 107 £61,250 +3.81% 30
Scotland -12 104 £52,500 -6.25% 31
West Midlands +34 67 £60,000 +21.83% 18
North West +15 67 £55,000 +4.76% 21
London +85 63 £53,500 +12.63% 29
East Midlands +17 63 £50,000 +81.82% 33
Yorkshire +66 38 £43,750 +35.87% 3
Wales +20 28 £60,000 +9.09% 10
Northern Ireland +30 17 £28,000 -13.85% 3
North East - 9 £55,000 - 3

Firmware
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.03%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.82%) Confluence
4 5 (0.51%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.21%) Apache
5 2 (0.21%) IIS
5 2 (0.21%) nginx
6 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (2.46%) Simulink
2 17 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.13%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.41%) Windchill
6 3 (0.31%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.10%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.10%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.10%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.10%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.10%) LabWindows
1 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 36 (3.70%) Azure
2 21 (2.16%) AWS
3 18 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (1.64%) GitHub
5 9 (0.92%) Power Platform
6 8 (0.82%) OneDrive
7 6 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (0.62%) SaaS
8 5 (0.51%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.41%) AWS IoT
9 4 (0.41%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.31%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.31%) IaaS
10 3 (0.31%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.21%) Cloudflare
11 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 120 (12.32%) Wireless
2 46 (4.72%) Ethernet
3 39 (4.00%) TCP/IP
4 35 (3.59%) Firewall
5 31 (3.18%) Bluetooth
6 26 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (2.36%) MQTT
8 22 (2.26%) HTTP
8 22 (2.26%) WAN
9 21 (2.16%) 5G
10 20 (2.05%) RS-232
11 19 (1.95%) DNS
12 18 (1.85%) LAN
12 18 (1.85%) OSPF
13 17 (1.75%) Internet
14 16 (1.64%) SD-WAN
15 14 (1.44%) ZigBee
16 13 (1.33%) BGP
16 13 (1.33%) Wireshark
17 12 (1.23%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.92%) Power BI
2 6 (0.62%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.51%) Big Data
3 5 (0.51%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.31%) MariaDB
4 3 (0.31%) MySQL
5 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.10%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 54 (5.54%) Git
2 47 (4.83%) JIRA
3 28 (2.87%) Jenkins
4 25 (2.57%) Rational DOORS
5 16 (1.64%) Subversion
6 14 (1.44%) LabVIEW
7 11 (1.13%) Rational Team Concert
8 7 (0.72%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (0.62%) GitLab
9 6 (0.62%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.51%) Selenium
11 4 (0.41%) Rational Rhapsody
12 3 (0.31%) GCC
12 3 (0.31%) GDB
12 3 (0.31%) Postman
12 3 (0.31%) TestRail
13 2 (0.21%) Eclipse
13 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
13 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
14 1 (0.10%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 401 (41.17%) Electronics
2 226 (23.20%) Social Skills
3 196 (20.12%) Manufacturing
4 139 (14.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 86 (8.83%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (6.06%) Finance
7 52 (5.34%) Automotive
8 51 (5.24%) Marketing
9 38 (3.90%) Telecoms
10 36 (3.70%) Public Sector
10 36 (3.70%) Retail
11 33 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (2.87%) Legal
13 22 (2.26%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.23%) Military
16 11 (1.13%) Law
17 10 (1.03%) Police
18 7 (0.72%) Aviation
18 7 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 308 (31.62%) Embedded Engineer
2 201 (20.64%) Software Engineer
3 195 (20.02%) Senior
4 142 (14.58%) Electronics Engineer
5 134 (13.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 131 (13.45%) Firmware Engineer
7 122 (12.53%) Graduate
8 111 (11.40%) Junior
9 88 (9.03%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 85 (8.73%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
10 85 (8.73%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 80 (8.21%) Development Engineer
11 80 (8.21%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 75 (7.70%) Systems Engineer
13 71 (7.29%) Graduate Development Engineer
14 58 (5.95%) Lead
14 58 (5.95%) Senior Software Engineer
15 55 (5.65%) Hardware Engineer
16 54 (5.54%) Developer
17 44 (4.52%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.64%) HTML
1 16 (1.64%) Yocto
2 15 (1.54%) 802.1X
2 15 (1.54%) Qt
3 14 (1.44%) CSS
4 13 (1.33%) .NET
4 13 (1.33%) Node.js
5 12 (1.23%) Flask
5 12 (1.23%) Middleware
6 9 (0.92%) React
7 7 (0.72%) Django
7 7 (0.72%) Web Services
8 6 (0.62%) WPF
9 5 (0.51%) FFmpeg
9 5 (0.51%) Flash
9 5 (0.51%) GStreamer
9 5 (0.51%) OpenCV
9 5 (0.51%) REST
10 3 (0.31%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.31%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 103 (10.57%) FPGA
2 82 (8.42%) Embedded Systems
3 59 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
4 58 (5.95%) Data Centre
5 55 (5.65%) IoT
6 44 (4.52%) Driving Licence
7 39 (4.00%) Algorithms
8 35 (3.59%) VHDL
9 34 (3.49%) Analogue Electronics
10 29 (2.98%) Management Information System
11 24 (2.46%) EPoS
12 21 (2.16%) GNSS
13 20 (2.05%) Replication
14 19 (1.95%) Mobile App
15 18 (1.85%) Device Driver
16 13 (1.33%) PCIe
16 13 (1.33%) Video\Live Streaming
17 12 (1.23%) ARM Cortex
18 11 (1.13%) Verilog
19 10 (1.03%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 167 (17.15%) Linux
2 126 (12.94%) Windows
3 59 (6.06%) Embedded Linux
4 34 (3.49%) Windows Server
5 22 (2.26%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.75%) Unix
7 16 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (1.54%) FreeRTOS
8 15 (1.54%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (1.54%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.23%) Windows NT
10 10 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (0.82%) AIX
11 8 (0.82%) Android
11 8 (0.82%) Solaris
12 6 (0.62%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.51%) VxWorks
14 4 (0.41%) Debian
14 4 (0.41%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (32.85%) Software Engineering
2 153 (15.71%) Computer Science
3 138 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (11.50%) Schematic Capture
5 92 (9.45%) Agile
6 84 (8.62%) Project Planning
7 79 (8.11%) Software Testing
8 66 (6.78%) ITIL
9 63 (6.47%) Customer Service
10 61 (6.26%) Mentoring
11 58 (5.95%) SDLC
12 51 (5.24%) Mathematics
13 50 (5.13%) Customer Requirements
14 49 (5.03%) Physics
14 49 (5.03%) Validation
15 46 (4.72%) Project Management
16 45 (4.62%) Artificial Intelligence
16 45 (4.62%) Test Automation
17 42 (4.31%) Business Intelligence
17 42 (4.31%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 366 (37.58%) C
2 190 (19.51%) C++
3 122 (12.53%) Python
4 116 (11.91%) Embedded C
5 58 (5.95%) C#
6 37 (3.80%) SQL
7 28 (2.87%) Java
8 27 (2.77%) Embedded C++
8 27 (2.77%) MATLAB
9 22 (2.26%) Bash
10 19 (1.95%) Perl
11 15 (1.54%) JavaScript
12 10 (1.03%) RPG
12 10 (1.03%) Tcl
13 8 (0.82%) VB
14 7 (0.72%) Assembly Language
15 6 (0.62%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.51%) Rust
16 5 (0.51%) XAML
17 4 (0.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 387 (39.73%) Degree
2 104 (10.68%) Security Cleared
3 62 (6.37%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.39%) DV Cleared
5 32 (3.29%) SC Cleared
6 22 (2.26%) Master's Degree
7 19 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 18 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.13%) CCNP
10 10 (1.03%) CCNA
11 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.82%) HND
12 8 (0.82%) PhD
13 7 (0.72%) CCDP
13 7 (0.72%) CCIE
13 7 (0.72%) CCIE Routing and Switching
14 6 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 5 (0.51%) MCSE
15 5 (0.51%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.41%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (4.72%) QA
2 36 (3.70%) SLA
3 19 (1.95%) MISRA
4 16 (1.64%) JTAG
5 11 (1.13%) ISO 13485
5 11 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.03%) GDPR
7 9 (0.92%) MISRA C
8 8 (0.82%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 7 (0.72%) PMO
10 5 (0.51%) ISO 26262
11 4 (0.41%) IEC 61508
11 4 (0.41%) IEC 62304
12 3 (0.31%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.31%) ECSS
13 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 1 (0.10%) DO-254
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 395 (40.55%) Embedded Firmware
2 35 (3.59%) Active Directory
2 35 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.85%) VMware ESXi
4 17 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (1.54%) Docker
6 14 (1.44%) Hyper-V
7 9 (0.92%) vSphere
8 4 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.21%) NFS
9 2 (0.21%) pfSense
9 2 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (2.87%) SCCM
2 20 (2.05%) SCOM
3 19 (1.95%) Ansible
4 15 (1.54%) WSUS
5 13 (1.33%) Kubernetes
6 12 (1.23%) Sysprep
7 7 (0.72%) Functional Safety
7 7 (0.72%) NetBackup
7 7 (0.72%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.41%) Podman
10 3 (0.31%) Grafana
10 3 (0.31%) Terraform
11 2 (0.21%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.21%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.10%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.10%) vRealize
12 1 (0.10%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 116 (11.91%) EMC
2 58 (5.95%) Microsoft
3 44 (4.52%) VMware
4 41 (4.21%) IBM
5 38 (3.90%) NetApp
6 35 (3.59%) Dell
6 35 (3.59%) SAP
7 34 (3.49%) HP
8 22 (2.26%) Veeam
9 21 (2.16%) Cisco
9 21 (2.16%) Xilinx
10 18 (1.85%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.33%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.03%) Altera
12 10 (1.03%) Citrix
12 10 (1.03%) Intel
13 9 (0.92%) Oracle
14 8 (0.82%) Green Hills
14 8 (0.82%) Motorola
15 7 (0.72%) Google