Firmware Jobs in Hertfordshire

Firmware
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 110 89
Rank change year-on-year +51 -21 -35
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 63 17 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 2.98% 1.01% 3.14%
As % of the System Software category 22.34% 6.44% 18.48%
Number of salaries quoted 51 15 2
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,000 £50,375
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £50,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £60,125
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +30.00% -13.04%

All System Software Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 282 264 368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 13.36% 15.72% 17.01%
Number of salaries quoted 238 200 170
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,688 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,563 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +7.34% -6.84%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £65,375 £67,500 £70,000
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £46,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.98% +3.33% -5.26%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in Hertfordshire

Firmware
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for Firmware in Hertfordshire

Firmware
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in Hertfordshire

Firmware
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Stevenage +22 42 £56,500 +2.73% 5
Hatfield +24 8 - -
Rickmansworth +2 5 £60,000 -7.69% 2
St Albans -1 4 £50,000 +33.33%
Hoddesdon - 2 £29,000 - 1
Firmware
East of England

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 6 (9.52%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 11 (17.46%) Software-Defined Radio
2 9 (14.29%) Ethernet
3 6 (9.52%) 5G
3 6 (9.52%) 5G NR
3 6 (9.52%) 802.11
3 6 (9.52%) LTE
3 6 (9.52%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (14.29%) Rational Team Concert
2 6 (9.52%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (4.76%) Jenkins
3 3 (4.76%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 14 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 12 (19.05%) Electronics
3 4 (6.35%) French Language
3 4 (6.35%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.76%) Automotive
5 1 (1.59%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.59%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 10 (15.87%) Embedded Engineer
2 9 (14.29%) Lead
2 9 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
3 8 (12.70%) Software Engineer
4 7 (11.11%) Design Engineer
5 6 (9.52%) Electronics Engineer
6 5 (7.94%) Architect
6 5 (7.94%) Digital Design Engineer
6 5 (7.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 5 (7.94%) Radio Specialist
6 5 (7.94%) Technical Specialist
7 3 (4.76%) Security Architect
7 3 (4.76%) Software Test Engineer
7 3 (4.76%) Systems Architect
7 3 (4.76%) Test Engineer
8 2 (3.17%) Electronics Technician
8 2 (3.17%) IT Technician
9 1 (1.59%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.52%) 802.1X
2 3 (4.76%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 19 (30.16%) FPGA
2 17 (26.98%) Algorithms
3 9 (14.29%) PCIe
4 5 (7.94%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (3.17%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.17%) RISC-V
6 1 (1.59%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.94%) Linux
1 5 (7.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (28.57%) Digital Signal Processing
1 18 (28.57%) Signal Processing
2 14 (22.22%) Software Engineering
3 10 (15.87%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (14.29%) Performance Analysis
4 9 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
4 9 (14.29%) UML
5 8 (12.70%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (12.70%) Computer Science
5 8 (12.70%) Customer Service
5 8 (12.70%) Machine Learning
5 8 (12.70%) Power Management
6 6 (9.52%) Continuous Integration
6 6 (9.52%) Requirements Management
7 5 (7.94%) Agile
7 5 (7.94%) Image Processing
7 5 (7.94%) Process Improvement
7 5 (7.94%) Programme Management
7 5 (7.94%) Software Testing
7 5 (7.94%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.52%) MATLAB
2 3 (4.76%) C
3 2 (3.17%) Java
Qualifications
1 27 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
1 27 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 16 (25.40%) Degree
3 6 (9.52%) DV Cleared
4 3 (4.76%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.17%) HNC
5 2 (3.17%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.76%) Def Stans
1 3 (4.76%) MISRA
2 2 (3.17%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 9 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (3.17%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (9.52%) EMC
2 5 (7.94%) Intel
2 5 (7.94%) Xilinx
3 3 (4.76%) IBM