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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 309 541 589
Rank change year-on-year +232 +48 -51
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 926 481 847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 0.49% 0.52%
As % of the System Software category 7.72% 3.13% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 691 356 317
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £31,265
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,250 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% +10.00%

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 11,994 15,343 30,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.88% 15.58% 18.35%
Number of salaries quoted 9,423 10,001 15,538
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,000 £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 23 May 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 23 May 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 +161 857 £52,500 +2.44% 308
England +247 778 £52,500 +10.53% 313
Work from Home +137 304 £52,500 -12.50% 126
South East +100 266 £50,000 +11.11% 108
Midlands +79 124 £52,500 +20.00% 48
East of England +56 114 £55,000 -15.38% 65
North of England +55 112 £52,500 +31.25% 32
South West +33 101 £55,000 -13.73% 38
Scotland -11 99 £52,500 -3.67% 28
West Midlands +56 71 £60,000 +31.87% 18
North West +4 66 £53,750 +2.38% 22
London +142 61 £52,500 +27.27% 32
East Midlands +36 53 £50,000 +81.82% 30
Yorkshire +83 36 £42,500 +31.99% 9
Wales +13 24 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +40 17 £28,000 -13.85% 1
North East - 10 £55,000 - 1

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 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.86%) Confluence
4 5 (0.54%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.22%) Apache
5 2 (0.22%) IIS
5 2 (0.22%) nginx
6 1 (0.11%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (2.59%) Simulink
2 18 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (0.97%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.43%) Windchill
6 3 (0.32%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.11%) LabWindows
1 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 34 (3.67%) Azure
2 21 (2.27%) AWS
3 18 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (1.62%) GitHub
6 9 (0.97%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.86%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (0.65%) SaaS
10 5 (0.54%) AWS IoT
10 5 (0.54%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.43%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.32%) IaaS
13 2 (0.22%) Akamai
13 2 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
13 2 (0.22%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.22%) Mimecast
14 1 (0.11%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 121 (13.07%) Wireless
2 46 (4.97%) Ethernet
3 37 (4.00%) TCP/IP
4 33 (3.56%) Firewall
5 29 (3.13%) Bluetooth
6 25 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (2.59%) MQTT
8 23 (2.48%) HTTP
9 21 (2.27%) 5G
9 21 (2.27%) WAN
10 20 (2.16%) DNS
10 20 (2.16%) LAN
11 18 (1.94%) RS-232
12 16 (1.73%) Internet
12 16 (1.73%) OSPF
12 16 (1.73%) SD-WAN
13 13 (1.40%) Wireshark
14 12 (1.30%) BGP
14 12 (1.30%) Software-Defined Radio
15 11 (1.19%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.97%) Power BI
2 6 (0.65%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.54%) Big Data
4 4 (0.43%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.22%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.11%) MySQL
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 51 (5.51%) Git
2 47 (5.08%) JIRA
3 28 (3.02%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.27%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (1.62%) Subversion
6 14 (1.51%) LabVIEW
7 9 (0.97%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (0.65%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (0.65%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.54%) Selenium
10 4 (0.43%) GitLab
10 4 (0.43%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.32%) GCC
11 3 (0.32%) GDB
11 3 (0.32%) Postman
12 2 (0.22%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.22%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.11%) Bugzilla
13 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
General
1 372 (40.17%) Electronics
2 224 (24.19%) Social Skills
3 190 (20.52%) Manufacturing
4 138 (14.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 85 (9.18%) Analytical Skills
6 56 (6.05%) Finance
7 52 (5.62%) Automotive
8 50 (5.40%) Marketing
9 37 (4.00%) Telecoms
10 35 (3.78%) Public Sector
10 35 (3.78%) Retail
11 34 (3.67%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (3.02%) Legal
13 17 (1.84%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.30%) Military
16 11 (1.19%) Law
17 10 (1.08%) Police
18 7 (0.76%) Aviation
18 7 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 285 (30.78%) Embedded Engineer
2 183 (19.76%) Senior
3 182 (19.65%) Software Engineer
4 142 (15.33%) Electronics Engineer
5 125 (13.50%) Firmware Engineer
6 121 (13.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 121 (13.07%) Graduate
7 107 (11.56%) Junior
8 86 (9.29%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 84 (9.07%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
10 79 (8.53%) Junior Electronics Engineer
10 79 (8.53%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 78 (8.42%) Development Engineer
12 71 (7.67%) Graduate Development Engineer
13 68 (7.34%) Systems Engineer
14 54 (5.83%) Lead
15 52 (5.62%) Developer
16 51 (5.51%) Senior Software Engineer
17 46 (4.97%) Hardware Engineer
18 40 (4.32%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.84%) HTML
2 16 (1.73%) Yocto
3 15 (1.62%) CSS
4 14 (1.51%) 802.1X
5 13 (1.40%) .NET
5 13 (1.40%) Flask
5 13 (1.40%) Node.js
5 13 (1.40%) Qt
6 12 (1.30%) Middleware
7 10 (1.08%) React
8 8 (0.86%) Django
9 7 (0.76%) Web Services
10 5 (0.54%) FFmpeg
10 5 (0.54%) Flash
10 5 (0.54%) GStreamer
10 5 (0.54%) OpenCV
10 5 (0.54%) REST
10 5 (0.54%) WPF
11 3 (0.32%) ARM Templates
11 3 (0.32%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 101 (10.91%) FPGA
2 75 (8.10%) Embedded Systems
3 58 (6.26%) Data Centre
4 56 (6.05%) Self-Motivation
5 53 (5.72%) IoT
6 42 (4.54%) Driving Licence
7 37 (4.00%) Algorithms
8 33 (3.56%) Analogue Electronics
9 32 (3.46%) VHDL
10 27 (2.92%) Management Information System
11 23 (2.48%) EPoS
12 21 (2.27%) GNSS
13 20 (2.16%) Replication
14 19 (2.05%) Mobile App
15 18 (1.94%) Device Driver
16 13 (1.40%) PCIe
16 13 (1.40%) Video\Live Streaming
17 12 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
18 11 (1.19%) Raspberry Pi
19 10 (1.08%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 156 (16.85%) Linux
2 124 (13.39%) Windows
3 50 (5.40%) Embedded Linux
4 32 (3.46%) Windows Server
5 22 (2.38%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.84%) Unix
7 16 (1.73%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (1.62%) FreeRTOS
8 15 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (1.62%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (1.19%) Windows NT
10 10 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (0.97%) Android
12 8 (0.86%) AIX
12 8 (0.86%) Solaris
12 8 (0.86%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.54%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.32%) Debian
14 3 (0.32%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (32.40%) Software Engineering
2 141 (15.23%) Computer Science
3 135 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (12.10%) Schematic Capture
5 89 (9.61%) Agile
6 83 (8.96%) Project Planning
7 77 (8.32%) Software Testing
8 65 (7.02%) ITIL
9 61 (6.59%) Customer Service
10 57 (6.16%) SDLC
11 56 (6.05%) Mentoring
12 51 (5.51%) Mathematics
13 50 (5.40%) Customer Requirements
13 50 (5.40%) Validation
14 45 (4.86%) Artificial Intelligence
14 45 (4.86%) Physics
15 44 (4.75%) Project Management
16 43 (4.64%) Test Automation
17 42 (4.54%) Signal Processing
18 41 (4.43%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 357 (38.55%) C
2 176 (19.01%) C++
3 112 (12.10%) Python
4 110 (11.88%) Embedded C
5 53 (5.72%) C#
6 36 (3.89%) SQL
7 27 (2.92%) MATLAB
8 26 (2.81%) Java
9 23 (2.48%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.27%) Bash
11 18 (1.94%) Perl
12 15 (1.62%) JavaScript
13 10 (1.08%) RPG
13 10 (1.08%) Tcl
14 8 (0.86%) VB
15 7 (0.76%) Assembly Language
15 7 (0.76%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.54%) XAML
17 4 (0.43%) PowerShell
18 3 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 356 (38.44%) Degree
2 99 (10.69%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.59%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.56%) DV Cleared
5 30 (3.24%) SC Cleared
6 17 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.62%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.19%) CCNP
9 9 (0.97%) CCNA
9 9 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.86%) HND
11 7 (0.76%) CCDP
11 7 (0.76%) CCIE
11 7 (0.76%) CCIE Routing and Switching
12 6 (0.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (0.54%) MCSE
13 5 (0.54%) PhD
13 5 (0.54%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.43%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (4.54%) QA
2 33 (3.56%) SLA
3 19 (2.05%) MISRA
4 15 (1.62%) JTAG
5 11 (1.19%) ISO 13485
5 11 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.19%) MISRA C
6 10 (1.08%) GDPR
7 8 (0.86%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 6 (0.65%) PMO
9 5 (0.54%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.43%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.32%) Automotive SPICE
11 3 (0.32%) AUTOSAR
11 3 (0.32%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.32%) ECSS
11 3 (0.32%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 374 (40.39%) Embedded Firmware
2 35 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 35 (3.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
3 18 (1.94%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (1.62%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.51%) Docker
6 8 (0.86%) vSphere
7 4 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.22%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.11%) NFS
9 1 (0.11%) pfSense
9 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (3.02%) SCCM
2 21 (2.27%) SCOM
3 19 (2.05%) Ansible
4 14 (1.51%) WSUS
5 12 (1.30%) Kubernetes
6 11 (1.19%) Sysprep
7 7 (0.76%) Functional Safety
7 7 (0.76%) NetBackup
7 7 (0.76%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.43%) Podman
10 3 (0.32%) Grafana
10 3 (0.32%) Terraform
11 2 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.22%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.22%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 119 (12.85%) EMC
2 58 (6.26%) Microsoft
3 44 (4.75%) VMware
4 40 (4.32%) IBM
5 36 (3.89%) NetApp
6 35 (3.78%) HP
7 34 (3.67%) Dell
7 34 (3.67%) SAP
8 23 (2.48%) Veeam
9 20 (2.16%) Cisco
9 20 (2.16%) Xilinx
10 18 (1.94%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.40%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.08%) Citrix
13 9 (0.97%) Altera
13 9 (0.97%) Intel
13 9 (0.97%) Oracle
14 8 (0.86%) Green Hills
14 8 (0.86%) Motorola
15 7 (0.76%) McAfee