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

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 321 548 609
Rank change year-on-year +227 +61 -73
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 929 478 845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.49% 0.51%
As % of the System Software category 7.76% 3.13% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 693 354 311
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,375 £31,250
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 £72,250 £81,750 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +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 11,977 15,279 30,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.76% 15.58% 18.36%
Number of salaries quoted 9,400 9,969 15,508
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 £55,687
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -1.23% +1.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,420 £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 26 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 26 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 +155 860 £52,500 +5.00% 390
England +233 780 £52,500 +10.53% 398
Work from Home +130 305 £52,500 -12.50% 162
South East +103 267 £50,000 +11.11% 132
Midlands +80 124 £52,500 +20.00% 55
East of England +65 115 £55,000 -15.38% 94
North of England +59 111 £52,500 +63.04% 44
South West +35 102 £55,000 -13.73% 38
Scotland -11 100 £52,500 -3.67% 42
West Midlands +60 70 £60,000 +31.87% 15
North West +17 66 £53,750 +2.38% 27
London +133 61 £52,500 +23.53% 51
East Midlands +25 54 £50,000 +81.82% 39
Yorkshire +75 36 £42,500 +31.99% 9
Wales +15 24 £60,000 +9.09% 8
Northern Ireland +36 17 £28,000 -13.85% 3
North East - 9 £55,000 - 8

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 (1.18%) 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 (2.58%) 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 (3.66%) Azure
2 21 (2.26%) AWS
3 18 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (1.61%) GitHub
6 9 (0.97%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.86%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.75%) 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%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 120 (12.92%) Wireless
2 46 (4.95%) Ethernet
3 37 (3.98%) TCP/IP
4 33 (3.55%) Firewall
5 28 (3.01%) Bluetooth
6 24 (2.58%) MQTT
6 24 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (2.48%) HTTP
8 21 (2.26%) 5G
8 21 (2.26%) WAN
9 20 (2.15%) DNS
9 20 (2.15%) LAN
10 18 (1.94%) RS-232
11 16 (1.72%) Internet
11 16 (1.72%) OSPF
11 16 (1.72%) SD-WAN
12 13 (1.40%) Wireshark
13 12 (1.29%) BGP
13 12 (1.29%) Software-Defined Radio
14 11 (1.18%) 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 (5.49%) Git
2 48 (5.17%) JIRA
3 28 (3.01%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.26%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (1.61%) 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%) Appium
13 1 (0.11%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 376 (40.47%) Electronics
2 227 (24.43%) Social Skills
3 192 (20.67%) Manufacturing
4 138 (14.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 85 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
6 57 (6.14%) Finance
7 51 (5.49%) Marketing
8 50 (5.38%) Automotive
9 38 (4.09%) Telecoms
10 36 (3.88%) Public Sector
11 35 (3.77%) Retail
12 34 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
13 28 (3.01%) Legal
14 17 (1.83%) Aerospace
15 15 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
16 12 (1.29%) Military
17 11 (1.18%) Law
18 10 (1.08%) Police
19 7 (0.75%) Aviation
19 7 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 285 (30.68%) Embedded Engineer
2 182 (19.59%) Senior
2 182 (19.59%) Software Engineer
3 142 (15.29%) Electronics Engineer
4 126 (13.56%) Firmware Engineer
5 121 (13.02%) Graduate
6 120 (12.92%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 107 (11.52%) Junior
8 86 (9.26%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 84 (9.04%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
10 79 (8.50%) Junior Electronics Engineer
11 78 (8.40%) Development Engineer
12 77 (8.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 71 (7.64%) Graduate Development Engineer
14 68 (7.32%) Systems Engineer
15 54 (5.81%) Lead
16 52 (5.60%) Developer
17 51 (5.49%) Senior Software Engineer
18 47 (5.06%) Hardware Engineer
19 41 (4.41%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.83%) HTML
2 16 (1.72%) Yocto
3 15 (1.61%) 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 (1.29%) Middleware
7 10 (1.08%) React
8 8 (0.86%) Django
9 7 (0.75%) 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
1 102 (10.98%) FPGA
2 75 (8.07%) Embedded Systems
3 58 (6.24%) Data Centre
4 57 (6.14%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (5.81%) IoT
6 42 (4.52%) Driving Licence
7 37 (3.98%) Algorithms
8 33 (3.55%) Analogue Electronics
8 33 (3.55%) VHDL
9 27 (2.91%) Management Information System
10 23 (2.48%) EPoS
11 21 (2.26%) GNSS
12 20 (2.15%) Replication
13 19 (2.05%) Mobile App
14 18 (1.94%) Device Driver
15 13 (1.40%) PCIe
15 13 (1.40%) Video\Live Streaming
16 12 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (1.18%) Raspberry Pi
18 10 (1.08%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 157 (16.90%) Linux
2 124 (13.35%) Windows
3 51 (5.49%) Embedded Linux
4 32 (3.44%) Windows Server
5 22 (2.37%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.83%) Unix
7 16 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (1.61%) FreeRTOS
8 15 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (1.61%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (1.18%) 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
1 299 (32.19%) Software Engineering
2 143 (15.39%) Computer Science
3 135 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (12.06%) Schematic Capture
5 88 (9.47%) Agile
6 83 (8.93%) Project Planning
7 77 (8.29%) Software Testing
8 65 (7.00%) ITIL
9 62 (6.67%) Customer Service
10 57 (6.14%) Mentoring
10 57 (6.14%) SDLC
11 51 (5.49%) Mathematics
12 50 (5.38%) Customer Requirements
12 50 (5.38%) Validation
13 45 (4.84%) Artificial Intelligence
13 45 (4.84%) Physics
14 44 (4.74%) Project Management
15 43 (4.63%) Test Automation
16 42 (4.52%) Business Intelligence
16 42 (4.52%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 355 (38.21%) C
2 175 (18.84%) C++
3 112 (12.06%) Python
4 111 (11.95%) Embedded C
5 53 (5.71%) C#
6 36 (3.88%) SQL
7 27 (2.91%) MATLAB
8 26 (2.80%) Java
9 23 (2.48%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.26%) Bash
11 18 (1.94%) Perl
12 15 (1.61%) JavaScript
13 10 (1.08%) RPG
13 10 (1.08%) Tcl
14 8 (0.86%) VB
15 7 (0.75%) Assembly Language
15 7 (0.75%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.54%) XAML
17 4 (0.43%) PowerShell
18 3 (0.32%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 360 (38.75%) Degree
2 99 (10.66%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.55%) DV Cleared
5 30 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 17 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.18%) CCNP
9 9 (0.97%) CCNA
9 9 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.86%) HND
11 7 (0.75%) CCDP
11 7 (0.75%) CCIE
11 7 (0.75%) 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 (4.52%) QA
2 34 (3.66%) SLA
3 19 (2.05%) MISRA
4 15 (1.61%) JTAG
5 11 (1.18%) ISO 13485
5 11 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.18%) 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%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.32%) ECSS
11 3 (0.32%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.22%) Automotive SPICE
12 2 (0.22%) AUTOSAR
12 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 376 (40.47%) Embedded Firmware
2 35 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 35 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.94%) Virtual Machines
3 18 (1.94%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (1.61%) 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 (3.01%) SCCM
2 21 (2.26%) SCOM
3 19 (2.05%) Ansible
4 14 (1.51%) WSUS
5 12 (1.29%) Kubernetes
6 11 (1.18%) Sysprep
7 7 (0.75%) Functional Safety
7 7 (0.75%) NetBackup
7 7 (0.75%) 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 (12.81%) EMC
2 58 (6.24%) Microsoft
3 44 (4.74%) VMware
4 40 (4.31%) IBM
5 36 (3.88%) NetApp
6 35 (3.77%) HP
6 35 (3.77%) SAP
7 34 (3.66%) Dell
8 23 (2.48%) Veeam
9 20 (2.15%) Cisco
9 20 (2.15%) 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 (0.75%) McAfee