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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 315 531 608
Rank change year-on-year +216 +77 -72
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 942 477 859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 0.50% 0.51%
As % of the System Software category 7.83% 3.27% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 695 345 307
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £78,250 £73,000
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 12,037 14,602 31,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.44% 15.40% 18.49%
Number of salaries quoted 9,350 9,782 15,548
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,638 £27,750
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 £85,000 £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 2 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 2 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 +137 872 £52,500 +5.00% 312
England +257 789 £52,500 +12.30% 317
Work from Home +135 313 £52,500 -8.70% 110
South East +90 271 £50,000 +11.11% 109
Midlands +78 125 £52,500 +16.67% 48
East of England +50 116 £55,000 -15.38% 60
North of England +57 112 £52,500 +63.04% 29
South West +25 103 £60,000 - 32
Scotland -22 101 £52,500 -6.25% 40
West Midlands +35 67 £60,000 +15.94% 13
North West +3 66 £55,000 +4.76% 23
London +129 62 £52,500 +23.53% 39
East Midlands +31 58 £50,000 +81.82% 35
Yorkshire +62 37 £43,750 +35.87% 4
Wales +11 27 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +32 17 £28,000 -13.85% 2
North East - 9 £55,000 - 2

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 10 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
1 10 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.85%) Confluence
3 5 (0.53%) Kinematics
4 2 (0.21%) Apache
4 2 (0.21%) IIS
4 2 (0.21%) nginx
5 1 (0.11%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (2.55%) Simulink
2 18 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.06%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.64%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.42%) 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 (3.61%) Azure
2 20 (2.12%) AWS
3 18 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (1.49%) GitHub
6 9 (0.96%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.85%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (0.64%) SaaS
10 5 (0.53%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.42%) AWS IoT
11 4 (0.42%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.32%) IaaS
13 2 (0.21%) Akamai
13 2 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
13 2 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.21%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.21%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 121 (12.85%) Wireless
2 45 (4.78%) Ethernet
3 38 (4.03%) TCP/IP
4 33 (3.50%) Firewall
5 29 (3.08%) Bluetooth
6 25 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (2.55%) MQTT
8 23 (2.44%) HTTP
9 21 (2.23%) 5G
9 21 (2.23%) WAN
10 19 (2.02%) DNS
10 19 (2.02%) LAN
10 19 (2.02%) RS-232
11 17 (1.80%) Internet
12 16 (1.70%) OSPF
12 16 (1.70%) SD-WAN
13 13 (1.38%) Wireshark
13 13 (1.38%) ZigBee
14 12 (1.27%) BGP
14 12 (1.27%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.96%) Power BI
2 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.53%) Big Data
4 4 (0.42%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.21%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.11%) MySQL
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 53 (5.63%) Git
2 45 (4.78%) JIRA
3 28 (2.97%) Jenkins
4 22 (2.34%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (1.59%) Subversion
6 13 (1.38%) LabVIEW
7 9 (0.96%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (0.64%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.53%) GitLab
9 5 (0.53%) Selenium
10 4 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.32%) GCC
11 3 (0.32%) GDB
11 3 (0.32%) Postman
12 2 (0.21%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.11%) Bugzilla
13 1 (0.11%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 386 (40.98%) Electronics
2 227 (24.10%) Social Skills
3 193 (20.49%) Manufacturing
4 138 (14.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 84 (8.92%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (6.16%) Finance
7 51 (5.41%) Marketing
8 50 (5.31%) Automotive
9 38 (4.03%) Telecoms
10 36 (3.82%) Public Sector
10 36 (3.82%) Retail
11 34 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (2.97%) Legal
13 18 (1.91%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.27%) Military
16 11 (1.17%) Law
17 10 (1.06%) Police
18 7 (0.74%) Aviation
18 7 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 294 (31.21%) Embedded Engineer
2 189 (20.06%) Software Engineer
3 187 (19.85%) Senior
4 140 (14.86%) Electronics Engineer
5 129 (13.69%) Firmware Engineer
6 125 (13.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 121 (12.85%) Graduate
8 108 (11.46%) Junior
9 88 (9.34%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 84 (8.92%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 80 (8.49%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 79 (8.39%) Development Engineer
12 79 (8.39%) Junior Electronics Engineer
13 71 (7.54%) Graduate Development Engineer
14 70 (7.43%) Systems Engineer
15 55 (5.84%) Lead
16 54 (5.73%) Senior Software Engineer
17 53 (5.63%) Developer
18 51 (5.41%) Hardware Engineer
19 41 (4.35%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.80%) HTML
1 17 (1.80%) Yocto
2 15 (1.59%) CSS
3 14 (1.49%) 802.1X
3 14 (1.49%) Qt
4 13 (1.38%) .NET
4 13 (1.38%) Flask
4 13 (1.38%) Node.js
5 12 (1.27%) Middleware
6 10 (1.06%) React
7 8 (0.85%) Django
8 7 (0.74%) Web Services
9 5 (0.53%) FFmpeg
9 5 (0.53%) Flash
9 5 (0.53%) GStreamer
9 5 (0.53%) OpenCV
9 5 (0.53%) REST
9 5 (0.53%) WPF
10 3 (0.32%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.32%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 99 (10.51%) FPGA
2 77 (8.17%) Embedded Systems
3 58 (6.16%) Self-Motivation
4 57 (6.05%) Data Centre
5 54 (5.73%) IoT
6 43 (4.56%) Driving Licence
7 37 (3.93%) Algorithms
8 34 (3.61%) Analogue Electronics
9 33 (3.50%) VHDL
10 28 (2.97%) Management Information System
11 24 (2.55%) EPoS
12 21 (2.23%) GNSS
13 20 (2.12%) Replication
14 19 (2.02%) Mobile App
15 18 (1.91%) Device Driver
16 13 (1.38%) PCIe
16 13 (1.38%) Video\Live Streaming
17 11 (1.17%) Raspberry Pi
18 10 (1.06%) Tandem
18 10 (1.06%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 161 (17.09%) Linux
2 125 (13.27%) Windows
3 56 (5.94%) Embedded Linux
4 33 (3.50%) Windows Server
5 23 (2.44%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.80%) Unix
7 16 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (1.59%) FreeRTOS
8 15 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 15 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.27%) Windows NT
10 10 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (0.85%) AIX
11 8 (0.85%) Android
11 8 (0.85%) Solaris
12 7 (0.74%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.53%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.32%) Debian
14 3 (0.32%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (32.38%) Software Engineering
2 147 (15.61%) Computer Science
3 135 (14.33%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (11.89%) Schematic Capture
5 88 (9.34%) Agile
6 84 (8.92%) Project Planning
7 76 (8.07%) Software Testing
8 67 (7.11%) ITIL
9 64 (6.79%) Customer Service
10 59 (6.26%) Mentoring
11 58 (6.16%) SDLC
12 51 (5.41%) Mathematics
13 50 (5.31%) Customer Requirements
14 47 (4.99%) Validation
15 46 (4.88%) Artificial Intelligence
15 46 (4.88%) Physics
16 45 (4.78%) Project Management
17 43 (4.56%) Test Automation
18 42 (4.46%) Business Intelligence
19 40 (4.25%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 356 (37.79%) C
2 179 (19.00%) C++
3 116 (12.31%) Python
4 112 (11.89%) Embedded C
5 54 (5.73%) C#
6 37 (3.93%) SQL
7 26 (2.76%) Java
7 26 (2.76%) MATLAB
8 25 (2.65%) Embedded C++
9 21 (2.23%) Bash
10 18 (1.91%) Perl
11 15 (1.59%) JavaScript
12 10 (1.06%) RPG
12 10 (1.06%) Tcl
13 8 (0.85%) VB
14 7 (0.74%) Assembly Language
14 7 (0.74%) TypeScript
15 5 (0.53%) XAML
16 4 (0.42%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.42%) Rust
Qualifications
1 371 (39.38%) Degree
2 100 (10.62%) Security Cleared
3 62 (6.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.50%) DV Cleared
5 31 (3.29%) SC Cleared
6 20 (2.12%) Master's Degree
7 18 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.17%) CCNP
9 10 (1.06%) CCNA
10 9 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.85%) HND
12 7 (0.74%) CCDP
12 7 (0.74%) CCIE
12 7 (0.74%) CCIE Routing and Switching
13 6 (0.64%) PhD
13 6 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (0.53%) MCSE
14 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.42%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.67%) QA
2 35 (3.72%) SLA
3 18 (1.91%) MISRA
4 15 (1.59%) JTAG
5 11 (1.17%) ISO 13485
5 11 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.06%) GDPR
7 9 (0.96%) MISRA C
8 8 (0.85%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 7 (0.74%) PMO
10 5 (0.53%) ISO 26262
11 4 (0.42%) IEC 61508
12 3 (0.32%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.32%) ECSS
12 3 (0.32%) IEC 62304
13 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 12207
14 1 (0.11%) IEC 61131
14 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.11%) NIST
System Software
1 386 (40.98%) Embedded Firmware
2 35 (3.72%) Active Directory
3 34 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.91%) VMware ESXi
5 17 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (1.49%) Docker
6 14 (1.49%) Hyper-V
7 8 (0.85%) vSphere
8 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.11%) NFS
10 1 (0.11%) pfSense
10 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (2.97%) SCCM
2 20 (2.12%) SCOM
3 19 (2.02%) Ansible
4 15 (1.59%) WSUS
5 12 (1.27%) Kubernetes
5 12 (1.27%) Sysprep
6 7 (0.74%) Functional Safety
6 7 (0.74%) NetBackup
6 7 (0.74%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.42%) Podman
9 3 (0.32%) Grafana
9 3 (0.32%) Terraform
10 2 (0.21%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.21%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 1 (0.11%) vRealize
11 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 115 (12.21%) EMC
2 58 (6.16%) Microsoft
3 43 (4.56%) VMware
4 41 (4.35%) IBM
5 37 (3.93%) NetApp
6 35 (3.72%) Dell
6 35 (3.72%) HP
6 35 (3.72%) SAP
7 22 (2.34%) Veeam
8 20 (2.12%) Cisco
8 20 (2.12%) Xilinx
9 18 (1.91%) Red Hat
10 13 (1.38%) Fortinet
11 9 (0.96%) Altera
11 9 (0.96%) Citrix
11 9 (0.96%) Intel
11 9 (0.96%) Oracle
12 8 (0.85%) Green Hills
12 8 (0.85%) Motorola
13 7 (0.74%) SolarWinds