Firmware Engineer
UK
The median Firmware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 553 | 670 | 829 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +159 | -127 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Firmware Engineer | 14 | 24 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.043% | 0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.035% | 0.045% | 0.022% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 17 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £425 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £500 | £535 |
| 90th Percentile | £855 | £525 | £552 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £475 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.37% | +26.67% | -25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47.50 | £55.00 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.45 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,897 | 53,039 | 83,562 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.82% | 94.59% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,852 | 37,038 | 58,857 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,824 | 1,465 | 1,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +86.37% | +9.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.15 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +5.26% |
Firmware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Firmware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Firmware Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware Engineer.
Firmware Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firmware Engineer over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
Firmware Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware Engineer.
Firmware Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Firmware Engineer over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
Firmware Engineer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +30 | 12 | £700 | +47.37% | 57 |
| England | +80 | 9 | £550 | +15.79% | 45 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 4 | £700 | +47.37% | 28 |
| South East | +11 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| East of England | -1 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £550 | - | 3 |
| London | +86 | 2 | £550 | +15.79% | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £850 | - | 13 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, Firmware Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Firmware Engineer in the job title.
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Firmware Engineer Skill Set
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: