The first table below looks at the demand for the Firmware Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firmware Engineer
Rank 138 144 149
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Firmware Engineer 8 7 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.313% 0.243% 0.131%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.329% 0.253% 0.138%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 4
Average salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2429 2772 2906
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.18% 96.08% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2171 2342 2583
Average salary £38,500 £39,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.28% +11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Firmware Engineer
East of England

Firmware Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Firmware Engineer across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire Firmware Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Firmware Engineer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Firmware Engineer Salary Trend

Firmware Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Peterborough - 6 £45,000 -
Cambridge +3 2 £50,000 -
Firmware Engineer
East of England

Firmware Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Firmware Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Firmware Engineer in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) C
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware
2 7 (70.00%) C#
3 6 (60.00%) Visual Studio
3 6 (60.00%) Software Testing
3 6 (60.00%) Unit Testing
3 6 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (60.00%) Change Control
4 3 (30.00%) C++
5 2 (20.00%) Python
5 2 (20.00%) Embedded C
5 2 (20.00%) Degree
5 2 (20.00%) ZigBee
5 2 (20.00%) Smart Meter
6 1 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
6 1 (10.00%) Physics
6 1 (10.00%) Windows
6 1 (10.00%) Linux
6 1 (10.00%) Device Driver

Firmware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Firmware Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Firmware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Visual Studio
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware
2 2 (20.00%) Smart Meter
3 1 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (10.00%) Physics
3 1 (10.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Software Testing
1 6 (60.00%) Unit Testing
1 6 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (60.00%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C
2 7 (70.00%) C#
3 3 (30.00%) C++
4 2 (20.00%) Python
4 2 (20.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
Cambridgeshire
Summary: Electronics / Firmware Engineer with top academic qualifications, well established technology company, Cambridge, to £highly competitive + benefits... This key role is to work in a team that includes...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire, South East
They are seeking ambitious electronics / firmware engineers to work on a variety of development projects, ranging from one-off process equipment to high-volume consumer products... The team...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: Very competitive + VG benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer is required for an innovative and world leading Technology Company... As Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer you'll become a pivotal member...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013