The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Firmware in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firmware
Rank 154 145 132
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -13
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 9 15 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.293% 0.452% 0.924%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.895% 1.790% 3.360%
Number of salaries quoted 6 14 25
Average salary £34,000 £36,000 £36,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% -2.04%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,650 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £43,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1006 838 982
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 32.73% 25.26% 27.49%
Number of salaries quoted 864 732 828
Average salary £37,500 £34,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.29% +3.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Firmware
England

Firmware
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Firmware across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East Midlands Firmware Jobs Demand Trend

Firmware
Salary Trend

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

East Midlands Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Northamptonshire - 4 £40,000 -
Nottinghamshire -5 3 £32,500 -8.77%
Derbyshire -1 1 £33,000 -8.33%
Leicestershire -12 1 - -
Firmware
England

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region citing Firmware also 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 that cited Firmware.

1 16 (51.61%) C
2 13 (41.94%) C++
2 13 (41.94%) Windows
3 7 (22.58%) ISEB
3 7 (22.58%) SQL Server
4 6 (19.35%) SQL
4 6 (19.35%) Python
4 6 (19.35%) QuickTest Pro
4 6 (19.35%) VHDL
4 6 (19.35%) TestPartner
4 6 (19.35%) System Testing
4 6 (19.35%) Test Automation
5 5 (16.13%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (16.13%) Electronics
5 5 (16.13%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (12.90%) SAN
6 4 (12.90%) Active Directory
6 4 (12.90%) Linux
6 4 (12.90%) Security Management
6 4 (12.90%) Resource Management
6 4 (12.90%) Database Security
7 3 (9.677%) Degree
7 3 (9.677%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (9.677%) Retail
7 3 (9.677%) C#
7 3 (9.677%) TCP/IP
7 3 (9.677%) Microsoft
8 2 (6.452%) Embedded C
8 2 (6.452%) Embedded C++
8 2 (6.452%) DNS

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region citing Firmware also 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 that cited Firmware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (3.226%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.226%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (6.452%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) SAN
2 3 (9.677%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.452%) DNS
3 2 (6.452%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (22.58%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.452%) DTS
2 2 (6.452%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (6.452%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 6 (19.35%) QuickTest Pro
1 6 (19.35%) TestPartner
2 2 (6.452%) JIRA
3 1 (3.226%) FitNesse
3 1 (3.226%) Bugzilla
General
1 5 (16.13%) Electronics
2 3 (9.677%) Retail
3 1 (3.226%) Advertising
3 1 (3.226%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) Test Engineer
2 10 (32.26%) Software Test Engineer
2 10 (32.26%) Software Engineer
3 9 (29.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 6 (19.35%) Tester
5 5 (16.13%) Software Tester
5 5 (16.13%) Administrator
6 4 (12.90%) DBA
6 4 (12.90%) SQL DBA
6 4 (12.90%) Teradata DBA
7 3 (9.677%) Firmware Engineer
7 3 (9.677%) Server Administrator
8 2 (6.452%) SQL Server DBA
8 2 (6.452%) Team Leader
8 2 (6.452%) Design Engineer
8 2 (6.452%) Infrastructure Team Leader
8 2 (6.452%) Network Team Leader
9 1 (3.226%) Embedded Software Developer
9 1 (3.226%) Verification Engineer
9 1 (3.226%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (19.35%) VHDL
2 3 (9.677%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (6.452%) EPoS
4 1 (3.226%) Photography
4 1 (3.226%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.226%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 13 (41.94%) Windows
2 5 (16.13%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (16.13%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (12.90%) Linux
4 2 (6.452%) Windows 7
5 1 (3.226%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (3.226%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (3.226%) SUSE
5 1 (3.226%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (19.35%) System Testing
1 6 (19.35%) Test Automation
2 4 (12.90%) Security Management
2 4 (12.90%) Resource Management
2 4 (12.90%) Database Security
3 2 (6.452%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (6.452%) Scrum
3 2 (6.452%) Change Management
4 1 (3.226%) Time Management
4 1 (3.226%) Problem Management
4 1 (3.226%) Unit Testing
4 1 (3.226%) Integration Testing
4 1 (3.226%) Software Testing
4 1 (3.226%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (3.226%) Web Application Development
4 1 (3.226%) User Stories
4 1 (3.226%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.226%) Regression Testing
4 1 (3.226%) Automated Testing
4 1 (3.226%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 16 (51.61%) C
2 13 (41.94%) C++
3 6 (19.35%) SQL
3 6 (19.35%) Python
4 3 (9.677%) C#
5 2 (6.452%) Embedded C
5 2 (6.452%) Embedded C++
5 2 (6.452%) VBScript
5 2 (6.452%) PowerShell
6 1 (3.226%) Java
6 1 (3.226%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) ISEB
2 3 (9.677%) Degree
3 1 (3.226%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (3.226%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 1 (3.226%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.226%) QA
System Software
1 4 (12.90%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.452%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (3.226%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (3.226%) VMware ESX
Vendors
1 3 (9.677%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.452%) NetApp
2 2 (6.452%) VMware
3 1 (3.226%) Red Hat
3 1 (3.226%) IBM
3 1 (3.226%) HP
3 1 (3.226%) Dell
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
My Nottinghamshire based client is looking for a Firmware Engineer to come into their organisation. Key Responsibilities:-Embedded software development in C/C++ -Active participation in: oSprint planning...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Experience of automated testing techniques. Unit testing and acceptance testing. Excellent attention to detail Good communicator both verbally & in writing Quick thinker Good planning & estimating skills Desire to...
Proteus Europe
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree level qualification in electrical/electronic engineering or HND with relevant demonstrable experience.- Strong background in Hardware/Firmware Design- Electronic and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree level qualification in electrical/electronic engineering or HND with relevant demonstrable experience.- Strong background in Hardware/Firmware Design- Electronic and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013