The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Firmware in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 17 June 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firmware
Rank 551 652 612
Rank change year-on-year
+101 -40
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 308 229 270
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.298% 0.202% 0.225%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.876% 0.600% 0.643%
Number of salaries quoted 251 199 212
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +14.28%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
35142 38190 41976
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 34.00% 33.75% 34.93%
Number of salaries quoted 29139 32406 35375
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £28,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Firmware
UK

Firmware
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firmware across the England region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

England Firmware Salary Histogram

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 England region over the 3 months to 17 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
South East +45 105 £40,000 - 22
London +67 63 £40,000 -5.88% 3
East of England +14 42 £37,500 -16.66% 19
South West +16 25 £38,500 -3.75% 13
West Midlands -25 23 £35,000 -17.64% 3
Yorkshire +6 22 £32,000 +28.00% 3
East Midlands -9 10 £34,000 -5.55% 5
North West -3 9 £35,000 -6.66% 3
North East +7 8 £33,000 -7.69%
South Coast - 1 £55,000 -
Firmware
UK

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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.

1 264 (42.31%) C
2 214 (34.29%) C++
3 179 (28.69%) Degree
4 165 (26.44%) Linux
5 153 (24.52%) Windows
6 150 (24.04%) Electronics
7 123 (19.71%) Embedded C
8 106 (16.99%) TCP/IP
9 104 (16.67%) Security Cleared
10 88 (14.10%) Firewall
11 75 (12.02%) Assembly Language
12 74 (11.86%) Microsoft
13 72 (11.54%) Cisco
13 72 (11.54%) VHDL
14 71 (11.38%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
15 65 (10.42%) MS Excel
16 64 (10.26%) UNIX
16 64 (10.26%) Wireless
17 61 (9.776%) LAN
18 59 (9.455%) Java
18 59 (9.455%) Computer Science
19 58 (9.295%) Management Information System
20 56 (8.974%) Device Driver
20 56 (8.974%) ITIL
21 55 (8.814%) VMware
22 54 (8.654%) Embedded Systems
23 53 (8.494%) Telecoms
23 53 (8.494%) DNS
24 52 (8.333%) Embedded C++
25 51 (8.173%) SC Cleared

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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 31 (4.968%) .NET
1 31 (4.968%) SOAP
2 29 (4.647%) XML
3 21 (3.365%) JSP
4 20 (3.205%) Flash
4 20 (3.205%) ActiveMQ
4 20 (3.205%) Ajax
5 18 (2.885%) FIX Protocol
5 18 (2.885%) Middleware
5 18 (2.885%) JMS
6 17 (2.724%) Spring
6 17 (2.724%) JMX
6 17 (2.724%) Spring MVC
6 17 (2.724%) Java EE
6 17 (2.724%) Hibernate
7 16 (2.564%) HTML
8 13 (2.083%) Web Services
9 12 (1.923%) MFC
10 11 (1.763%) WPF
11 9 (1.442%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 42 (6.731%) MS Exchange
2 37 (5.929%) IIS
3 32 (5.128%) Apache
4 29 (4.647%) SAS
5 18 (2.885%) Tomcat
5 18 (2.885%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 16 (2.564%) Exchange Server 2010
7 12 (1.923%) Exchange Server 2007
8 4 (0.641%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (0.641%) SharePoint
9 2 (0.321%) GroupWise
10 1 (0.160%) Documentum
10 1 (0.160%) Exchange Server 2003
10 1 (0.160%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.160%) OpenStack
Applications
1 65 (10.42%) MS Excel
2 25 (4.006%) MS Office
3 18 (2.885%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.481%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.321%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.321%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.321%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.321%) MS Project
6 1 (0.160%) RoboHelp
6 1 (0.160%) Simulink
6 1 (0.160%) Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
1 7 (1.122%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.160%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.160%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (0.160%) Agresso
2 1 (0.160%) SAP MDM
Communications & Networking
1 106 (16.99%) TCP/IP
2 88 (14.10%) Firewall
3 64 (10.26%) Wireless
4 61 (9.776%) LAN
5 53 (8.494%) DNS
6 48 (7.692%) WAN
7 45 (7.212%) Internet
8 33 (5.288%) SSL
8 33 (5.288%) Ethernet
9 32 (5.128%) HTTP
10 31 (4.968%) FTP
11 30 (4.808%) DHCP
11 30 (4.808%) Wi-Fi
12 28 (4.487%) tcpdump
13 27 (4.327%) SMTP
14 26 (4.167%) SNMP
14 26 (4.167%) Intrusion Detection
15 25 (4.006%) VoIP
16 24 (3.846%) LDAP
16 24 (3.846%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.090%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.205%) SQL Server 2008
3 19 (3.045%) SQL Server 2005
4 18 (2.885%) Big Data
5 17 (2.724%) JasperReports
6 13 (2.083%) MySQL
7 10 (1.603%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.641%) DTS
9 1 (0.160%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.160%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 34 (5.449%) Subversion
2 27 (4.327%) Rational DOORS
3 22 (3.526%) Eclipse
4 19 (3.045%) Visual Studio
4 19 (3.045%) Selenium
5 18 (2.885%) FitNesse
6 17 (2.724%) Maven
6 17 (2.724%) Apache Continuum
6 17 (2.724%) TeamCity
7 13 (2.083%) WebLOAD
7 13 (2.083%) Bugzilla
8 11 (1.763%) GCC
9 10 (1.603%) LabVIEW
10 5 (0.801%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 4 (0.641%) QuickTest Pro
11 4 (0.641%) JIRA
11 4 (0.641%) TestPartner
12 2 (0.321%) NUnit
12 2 (0.321%) GNU Toolchain
13 1 (0.160%) WebDriver
General
1 150 (24.04%) Electronics
2 53 (8.494%) Telecoms
3 43 (6.891%) Finance
4 25 (4.006%) Aerospace
4 25 (4.006%) Automotive
4 25 (4.006%) Manufacturing
4 25 (4.006%) Military
5 22 (3.526%) Legal
6 21 (3.365%) Marketing
7 19 (3.045%) Retail
8 6 (0.962%) Avionics
9 4 (0.641%) Banking
10 3 (0.481%) Games
10 3 (0.481%) Advertising
11 2 (0.321%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.321%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.321%) Back Office
11 2 (0.321%) Law
12 1 (0.160%) Publishing
12 1 (0.160%) Billing
Job Titles
1 160 (25.64%) Software Engineer
2 98 (15.71%) Firmware Engineer
3 83 (13.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 68 (10.90%) Developer
5 44 (7.051%) Analyst
6 38 (6.090%) Hardware Engineer
7 36 (5.769%) Electronics Engineer
8 35 (5.609%) Network Engineer
9 33 (5.288%) Software Developer
10 29 (4.647%) Systems Engineer
11 25 (4.006%) Design Engineer
12 24 (3.846%) Security Analyst
12 24 (3.846%) Support Engineer
13 22 (3.526%) 3rd Line Support
14 21 (3.365%) Senior Software Engineer
14 21 (3.365%) Principal Engineer
15 19 (3.045%) Network Support
15 19 (3.045%) Administrator
16 17 (2.724%) Network Support Engineer
16 17 (2.724%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 72 (11.54%) VHDL
2 71 (11.38%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 59 (9.455%) Computer Science
4 58 (9.295%) Management Information System
5 56 (8.974%) Device Driver
6 54 (8.654%) Embedded Systems
7 33 (5.288%) Mathematics
8 29 (4.647%) Physics
9 25 (4.006%) Clustering
10 19 (3.045%) Blackberry
11 15 (2.404%) Handset
12 14 (2.244%) Client/Server
12 14 (2.244%) iPhone
13 13 (2.083%) CESG
14 12 (1.923%) iPad
15 11 (1.763%) Mechatronics
16 10 (1.603%) Verilog
17 8 (1.282%) Digital Media
17 8 (1.282%) Mobile App
18 7 (1.122%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 165 (26.44%) Linux
2 153 (24.52%) Windows
3 64 (10.26%) UNIX
4 47 (7.532%) Solaris
5 40 (6.410%) VxWorks
5 40 (6.410%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 37 (5.929%) Windows Server 2008
6 37 (5.929%) Windows Server 2003
7 28 (4.487%) Embedded Linux
8 18 (2.885%) FreeBSD
9 15 (2.404%) AIX
10 13 (2.083%) Windows 7
11 12 (1.923%) Android
12 9 (1.442%) Windows Vista
13 6 (0.962%) Windows XP
14 5 (0.801%) CentOS
15 4 (0.641%) Windows 2000 Server
15 4 (0.641%) Windows Mobile
16 3 (0.481%) SUSE
17 2 (0.321%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (8.974%) ITIL
2 47 (7.532%) Project Management
3 44 (7.051%) Agile Software Development
4 42 (6.731%) Change Control
5 39 (6.250%) Embedded Software Development
6 34 (5.449%) Signal Processing
6 34 (5.449%) Load Balancing
7 33 (5.288%) Configuration Management
8 32 (5.128%) Incident Management
9 30 (4.808%) OO
9 30 (4.808%) Change Management
10 29 (4.647%) Problem Management
11 28 (4.487%) Information Security
12 25 (4.006%) V-Model
12 25 (4.006%) Time Management
13 23 (3.686%) SIEM
13 23 (3.686%) Service Management
14 22 (3.526%) UML
14 22 (3.526%) Multithreading
15 21 (3.365%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 264 (42.31%) C
2 214 (34.29%) C++
3 123 (19.71%) Embedded C
4 75 (12.02%) Assembly Language
5 59 (9.455%) Java
6 52 (8.333%) Embedded C++
7 50 (8.013%) C#
8 41 (6.571%) Python
9 39 (6.250%) Perl
10 21 (3.365%) MATLAB
11 18 (2.885%) PowerShell
12 17 (2.724%) SQL
13 10 (1.603%) VB.NET
13 10 (1.603%) PHP
13 10 (1.603%) Delphi
14 8 (1.282%) JavaScript
14 8 (1.282%) VBScript
15 7 (1.122%) VC++
16 6 (0.962%) XPath
16 6 (0.962%) VB
Qualifications
1 179 (28.69%) Degree
2 104 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 51 (8.173%) SC Cleared
4 50 (8.013%) DV Cleared
5 46 (7.372%) Cisco Certification
6 40 (6.410%) Microsoft Certification
7 32 (5.128%) CCNA
8 23 (3.686%) MCSE
9 19 (3.045%) MCP
10 14 (2.244%) MCITP
11 13 (2.083%) CCNP
12 12 (1.923%) ISEB
13 11 (1.763%) MCSA
14 10 (1.603%) GIAC
14 10 (1.603%) GCIA
15 9 (1.442%) Citrix Certification
16 7 (1.122%) GCIH
16 7 (1.122%) CEH
16 7 (1.122%) MCDST
17 6 (0.962%) CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.929%) SLA
2 26 (4.167%) QA
3 13 (2.083%) JSP 440
4 10 (1.603%) JTAG
5 9 (1.442%) DO-254
6 8 (1.282%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.641%) HL7
8 3 (0.481%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.160%) TickIT
9 1 (0.160%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 41 (6.571%) Active Directory
2 38 (6.090%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.526%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (2.404%) vSphere
5 12 (1.923%) Terminal Services
6 11 (1.763%) ProxySG
7 10 (1.603%) Snort
7 10 (1.603%) XenServer
8 9 (1.442%) XenDesktop
8 9 (1.442%) XenApp
9 4 (0.641%) VMware Server
9 4 (0.641%) ISA Server
9 4 (0.641%) VMware ESX
10 2 (0.321%) Novell eDirectory
10 2 (0.321%) Forefront TMG
10 2 (0.321%) Hyper-V
11 1 (0.160%) Veritas Volume Manager
11 1 (0.160%) UAG
11 1 (0.160%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.160%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 18 (2.885%) WSUS
2 17 (2.724%) CiscoWorks
3 6 (0.962%) Tivoli
3 6 (0.962%) Nagios
3 6 (0.962%) CA SiteMinder
3 6 (0.962%) SCCM
4 5 (0.801%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 4 (0.641%) HP SIM
6 3 (0.481%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.481%) Zenoss
7 2 (0.321%) SCOM
7 2 (0.321%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.321%) ARCserve
7 2 (0.321%) ZENworks
8 1 (0.160%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.160%) Veritas Storage Foundation
8 1 (0.160%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.160%) PureDisk
Vendors
1 74 (11.86%) Microsoft
2 72 (11.54%) Cisco
3 55 (8.814%) VMware
4 44 (7.051%) Red Hat
5 42 (6.731%) HP
6 40 (6.410%) Juniper
7 30 (4.808%) EMC
7 30 (4.808%) QNX
8 28 (4.487%) Citrix
9 22 (3.526%) Xilinx
10 21 (3.365%) NetApp
11 18 (2.885%) Sun
12 17 (2.724%) JBoss
12 17 (2.724%) Fujitsu
12 17 (2.724%) F5
13 16 (2.564%) Atmel
13 16 (2.564%) IBM
13 16 (2.564%) Cadence
14 15 (2.404%) Foundry
15 12 (1.923%) Google
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C C++ Embedded Engineer needed for exciting start up in Cambridge... Degree educated you'll be at your happiest working with C and C++ for Embedded systems... Essential:...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Great Base + Top Prospects
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key skills: Embedded C, Firmware, scopes and software design techniques... Desirables: assembler, microprocessors, competency with laboratory and tracing equipment such as scopes, digital multimeters, a scripting language (e...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £42000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
West Sussex, South East
I have a brand new opportunity for an Embedded Software/ Firmware Engineer to join a growing electronics company based in West Sussex... Requirements: degree educated in electronics engineering...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + benefits plus bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Senior Firmware/ Embedded Software Engineers - Permanent - Oxfordshire... Requirements: degree educated in electronics engineering or computer science or a related discipline. 5+ years commercial experience in embedded/ firmware development...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 2 June 2013
Worcestershire
Essen tail skills include: FPGA VHDL Coding Simulation (ModelSim or ISIM) Embedded processor design (ARM) Firmware C or C++ JTAG DSP Bachelors degree of equivalent qualifications This is...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Computer People
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £34000 - £41000 per annum + Bonus, Pension + more
Posted: 28 May 2013
Cambridgeshire
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
Oxford or Suffolk, South East
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
Littlehampton, West Sussex
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000
Posted: 11 June 2013
Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Senitor Associates
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
West Sussex
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 11 June 2013
Somerset
Roc Search
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Technical Futures
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + Shares + BUPA etc.....
Posted: 14 June 2013
Essex, South East
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £42k
Posted: 6 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£45k + benefits
Posted: 15 April 2013
Essex, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Plymouth, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £65000 per annum + Pension, Holiday
Posted: 30 May 2013
Chichester, West Sussex
Connectus
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Derby, East Midlands
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Chertsey, Surrey
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35000 - 40000 + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 7 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 per annum + Benefits & Training
Posted: 12 June 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £33000 per annum + 25 days holiday, pension, medical
Posted: 12 June 2013