The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Firmware in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 21 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firmware
Rank - 144 161
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 0 6 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire - 0.238% 0.212%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.876% 0.733%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 6
Average salary - £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
686 685 955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 27.91% 27.19% 28.97%
Number of salaries quoted 567 540 784
Average salary £42,500 £44,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.40% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Firmware
East of England

Firmware
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 11 (73.33%) Linux
1 11 (73.33%) Embedded Software Development
2 10 (66.67%) UML
2 10 (66.67%) VxWorks
2 10 (66.67%) C
2 10 (66.67%) C++
2 10 (66.67%) Delphi
2 10 (66.67%) Java
2 10 (66.67%) Embedded C
2 10 (66.67%) Python
2 10 (66.67%) Handset
2 10 (66.67%) Embedded Linux
2 10 (66.67%) Degree
3 2 (13.33%) Electronics
3 2 (13.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (6.667%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.667%) Google
4 1 (6.667%) Smartphone
4 1 (6.667%) Requirements Management
4 1 (6.667%) Business Development
4 1 (6.667%) QA
4 1 (6.667%) Network Security
4 1 (6.667%) Time Management
4 1 (6.667%) SC Cleared
4 1 (6.667%) Security Cleared
4 1 (6.667%) Android
4 1 (6.667%) Qt
4 1 (6.667%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (6.667%) DO-178B
4 1 (6.667%) DO-254

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 (6.667%) Qt
1 1 (6.667%) Flash
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.667%) Network Security
1 1 (6.667%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (6.667%) Firewall
1 1 (6.667%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (6.667%) IPsec
1 1 (6.667%) Bluetooth
1 1 (6.667%) SMTP
1 1 (6.667%) DHCP
1 1 (6.667%) Ethernet
1 1 (6.667%) FTP
1 1 (6.667%) SNMP
1 1 (6.667%) TCP/IP
1 1 (6.667%) VPN
1 1 (6.667%) DNS
1 1 (6.667%) SAN
1 1 (6.667%) Internet
1 1 (6.667%) OSPF
1 1 (6.667%) BGP
1 1 (6.667%) DSL
General
1 2 (13.33%) Electronics
1 2 (13.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (6.667%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Software Developer
1 10 (66.67%) Developer
1 10 (66.67%) Embedded Software Developer
2 1 (6.667%) Data Storage Analyst
2 1 (6.667%) Designer
2 1 (6.667%) Business Development Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Data Analyst
2 1 (6.667%) Sales Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Technical Account Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Technical Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (6.667%) Business Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Storage Analyst
2 1 (6.667%) Analyst
2 1 (6.667%) Account Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Development Manager
2 1 (6.667%) Network Designer
2 1 (6.667%) Solutions Designer
2 1 (6.667%) Quality Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (66.67%) Handset
2 1 (6.667%) Smartphone
2 1 (6.667%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 11 (73.33%) Linux
2 10 (66.67%) VxWorks
2 10 (66.67%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (6.667%) Android
3 1 (6.667%) Apple iOS
3 1 (6.667%) Windows
3 1 (6.667%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Embedded Software Development
2 10 (66.67%) UML
3 1 (6.667%) Requirements Management
3 1 (6.667%) Business Development
3 1 (6.667%) Time Management
3 1 (6.667%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (6.667%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (6.667%) Change Management
3 1 (6.667%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) C
1 10 (66.67%) C++
1 10 (66.67%) Delphi
1 10 (66.67%) Java
1 10 (66.67%) Embedded C
1 10 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (6.667%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (6.667%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.667%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.667%) QA
1 1 (6.667%) DO-178B
1 1 (6.667%) DO-254
1 1 (6.667%) TickIT
1 1 (6.667%) ISO 9001
1 1 (6.667%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (6.667%) NFS
Vendors
1 1 (6.667%) Google
1 1 (6.667%) Symbian
1 1 (6.667%) Cisco
1 1 (6.667%) Microsoft
1 1 (6.667%) EMC
1 1 (6.667%) Intel
1 1 (6.667%) NetApp
1 1 (6.667%) Nokia
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: 17 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Embedded Systems, Electronics etc. Required Experience: *C/C++ *Embedded Systems/Firmware *Full Development *Regulatory Standards (IEC61508, IEC62304, DO178B, ISO) This is a fantastic opportunity for an Embedded Systems...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Embedded Systems, Electronics etc. Required Experience: *C/C++ *Embedded Systems/Firmware *Full Development *Regulatory Standards (IEC61508, IEC62304, DO178B, ISO) This is a fantastic opportunity for an Embedded Systems...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Senior Electronics Development Engineer (FPGA/ VHDL)Location: HertfordshireSkills: Degree, Physics/ Electronics, FPGA, VHDLSalary: NegotiableOur client, a market leading consultancy, are looking for an exceptional Electronics Development Engineer to...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: Pension, Health, Life assurance
Posted: 4 May 2013