The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Firmware Engineer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Firmware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Firmware Engineer
Rank 870 898 883
Rank change year-on-year
+28 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Firmware Engineer 1 3 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.001% 0.002% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% 0.003% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 7
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
104165 114120 121133
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.97% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 86738 97875 102752
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Senior Firmware Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Senior Firmware Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Firmware Engineer within the UK.

Senior Firmware Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Firmware Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Firmware Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 18 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
England +31 1 £37,500 -6.25% 4
Berkshire - 1 £37,500 -
South East - 1 £37,500 - 2

Senior Firmware Engineer
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Firmware Engineer in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) C
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware
2 9 (90.00%) C++
3 7 (70.00%) Electronics
3 7 (70.00%) Degree
4 6 (60.00%) Computer Science
4 6 (60.00%) Python
5 5 (50.00%) Bluetooth
5 5 (50.00%) Perl
5 5 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (50.00%) Wireless
5 5 (50.00%) Mathematics
6 2 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (20.00%) Linux
6 2 (20.00%) Java
6 2 (20.00%) TCP/IP
7 1 (10.00%) Assembly Language
7 1 (10.00%) Device Driver

Senior Firmware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Firmware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 5 (50.00%) Bluetooth
1 5 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (50.00%) Wireless
2 2 (20.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 7 (70.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Firmware
2 6 (60.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 2 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (10.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Linux
1 2 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C
2 9 (90.00%) C++
3 6 (60.00%) Python
4 5 (50.00%) Perl
5 2 (20.00%) Java
6 1 (10.00%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
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
Swindon, Wiltshire
Wireless Communications Industry - Wiltshire - ££Excellent... Your technical experience should include proficiency in the use of C, C++ or Assembly programming; familiarity with Protocol Analyzers such as WiFi, NFC,...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + Shares + BUPA etc.....
Posted: 14 June 2013