The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Embedded Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
137
57
100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
19.68%
7.93%
12.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
78
45
66
10th Percentile
£185
£155
£191
25th Percentile
£360
£174
£306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£213
£406
Median % change year-on-year
+123.53%
-47.69%
+10.92%
75th Percentile
£525
£538
£525
90th Percentile
£614
£644
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£510
£500
£418
% change year-on-year
+2.00%
+19.76%
+4.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£19.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-56.67%
75th Percentile
-
-
£19.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£56.50
£32.50
£18.50
% change year-on-year
+73.85%
+75.68%
-7.50%
Embedded Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Embedded Firmware Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Embedded Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Embedded Firmware.
Embedded Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
