The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Firmware skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
62
67
-
Rank change year-on-year
+5
-
-
Contract jobs citing Firmware
2
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
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
106
42
110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
17.67%
5.83%
13.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
63
28
60
10th Percentile
£116
£143
£192
25th Percentile
£256
£190
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£200
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+112.50%
-50.00%
-6.98%
75th Percentile
£488
£444
£575
90th Percentile
£545
£659
£726
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£425
% change year-on-year
-
+17.65%
+6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£18.35
25th Percentile
-
-
£18.50
Median hourly rate
-
£16.00
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-15.79%
-57.78%
75th Percentile
-
-
£19.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£19.65
West Midlands median hourly rate
£56.50
£16.00
£22.25
% change year-on-year
+253.13%
-28.09%
+18.67%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Firmware Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Firmware.
Firmware Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Firmware.
Firmware Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 20 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
