The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
15
27
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
7.98%
12.05%
12.32%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
22
23
10th Percentile
£285
£120
£140
25th Percentile
£294
£132
£236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£300
£180
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+66.67%
-60.00%
-4.00%
75th Percentile
£319
£530
£578
90th Percentile
£487
£642
£635
South Wales median daily rate
£279
£205
£525
% change year-on-year
+35.98%
-60.95%
+10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£12.50
-
South Wales median hourly rate
-
£50.00
-
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Firmware Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Cardiff.
Firmware Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 17 August 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
