Firmware Contract Job Trends in Durham

Firmware
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Firmware 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Durham - - 5.80%
As % of the System Software category - - 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
North East median daily rate - £200 £425
% change year-on-year - -52.94% -

All System Software Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 0 3 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham - 8.11% 11.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 8
10th Percentile - £202 -
25th Percentile - £234 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £300 £308
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -57.59%
75th Percentile - £313 £425
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £451 £385 £425
% change year-on-year +17.21% -9.41% -29.17%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Firmware job vacancy trend in Durham

Firmware
Daily Rate Trend in Durham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Firmware.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Firmware