The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 1 May 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
58
113
208
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
9.28%
13.87%
15.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
37
65
166
10th Percentile
£226
£237
£209
25th Percentile
£413
£416
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+0.95%
-
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£550
£634
£528
90th Percentile
£619
£750
£578
Scotland median daily rate
£464
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+3.00%
-5.26%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
10
0
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£60.50
-
Median % change year-on-year
+15.70%
-
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£70.00
£60.50
£40.68
% change year-on-year
+15.70%
+48.72%
-8.58%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Firmware Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Edinburgh.
Firmware Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Firmware Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Edinburgh.
Firmware Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
