The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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 Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
106
117
148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
13.28%
13.34%
16.19%
Number of daily rates quoted
72
82
98
10th Percentile
£358
£200
£250
25th Percentile
£410
£313
£366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£428
£470
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-8.99%
+8.93%
75th Percentile
£541
£566
£610
90th Percentile
£588
£650
£738
Scotland median daily rate
£464
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+3.00%
-5.26%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£56.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£57.50
75th Percentile
-
-
£58.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
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 Glasgow
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Firmware Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Glasgow.
Firmware Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Firmware Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
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 Glasgow region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
