Firmware Contract Job Trends in Glasgow
Firmware
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow citing Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | - | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Firmware | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 0.75% | - | 0.84% |
| As % of the System Software category | 7.56% | - | 5.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £725 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | - | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +61.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £222 | - | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £351 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £150 | £438 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.71% | -41.67% | +66.67% |
All System Software Skills
Glasgow
Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills in Glasgow.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 119 | 76 | 106 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 9.90% | 10.16% | 14.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 42 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £215 | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £360 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £425 | £431 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.71% | -1.45% | -15.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £575 | £709 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +11.76% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.34 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.01 | £23.13 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.12 | £23.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.94% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £18.22 | £24.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £18.89 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £15.81 | £49.38 | £22.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.98% | +122.08% | -60.58% |
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Firmware Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Firmware.
Firmware Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Glasgow over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Firmware Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Firmware.
Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 44.4% | 4 |
| 2 | KVM | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2 | Virtual Desktop | 33.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 22.2% | 2 |
| 4 | Docker | 22.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Hyper-V | 11.1% | 1 |
| 6 | VMware ESXi | 11.1% | 1 |
| 6 | vSphere | 11.1% | 1 |