Firmware
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 23 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Firmware | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 1.27% | - |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 33.33% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £420 | £413 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -15.38% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.25 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £66.25 | £60.50 | £56.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.50% | +7.56% | +12.50% |
All System Software Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 8.06% | 3.82% | 17.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £231 | £165 |
| 25th Percentile | £155 | £278 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £285 | £363 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.38% | -14.71% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £410 | £453 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £493 | £504 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.25 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.21 | £24.18 | £54.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.65% | -55.90% | +174.15% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Northern Ireland.