The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 Wales.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
45
39
86
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
15.36%
9.87%
13.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
31
71
10th Percentile
£185
£185
£145
25th Percentile
£213
£354
£180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£388
£450
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-13.89%
+5.88%
-5.56%
75th Percentile
£460
£531
£538
90th Percentile
£539
£600
£631
UK median daily rate
£525
£488
£525
% change year-on-year
+7.69%
-7.14%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
2
3
10th Percentile
£22.50
£12.94
£15.24
25th Percentile
£26.25
£13.98
£15.61
Median hourly rate
£37.50
£15.84
£16.45
Median % change year-on-year
+136.82%
-3.71%
+17.46%
75th Percentile
£41.25
£17.57
£17.38
90th Percentile
-
£18.53
£17.81
UK median hourly rate
£27.50
£22.50
£53.43
% change year-on-year
+22.22%
-57.88%
+167.13%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Firmware Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Wales.
Firmware Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Wales.
Firmware Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
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 Wales region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:
