Firmware Jobs in the East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Firmware England / East of England
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	174	205	229
Rank change year-on-year	+31	+24
Permanent jobs citing Firmware	81	50	56
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England	1.33%	0.74%	0.68%
As % of the System Software category	9.96%	6.83%	4.93%
Number of salaries quoted	72	35	32
Median salary	£55,000	£43,500	£43,750
Median salary % change year-on-year	+26.43%	-0.57%
90% offered a salary of more than	£37,500	£35,600	£21,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,500	£65,000	£57,200
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£42,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-5.88%	+6.25%

Firmware is in the system software skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for system software skills.

System Software Skills East of England
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for system software skills	813	732	1135
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England	13.33%	10.77%	13.80%
Number of salaries quoted	661	592	818
Median salary	£45,000	£42,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.88%	+6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than	£26,000	£25,000	£24,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£53,517	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£38,000	£39,000	£37,500
% change year-on-year	-2.56%	+4.00%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the East of England citing Firmware as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the System Software category.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the East of England

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Salary Trend in the East of England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Firmware in the East of England.

Salary trend for Firmware in the East of England

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Salary Histogram in the East of England

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Firmware in the East of England over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the East of England

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Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire	+25	63	£55,000	+10.00%	8
Hertfordshire	+2	13	£40,000	-13.51%	1
Bedfordshire	-	4	£40,000	-
Suffolk	-14	1	£44,500	+4.70%
Firmware England

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT jobs citing Firmware also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the East of England region with a requirement for Firmware.

1	99 (64.71%)	C
2	75 (49.02%)	Degree
3	73 (47.71%)	Python
4	70 (45.75%)	Wireless
5	65 (42.48%)	Electronics
6	60 (39.22%)	Mathematics
7	52 (33.99%)	C++
8	49 (32.03%)	Mentoring
9	47 (30.72%)	Linux
10	45 (29.41%)	Perl
11	42 (27.45%)	Wi-Fi
12	40 (26.14%)	Agile Software Development
13	33 (21.57%)	Jenkins
14	29 (18.95%)	Test Scripting
15	27 (17.65%)	Embedded Systems

16	26 (16.99%)	Software Engineering
17	25 (16.34%)	Test Automation
18	21 (13.73%)	Computer Science
18	21 (13.73%)	Algorithms
19	19 (12.42%)	Git (software)
20	18 (11.76%)	MATLAB
21	17 (11.11%)	Telecoms
21	17 (11.11%)	Bluetooth
22	16 (10.46%)	Signal Processing
23	15 (9.80%)	Coaching
23	15 (9.80%)	Data Acquisition
23	15 (9.80%)	WLAN
23	15 (9.80%)	Perforce
24	14 (9.15%)	Embedded C
24	14 (9.15%)	Configuration Management

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Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Vendors

Applications
1	5 (3.27%)	OrCAD
2	3 (1.96%)	Simulink
3	2 (1.31%)	GNU Octave

Business Applications
1	2 (1.31%)	Infor M3

Cloud Services
1	2 (1.31%)	Microsoft Azure

Communications & Networking
1	70 (45.75%)	Wireless
2	42 (27.45%)	Wi-Fi
3	17 (11.11%)	Bluetooth
4	15 (9.80%)	WLAN
5	10 (6.54%)	Ethernet
5	10 (6.54%)	Internet
5	10 (6.54%)	TCP/IP
5	10 (6.54%)	ZigBee
6	5 (3.27%)	Firewall
7	4 (2.61%)	Software-Defined Radio
8	1 (0.65%)	3G
8	1 (0.65%)	4G
8	1 (0.65%)	IPsec
8	1 (0.65%)	IPv4
8	1 (0.65%)	IPv6
8	1 (0.65%)	LTE
8	1 (0.65%)	Modbus
8	1 (0.65%)	Multicast
8	1 (0.65%)	Profibus
8	1 (0.65%)	UPnP

Development Applications
1	33 (21.57%)	Jenkins
2	19 (12.42%)	Git (software)

General
1	65 (42.48%)	Electronics
2	17 (11.11%)	Telecoms
3	12 (7.84%)	Manufacturing
4	6 (3.92%)	Automotive
5	5 (3.27%)	Finance
5	5 (3.27%)	Retail
6	1 (0.65%)	Aerospace
6	1 (0.65%)	Banking

Job Titles
1	74 (48.37%)	Embedded Engineer
2	68 (44.44%)	Firmware Engineer
3	46 (30.07%)	Embedded Firmware Engineer
4	26 (16.99%)	Senior Firmware Engineer
5	18 (11.76%)	Developer
6	15 (9.80%)	Embedded Developer
6	15 (9.80%)	RF Engineer
6	15 (9.80%)	Software Engineer
7	14 (9.15%)	Development Engineer
7	14 (9.15%)	Embedded Software Engineer
7	14 (9.15%)	Graduate
7	14 (9.15%)	Systems Test Engineer
7	14 (9.15%)	Test Development Engineer
7	14 (9.15%)	Test Engineer
8	13 (8.50%)	Graduate Embedded Software Engineer
8	13 (8.50%)	Graduate Software Engineer
9	10 (6.54%)	Test Manager
10	8 (5.23%)	Project Manager
11	7 (4.58%)	Agile Project Manager
11	7 (4.58%)	Electronics Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	13 (8.50%)	POSIX
2	4 (2.61%)	Yocto
3	1 (0.65%)	.NET
3	1 (0.65%)	ASP.NET
3	1 (0.65%)	HTML
3	1 (0.65%)	WPF

Miscellaneous
1	27 (17.65%)	Embedded Systems
2	21 (13.73%)	Algorithms
2	21 (13.73%)	Computer Science
3	14 (9.15%)	Analytical Skills
4	11 (7.19%)	Robotics
5	10 (6.54%)	Internet of Things
6	9 (5.88%)	VHDL
7	8 (5.23%)	Smart Home
8	7 (4.58%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
9	6 (3.92%)	Verilog
10	5 (3.27%)	CESG
10	5 (3.27%)	HP Storage
11	1 (0.65%)	CAN bus
11	1 (0.65%)	PKI
11	1 (0.65%)	Smart Energy

Operating Systems
1	47 (30.72%)	Linux
2	13 (8.50%)	Android
2	13 (8.50%)	Embedded Linux
3	7 (4.58%)	Windows
4	5 (3.27%)	Windows 10
4	5 (3.27%)	Windows Server
5	2 (1.31%)	Apple iOS
6	1 (0.65%)	Nucleus RTOS
6	1 (0.65%)	ThreadX

Processes & Methodologies
1	60 (39.22%)	Mathematics
2	49 (32.03%)	Mentoring
3	40 (26.14%)	Agile Software Development
4	29 (18.95%)	Test Scripting
5	26 (16.99%)	Software Engineering
6	25 (16.34%)	Test Automation
7	16 (10.46%)	Signal Processing
8	15 (9.80%)	Coaching
8	15 (9.80%)	Data Acquisition
9	14 (9.15%)	Configuration Management
9	14 (9.15%)	Digital Signal Processing
9	14 (9.15%)	Embedded Software Development
10	13 (8.50%)	Computer Architecture
11	11 (7.19%)	Scrum
12	10 (6.54%)	Component Testing
12	10 (6.54%)	Continuous Improvement
12	10 (6.54%)	System Testing
13	9 (5.88%)	Linux Kernel Development
13	9 (5.88%)	Physics
14	7 (4.58%)	PRINCE2

Programming Languages
1	99 (64.71%)	C
2	73 (47.71%)	Python
3	52 (33.99%)	C++
4	45 (29.41%)	Perl
5	18 (11.76%)	MATLAB
6	14 (9.15%)	Embedded C
7	10 (6.54%)	Java
8	7 (4.58%)	Assembly Language
9	6 (3.92%)	Embedded C++
10	4 (2.61%)	Bash Shell
11	1 (0.65%)	C#
11	1 (0.65%)	Delphi
11	1 (0.65%)	JavaScript
11	1 (0.65%)	TypeScript

Qualifications
1	75 (49.02%)	Degree
2	13 (8.50%)	Computer Science Degree
3	10 (6.54%)	Numerate Degree
4	7 (4.58%)	PhD
4	7 (4.58%)	PRINCE2 Practitioner
5	6 (3.92%)	Security Cleared
6	5 (3.27%)	DV Cleared
7	1 (0.65%)	SC Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	2 (1.31%)	QA
2	1 (0.65%)	FIPS 140-2

System Software
1	5 (3.27%)	Active Directory
1	5 (3.27%)	VMware ESXi
2	1 (0.65%)	LXC
2	1 (0.65%)	VirtualBox
2	1 (0.65%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	1 (0.65%)	Xen

Vendors
1	15 (9.80%)	Perforce
2	6 (3.92%)	VMware
3	5 (3.27%)	HP
3	5 (3.27%)	Veeam
3	5 (3.27%)	Xilinx
4	4 (2.61%)	Atmel
5	3 (1.96%)	EMC
6	2 (1.31%)	Cadence
6	2 (1.31%)	Microsoft
6	2 (1.31%)	Xamarin
7	1 (0.65%)	Thales