Firmware Job Trends in Gwent

Firmware
South Wales > Gwent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gwent requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Gwent 4.00% - 3.39%
As % of the System Software category 40.00% - 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46,600 - -
25th Percentile £46,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 - -
75th Percentile £51,500 - -
90th Percentile £52,100 - -
South Wales median annual salary £50,436 £51,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% -20.77% +32.40%

All System Software Skills
Gwent

Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Gwent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 5 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gwent 10.00% - 11.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £46,600 - -
25th Percentile £46,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 - -
75th Percentile £51,500 - -
90th Percentile £52,100 - -
South Wales median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% +61.54% -35.00%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Gwent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gwent.

Firmware job vacancy trend in Gwent

Firmware
Salary Trend in Gwent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gwent citing Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gwent citing Firmware

Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gwent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Products Support Technician
1 1 (50.00%) Support Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Support Technician
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Support Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
2 1 (50.00%) IoT
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Network Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Client Onboarding
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Interpretation
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft