Firmware Job Trends in Manchester
Firmware
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 188 | 143 | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +28 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firmware | 20 | 7 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.26% | 0.31% | 0.21% |
| As % of the System Software category | 5.62% | 2.61% | 2.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,750 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £46,500 | £28,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.53% | +66.07% | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,250 | £43,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,175 | £50,350 | £60,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,500 | £46,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.66% | -11.43% | -4.55% |
All System Software Skills
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 356 | 268 | 270 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 4.60% | 11.75% | 7.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 257 | 157 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +9.52% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £80,500 | £77,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £47,500 | £53,750 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.63% | +13.16% | -13.64% |
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Firmware Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Firmware.
Firmware Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Manchester over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Firmware Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham | - | 2 | £50,250 | - | 3 |
| Altrincham | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| Bolton | - | 1 | £54,750 | - | 2 |
| Firmware North West |
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Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 | 35.0% | 7 |
| 2 | Active Directory | 30.0% | 6 |
| 3 | EMC RecoverPoint | 5.0% | 1 |
| 3 | NFS | 5.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Virtual Machines | 5.0% | 1 |
| 3 | VMware NSX | 5.0% | 1 |
| 3 | vSphere | 5.0% | 1 |