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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
194
275
433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
8.07%
7.70%
18.58%
Number of salaries quoted
163
144
369
10th Percentile
£31,500
£30,225
£29,000
25th Percentile
£35,500
£39,563
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£52,500
£56,000
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
-6.25%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£68,125
£68,750
£75,000
90th Percentile
£82,500
£81,875
£82,548
North West median annual salary
£53,500
£47,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
+12.63%
-9.52%
+16.67%
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 Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, job vacancies citing Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:
