Firmware Jobs in the Midlands

Firmware
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 194 241 330
Rank change year-on-year +47 +89 -77
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 118 46 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.02% 0.61% 0.36%
As % of the System Software category 10.39% 4.09% 2.81%
Number of salaries quoted 95 41 17
10th Percentile £37,500 £26,250 £31,200
25th Percentile £38,750 £33,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -15.89% +42.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £63,500 £59,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

All System Software Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,136 1,126 1,566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 9.78% 14.83% 12.70%
Number of salaries quoted 913 684 1,282
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,250 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.95% -2.75% +1.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the Midlands

Firmware
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Firmware in the Midlands

Firmware
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the Midlands

Firmware
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
East Midlands +22 68 £42,500 -15.00% 10
West Midlands +20 50 £61,500 +36.67% 6
Firmware
England

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (7.63%) OrCAD
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.85%) Simulink
3 1 (0.85%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.08%) Azure
2 4 (3.39%) GitHub
3 2 (1.69%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.17%) DVB
1 12 (10.17%) Wireless
2 7 (5.93%) BGP
2 7 (5.93%) EIGRP
2 7 (5.93%) HSRP
2 7 (5.93%) LAN
2 7 (5.93%) MPLS
2 7 (5.93%) OSPF
2 7 (5.93%) SD-WAN
2 7 (5.93%) Spanning Tree
2 7 (5.93%) VLAN
2 7 (5.93%) VoIP
2 7 (5.93%) VRRP
2 7 (5.93%) WAN
2 7 (5.93%) Wireshark
2 7 (5.93%) WLAN
3 6 (5.08%) Bluetooth
4 5 (4.24%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.39%) Modbus
6 3 (2.54%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 3 (2.54%) Git
2 2 (1.69%) Jenkins
General
1 44 (37.29%) Electronics
2 27 (22.88%) Social Skills
3 25 (21.19%) Manufacturing
4 12 (10.17%) Retail
5 10 (8.47%) Automotive
6 6 (5.08%) Telecoms
7 5 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.24%) Finance
7 5 (4.24%) Marketing
7 5 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.24%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 63 (53.39%) Embedded Engineer
2 36 (30.51%) Software Engineer
3 34 (28.81%) Senior
4 23 (19.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 19 (16.10%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 17 (14.41%) Lead
6 17 (14.41%) Team Leader
7 16 (13.56%) Design Engineer
8 13 (11.02%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 13 (11.02%) Firmware Engineer
8 13 (11.02%) Software Team Leader
9 9 (7.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 9 (7.63%) Systems Engineer
10 8 (6.78%) Analyst
10 8 (6.78%) C++ Team Leader
10 8 (6.78%) Senior Software Engineer
11 7 (5.93%) Network Analyst
12 6 (5.08%) Operations Analyst
12 6 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
12 6 (5.08%) Senior Network Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.08%) Qt
2 4 (3.39%) Yocto
3 2 (1.69%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 20 (16.95%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (14.41%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (11.86%) FPGA
4 12 (10.17%) IoT
4 12 (10.17%) VHDL
5 7 (5.93%) Augmented Reality
5 7 (5.93%) Driving Licence
5 7 (5.93%) FMCG
5 7 (5.93%) Virtual Reality
6 5 (4.24%) EPoS
7 3 (2.54%) Device Driver
8 2 (1.69%) Arduino
8 2 (1.69%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (1.69%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (0.85%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.85%) Analogue Electronics
9 1 (0.85%) CAN bus
9 1 (0.85%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.85%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 34 (28.81%) Linux
2 26 (22.03%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (5.93%) Windows
4 2 (1.69%) Debian
4 2 (1.69%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (43.22%) Software Engineering
2 28 (23.73%) Computer Science
3 17 (14.41%) Mentoring
3 17 (14.41%) Software Testing
4 13 (11.02%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (6.78%) Proactive Monitoring
5 8 (6.78%) Test Automation
6 7 (5.93%) Business Analysis
6 7 (5.93%) Change Management
6 7 (5.93%) Demand Management
6 7 (5.93%) High Availability
6 7 (5.93%) Network Architecture
6 7 (5.93%) Network Virtualisation
6 7 (5.93%) Project Delivery
6 7 (5.93%) Release Management
7 6 (5.08%) Agile
7 6 (5.08%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (4.24%) Line Management
8 5 (4.24%) QMS
8 5 (4.24%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (44.07%) C++
2 47 (39.83%) C
3 21 (17.80%) Embedded C
4 14 (11.86%) C#
5 7 (5.93%) Python
6 6 (5.08%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.54%) Bash
7 3 (2.54%) Groovy
7 3 (2.54%) Rust
8 2 (1.69%) SQL
9 1 (0.85%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 60 (50.85%) Degree
2 8 (6.78%) CCNP
2 8 (6.78%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (5.93%) CCDP
3 7 (5.93%) CCIE
3 7 (5.93%) CCIE Routing and Switching
3 7 (5.93%) Master's Degree
4 5 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.54%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.54%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.85%) CCNA
6 1 (0.85%) MCP
6 1 (0.85%) MCSE
6 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.93%) MISRA
1 7 (5.93%) MISRA C
2 5 (4.24%) SLA
3 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 71 (60.17%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (1.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (5.93%) Cisco
1 7 (5.93%) Ekahau
2 6 (5.08%) HP
3 5 (4.24%) Dell
3 5 (4.24%) IBM
3 5 (4.24%) NetApp
3 5 (4.24%) SAP
4 4 (3.39%) Microsoft
5 3 (2.54%) EMC
6 2 (1.69%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.85%) NVIDIA
7 1 (0.85%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.85%) SonicWALL