Firmware
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 61 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +38 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Firmware | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 2.28% | 0.46% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 31.48% | 1.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £28,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28,500 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £31,125 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
All System Software Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 15 | 54 | 231 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 5.84% | 7.24% | 26.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 27 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,375 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £32,996 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -20.00% | +23.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £53,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £95,500 | £78,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £53,875 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.75% | -9.09% | - |
Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Firmware
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Northern Ireland.