Firmware
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 71 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | +57 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firmware | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | - | 0.66% | 3.09% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 3.70% | 14.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40,013 | £34,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £41,675 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £43,338 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £46,690 | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | - | £41,675 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -24.23% | +22.22% |
All System Software Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 32 | 135 | 221 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 5.41% | 17.88% | 21.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 71 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £30,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £52,500 | £34,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £63,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.73% | +14.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,125 | £92,500 | £67,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £112,500 | £82,500 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £33,500 | £70,000 | £56,525 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.14% | +23.84% | +2.77% |
Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Firmware
Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Firmware.
