Firmware Job Trends in Saffron Walden

Firmware
Essex > Saffron Walden

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Saffron Walden requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 11
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Saffron Walden 1.41% - 3.51%
As % of the System Software category 100.00% - 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £30,000
75th Percentile £95,000 - £32,500
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +103.13% -39.05%

All System Software Skills
Saffron Walden

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 Saffron Walden.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Saffron Walden 1.41% - 12.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £25,500
25th Percentile £85,000 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £32,000
75th Percentile £95,000 - £40,250
90th Percentile - - £47,500
Essex median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £32,250
% change year-on-year -22.22% +39.53% -19.38%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Saffron Walden

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Saffron Walden.

Firmware job vacancy trend in Saffron Walden

Firmware
Salary Trend in Saffron Walden

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Saffron Walden citing Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Saffron Walden citing Firmware

Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware