Embedded Firmware Jobs in the South West

Embedded Firmware
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Embedded Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Firmware over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 259 269 306
Rank change year-on-year +10 +37 -32
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 26 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.29% 0.14% 0.038%
As % of the System Software category 2.11% 0.84% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 12 4 1
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,875 -
25th Percentile £49,063 £43,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.53% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile - £71,250 £60,000
90th Percentile - £73,500 -
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +5.00%

All System Software Skills
South West

Embedded Firmware is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,232 1,191 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 13.65% 16.62% 17.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,011 749 872
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,450 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,875 £35,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,750 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,700 £81,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in the South West

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the South West.

Salary trend for Embedded Firmware in the South West

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in the South West over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in the South West

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Devon +2 12 - - 5
Gloucestershire -14 9 £75,000 +25.00%
Dorset - 3 £52,500 - 1
Somerset - 2 - - 2
Embedded Firmware
England

Embedded Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 2 (7.69%) GNU Octave
1 2 (7.69%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (23.08%) 5G
1 6 (23.08%) DNS
1 6 (23.08%) HTTP
1 6 (23.08%) Internet
1 6 (23.08%) SD-WAN
1 6 (23.08%) SMTP
1 6 (23.08%) TCP/IP
1 6 (23.08%) WAN
2 5 (19.23%) Wireless
3 2 (7.69%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 6 (23.08%) Jenkins
2 3 (11.54%) Git
3 2 (7.69%) PetaLinux
General
1 13 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 7 (26.92%) Electronics
4 6 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (11.54%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.85%) Finance
6 1 (3.85%) Marketing
6 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (46.15%) Developer
2 11 (42.31%) Embedded Engineer
3 10 (38.46%) Senior
4 9 (34.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 9 (34.62%) Software Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Principal Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Principal Software Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 7 (26.92%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (23.08%) Embedded Developer
6 6 (23.08%) Firmware Developer
6 6 (23.08%) FPGA Developer
7 5 (19.23%) Firmware Engineer
8 3 (11.54%) Senior Firmware Engineer
9 2 (7.69%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.69%) POSIX
1 2 (7.69%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 15 (57.69%) FPGA
2 12 (46.15%) GNSS
3 8 (30.77%) VHDL
4 6 (23.08%) CUDA
4 6 (23.08%) MicroBlaze
4 6 (23.08%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (23.08%) Tandem
5 3 (11.54%) Algorithms
6 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
7 1 (3.85%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (53.85%) Linux
2 12 (46.15%) Windows
3 6 (23.08%) Unix
4 2 (7.69%) Android
4 2 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (57.69%) Software Engineering
2 13 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 13 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (46.15%) B2B
3 12 (46.15%) Test Automation
4 8 (30.77%) Signal Processing
5 6 (23.08%) Containerisation
5 6 (23.08%) Creative Thinking
5 6 (23.08%) Defect Tracking
5 6 (23.08%) FPGA Design
5 6 (23.08%) Open Source
5 6 (23.08%) Requirements Analysis
5 6 (23.08%) Software Architecture
5 6 (23.08%) Test Assurance
6 3 (11.54%) Mentoring
7 2 (7.69%) Configuration Management
7 2 (7.69%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (7.69%) Mathematics
8 1 (3.85%) Programme Management
8 1 (3.85%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 25 (96.15%) C
2 21 (80.77%) C++
3 8 (30.77%) MATLAB
3 8 (30.77%) Python
4 6 (23.08%) Perl
4 6 (23.08%) Tcl
4 6 (23.08%) VB
5 4 (15.38%) Embedded C
6 2 (7.69%) Shell Script
7 1 (3.85%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 15 (57.69%) Degree
2 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 26 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (30.77%) Xilinx
2 6 (23.08%) Altera
2 6 (23.08%) Green Hills
2 6 (23.08%) Motorola
3 1 (3.85%) SAP