Firmware Engineer Jobs in the South West

Firmware Engineer
England > South West

As of 7 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Firmware Engineer salary in the South West.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 290 264
Rank change year-on-year +114 -26 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Firmware Engineer 2 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.056% 0.097% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.10% 0.048%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 3
10th Percentile - £40,000 -
25th Percentile - £40,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.63% +0.69%
75th Percentile - £58,750 £61,875
90th Percentile - - £69,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -4.55% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 3,342 8,889 6,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 96.21% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,039 6,488 3,847
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,850
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Firmware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Firmware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware Engineer in the South West

Firmware Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Firmware Engineer in the South West

Firmware Engineer
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 Firmware Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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
Bristol - 2 - - 11
Firmware Engineer
England

Firmware Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Firmware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Firmware Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) Firmware
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Device Driver
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Bash
2 1 (50.00%) Static Code Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Power Management
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamic Code Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation

Firmware Engineer Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamic Code Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Power Management
2 1 (50.00%) Static Code Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Bash
2 1 (50.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware