The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
43
57
50
Rank change year-on-year
+14
-7
+30
Permanent jobs citing Firmware
1
16
9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
26
80
71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
6.13%
9.32%
13.10%
Number of salaries quoted
23
66
61
10th Percentile
£25,500
£29,750
£26,250
25th Percentile
£27,000
£31,563
£27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£45,750
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
-1.64%
-3.68%
-13.74%
75th Percentile
£54,375
£60,938
£57,500
90th Percentile
£64,750
£66,250
£67,500
Hampshire median annual salary
£55,000
£49,881
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+10.26%
-0.24%
-4.76%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Firmware Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Southampton.
Firmware Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, job vacancies citing Firmware also mentioned 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 Southampton region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
