Embedded Firmware Job Trends in Torfaen

Embedded Firmware
South Wales > Torfaen

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Torfaen requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Firmware 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Torfaen 13.79% - -
As % of the System Software category 40.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 - -
75th Percentile £59,063 - -
90th Percentile £64,125 - -
South Wales median annual salary £51,250 £65,000 -
% change year-on-year -21.15% - -

All System Software Skills
Torfaen

Embedded 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 Torfaen.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Torfaen 34.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £47,500 - -
25th Percentile £49,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile £57,375 - -
South Wales median annual salary £51,398 £32,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +58.15% -35.00% -4.76%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Torfaen

Job postings citing Embedded Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Torfaen.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Firmware in Torfaen

Embedded Firmware
Salary Trend in Torfaen

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Torfaen citing Embedded Firmware.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Torfaen citing Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware
Salary Histogram in Torfaen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded Firmware in Torfaen over the 6 months to 22 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded Firmware in Torfaen

Embedded Firmware
Job Locations in Torfaen

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Firmware within the Torfaen region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
Cwmbran - 4 £51,250 - 5
Embedded Firmware
South Wales

Embedded Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Torfaen 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:

Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Git
General
1 4 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (100.00%) Automotive
1 4 (100.00%) Aviation
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) FPGA
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) System Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware