Firmware
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Firmware skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Firmware over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 312 564 581
Rank change year-on-year +252 +17 -50
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 909 497 825
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 0.48% 0.53%
As % of the System Software category 7.46% 3.14% 2.88%
Number of salaries quoted 674 352 334
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,175 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £32,500 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,250 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,250 £78,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +5.00%

All System Software Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 12,178 15,845 28,651
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.36% 15.30% 18.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,651 10,473 15,815
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,687
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -1.23% +1.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Firmware.

Salary trend for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the UK

Firmware
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 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
UK excluding London +146 840 £52,500 +10.53% 312
England +240 760 £52,501 +16.67% 319
Work from Home +146 301 £52,500 -12.50% 129
South East +103 267 £51,000 +13.33% 108
Midlands +96 117 £55,000 +33.33% 46
East of England +63 111 £56,500 -13.08% 75
North of England +51 110 £52,500 +33.34% 24
Scotland -16 100 £52,500 -0.94% 29
South West +16 94 £55,000 -8.33% 39
West Midlands +63 69 £61,500 +36.67% 18
London +147 61 £52,500 +27.27% 36
North West +9 61 £55,000 +4.76% 16
East Midlands +21 48 £50,000 +81.82% 28
Yorkshire +98 39 £42,500 +31.99% 7
Wales +17 24 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +39 17 £28,000 -13.85%
North East +6 10 £55,000 +34.15% 1

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.10%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.66%) Confluence
4 4 (0.44%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.22%) Apache
5 2 (0.22%) IIS
5 2 (0.22%) nginx
6 1 (0.11%) CMS
6 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
Applications
1 23 (2.53%) Simulink
2 20 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.10%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.66%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.44%) Windchill
6 3 (0.33%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 34 (3.74%) Azure
2 22 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (2.31%) AWS
4 16 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (1.65%) GitHub
6 8 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (0.88%) OneDrive
6 8 (0.88%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.66%) AWS IoT
8 5 (0.55%) Power Automate
8 5 (0.55%) SaaS
9 3 (0.33%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.33%) IaaS
10 2 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.22%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.22%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.22%) Azure Storage
10 2 (0.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.22%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 128 (14.08%) Wireless
2 48 (5.28%) Ethernet
3 38 (4.18%) TCP/IP
4 31 (3.41%) Firewall
5 30 (3.30%) Bluetooth
6 27 (2.97%) MQTT
6 27 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (2.64%) HTTP
7 24 (2.64%) LAN
8 23 (2.53%) WAN
9 21 (2.31%) 5G
10 20 (2.20%) DNS
11 18 (1.98%) RS-232
12 16 (1.76%) Internet
12 16 (1.76%) OSPF
12 16 (1.76%) SD-WAN
13 13 (1.43%) Wireshark
14 12 (1.32%) BGP
14 12 (1.32%) LTE
14 12 (1.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.88%) Power BI
2 6 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (0.66%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.44%) Big Data
4 2 (0.22%) MariaDB
4 2 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.22%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.11%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.11%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 55 (6.05%) Git
2 45 (4.95%) JIRA
3 28 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 20 (2.20%) Rational DOORS
5 16 (1.76%) Subversion
6 12 (1.32%) LabVIEW
7 9 (0.99%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (0.66%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (0.66%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.55%) Selenium
10 4 (0.44%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.33%) GCC
11 3 (0.33%) GDB
11 3 (0.33%) GitLab
12 2 (0.22%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.22%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.22%) Postman
12 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.11%) Bugzilla
13 1 (0.11%) Mercurial
General
1 360 (39.60%) Electronics
2 216 (23.76%) Social Skills
3 188 (20.68%) Manufacturing
4 141 (15.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 76 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (6.60%) Finance
7 52 (5.72%) Automotive
8 49 (5.39%) Marketing
9 40 (4.40%) Telecoms
10 38 (4.18%) Public Sector
11 27 (2.97%) Legal
11 27 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
12 25 (2.75%) Retail
13 17 (1.87%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.32%) Military
16 11 (1.21%) Law
17 10 (1.10%) Police
18 7 (0.77%) Aviation
18 7 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 277 (30.47%) Embedded Engineer
2 182 (20.02%) Software Engineer
3 175 (19.25%) Senior
4 143 (15.73%) Electronics Engineer
5 123 (13.53%) Firmware Engineer
6 121 (13.31%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 120 (13.20%) Graduate
8 105 (11.55%) Junior
9 85 (9.35%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 83 (9.13%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 78 (8.58%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 77 (8.47%) Development Engineer
13 76 (8.36%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 71 (7.81%) Graduate Development Engineer
15 66 (7.26%) Systems Engineer
16 57 (6.27%) Developer
17 53 (5.83%) Lead
18 48 (5.28%) Senior Software Engineer
19 42 (4.62%) Hardware Engineer
20 36 (3.96%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.98%) HTML
2 16 (1.76%) CSS
2 16 (1.76%) Yocto
3 15 (1.65%) Flask
4 14 (1.54%) 802.1X
5 13 (1.43%) .NET
5 13 (1.43%) Node.js
5 13 (1.43%) Qt
6 12 (1.32%) Middleware
7 11 (1.21%) React
8 9 (0.99%) Django
9 7 (0.77%) Web Services
10 5 (0.55%) FFmpeg
10 5 (0.55%) Flash
10 5 (0.55%) GStreamer
10 5 (0.55%) OpenCV
10 5 (0.55%) REST
10 5 (0.55%) WPF
11 4 (0.44%) ARM Templates
12 3 (0.33%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 96 (10.56%) FPGA
2 75 (8.25%) Embedded Systems
3 59 (6.49%) IoT
4 56 (6.16%) Data Centre
5 44 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
6 37 (4.07%) Algorithms
7 35 (3.85%) Driving Licence
8 29 (3.19%) VHDL
9 28 (3.08%) Analogue Electronics
10 23 (2.53%) Management Information System
11 20 (2.20%) GNSS
11 20 (2.20%) Replication
12 18 (1.98%) Device Driver
12 18 (1.98%) Mobile App
13 14 (1.54%) EPoS
14 13 (1.43%) PCIe
14 13 (1.43%) Video\Live Streaming
15 11 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (1.21%) Raspberry Pi
16 10 (1.10%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 151 (16.61%) Linux
2 117 (12.87%) Windows
3 46 (5.06%) Embedded Linux
4 35 (3.85%) Windows Server
5 27 (2.97%) Windows 10
6 20 (2.20%) Windows Server 2012
6 20 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (2.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 16 (1.76%) Unix
8 14 (1.54%) FreeRTOS
9 13 (1.43%) Windows NT
10 11 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 10 (1.10%) Windows 7
12 9 (0.99%) Android
13 8 (0.88%) AIX
13 8 (0.88%) Solaris
14 4 (0.44%) VxWorks
15 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
15 2 (0.22%) Debian
15 2 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 141 (15.51%) Computer Science
3 131 (14.41%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (11.88%) Schematic Capture
5 84 (9.24%) Agile
6 83 (9.13%) Project Planning
7 75 (8.25%) Software Testing
8 61 (6.71%) ITIL
9 57 (6.27%) SDLC
10 56 (6.16%) Customer Service
10 56 (6.16%) Mathematics
11 54 (5.94%) Mentoring
12 50 (5.50%) Physics
13 49 (5.39%) Validation
14 47 (5.17%) Customer Requirements
15 43 (4.73%) Business Intelligence
16 41 (4.51%) Artificial Intelligence
16 41 (4.51%) Programme Management
16 41 (4.51%) Signal Processing
16 41 (4.51%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 354 (38.94%) C
2 170 (18.70%) C++
3 113 (12.43%) Python
4 111 (12.21%) Embedded C
5 51 (5.61%) C#
6 35 (3.85%) SQL
7 25 (2.75%) MATLAB
8 24 (2.64%) Java
9 21 (2.31%) Bash
9 21 (2.31%) Embedded C++
10 18 (1.98%) Perl
11 16 (1.76%) JavaScript
12 10 (1.10%) RPG
12 10 (1.10%) Tcl
13 8 (0.88%) VB
14 7 (0.77%) Assembly Language
14 7 (0.77%) TypeScript
15 4 (0.44%) Rust
15 4 (0.44%) XAML
16 3 (0.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 348 (38.28%) Degree
2 105 (11.55%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.72%) BPSS Clearance
4 37 (4.07%) DV Cleared
5 33 (3.63%) SC Cleared
6 17 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (1.65%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.88%) CCNA
9 8 (0.88%) CCNP
9 8 (0.88%) HND
10 7 (0.77%) CCDP
10 7 (0.77%) CCIE
10 7 (0.77%) CCIE Routing and Switching
10 7 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (0.55%) PhD
12 5 (0.55%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.44%) HNC
13 4 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.29%) QA
2 26 (2.86%) SLA
3 18 (1.98%) MISRA
4 14 (1.54%) JTAG
5 11 (1.21%) ISO 13485
6 10 (1.10%) GDPR
6 10 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.10%) MISRA C
7 8 (0.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 6 (0.66%) PMO
9 5 (0.55%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.44%) AUTOSAR
10 4 (0.44%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.33%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.33%) ECSS
11 3 (0.33%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 371 (40.81%) Embedded Firmware
2 39 (4.29%) Active Directory
3 38 (4.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
5 19 (2.09%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (1.87%) Hyper-V
7 13 (1.43%) Docker
8 6 (0.66%) vSphere
9 5 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.22%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 32 (3.52%) SCCM
2 23 (2.53%) SCOM
3 19 (2.09%) Ansible
4 17 (1.87%) WSUS
5 13 (1.43%) Sysprep
6 11 (1.21%) Kubernetes
7 7 (0.77%) Functional Safety
7 7 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.77%) NetBackup
7 7 (0.77%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
8 4 (0.44%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 4 (0.44%) Podman
8 4 (0.44%) Terraform
9 3 (0.33%) Grafana
10 2 (0.22%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.22%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.22%) vRealize
Vendors
1 119 (13.09%) EMC
2 64 (7.04%) Microsoft
3 47 (5.17%) VMware
4 37 (4.07%) SAP
5 30 (3.30%) IBM
6 29 (3.19%) HP
7 26 (2.86%) NetApp
8 25 (2.75%) Dell
8 25 (2.75%) Veeam
9 22 (2.42%) Cisco
10 20 (2.20%) Xilinx
11 18 (1.98%) Red Hat
12 13 (1.43%) Fortinet
13 12 (1.32%) Citrix
14 9 (0.99%) Altera
14 9 (0.99%) Intel
15 8 (0.88%) Green Hills
15 8 (0.88%) McAfee
15 8 (0.88%) Motorola
15 8 (0.88%) Oracle