Firmware Jobs in Wales

Firmware
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 102 113
Rank change year-on-year +36 +11 +22
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 13 24 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.14% 1.12% 1.18%
As % of the System Software category 22.03% 10.57% 8.13%
Number of salaries quoted 13 12 10
10th Percentile £48,500 - £26,515
25th Percentile £62,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +9.09% +29.41%
75th Percentile £78,750 £65,000 £70,625
90th Percentile £81,750 - £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

All System Software Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 59 227 246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 5.18% 10.57% 14.56%
Number of salaries quoted 56 155 118
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,500 £24,993
25th Percentile £37,170 £28,290 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,699 £40,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.18% -10.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £52,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -0.90%

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in Wales

Firmware
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Firmware in Wales

Firmware
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in Wales over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Firmware in Wales

Firmware
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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
South Wales +25 2 £52,500 -16.00% 11
Firmware
UK

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 (15.38%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 10 (76.92%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 10 (76.92%) Modbus
1 10 (76.92%) MQTT
1 10 (76.92%) Network Security
1 10 (76.92%) TCP/IP
2 2 (15.38%) GPRS
2 2 (15.38%) GSM
3 1 (7.69%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (30.77%) RDBMS
1 4 (30.77%) Relational Database
General
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Electronics
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Aviation
3 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Lead
2 8 (61.54%) Developer
2 8 (61.54%) Lead Developer
3 6 (46.15%) Firmware Developer
4 5 (38.46%) Senior
5 4 (30.77%) Software Engineer
6 3 (23.08%) Lead Software Engineer
6 3 (23.08%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (15.38%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 2 (15.38%) Electronics Engineer
7 2 (15.38%) Lead Software Developer
7 2 (15.38%) Senior Developer
7 2 (15.38%) Senior Software Developer
8 1 (7.69%) Embedded Engineer
8 1 (7.69%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 1 (7.69%) Firmware Engineer
8 1 (7.69%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 1 (7.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 1 (7.69%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (69.23%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Device Driver
1 10 (76.92%) IoT
2 2 (15.38%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
3 1 (7.69%) CPLD
3 1 (7.69%) FPGA
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (76.92%) Linux
1 10 (76.92%) Unix
1 10 (76.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Mentoring
2 10 (76.92%) Agile
2 10 (76.92%) API Development
2 10 (76.92%) Computer Architecture
2 10 (76.92%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (76.92%) Product Strategy
2 10 (76.92%) Software Engineering
2 10 (76.92%) Technical Debt
2 10 (76.92%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
3 4 (30.77%) Full-Stack Development
3 4 (30.77%) Web Development
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
4 2 (15.38%) Power Management
4 2 (15.38%) Prototyping
4 2 (15.38%) Schematic Capture
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
5 1 (7.69%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (7.69%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) C
2 10 (76.92%) C#
2 10 (76.92%) C++
3 4 (30.77%) SQL
4 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) EMC