Firmware Jobs in the Thames Valley

Firmware
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 185 178
Rank change year-on-year +93 -7 +37
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 167 74 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.40% 1.26% 1.52%
As % of the System Software category 16.97% 7.44% 10.56%
Number of salaries quoted 82 56 42
10th Percentile £31,250 - £35,125
25th Percentile £34,500 £31,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,501 £42,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -17.07% +13.89%
75th Percentile £60,750 £45,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £72,375 £48,750 £57,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% -

All System Software Skills
Thames Valley

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 advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 984 995 1,042
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.12% 16.97% 14.39%
Number of salaries quoted 781 633 681
10th Percentile £29,175 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,000 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -

Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Firmware in the Thames Valley

Firmware
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Firmware in the Thames Valley

Firmware
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Firmware in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Firmware in the Thames Valley

Firmware
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 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
Buckinghamshire +29 95 £51,000 +56.92% 18
Berkshire +39 48 £42,920 -4.62% 17
Oxfordshire +12 24 £59,500 +40.00% 19
Firmware
South East

Firmware
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (2.99%) Kinematics
2 1 (0.60%) Apache
2 1 (0.60%) nginx
Applications
1 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (2.99%) SaaS
2 3 (1.80%) AWS
3 2 (1.20%) Azure
4 1 (0.60%) Akamai
4 1 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (0.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (0.60%) GitHub
4 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.79%) LAN
1 8 (4.79%) Wireless
2 6 (3.59%) RFID
3 5 (2.99%) Firewall
3 5 (2.99%) Internet
4 4 (2.40%) OSPF
5 2 (1.20%) VPN
6 1 (0.60%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.60%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.60%) GPRS
6 1 (0.60%) MQTT
6 1 (0.60%) Network Security
6 1 (0.60%) RS-232
6 1 (0.60%) RS-485
6 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.60%) WAN
6 1 (0.60%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.99%) Big Data
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (4.19%) Rational DOORS
General
1 100 (59.88%) Electronics
2 83 (49.70%) Manufacturing
3 73 (43.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 20 (11.98%) Social Skills
5 13 (7.78%) Marketing
6 12 (7.19%) Legal
7 8 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.59%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (3.59%) Automotive
9 4 (2.40%) Finance
9 4 (2.40%) Retail
10 1 (0.60%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.60%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.60%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 80 (47.90%) Electronics Engineer
2 61 (36.53%) Development Engineer
2 61 (36.53%) Graduate
2 61 (36.53%) Graduate Development Engineer
2 61 (36.53%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
2 61 (36.53%) Junior
2 61 (36.53%) Junior Electronics Engineer
3 24 (14.37%) Systems Engineer
4 20 (11.98%) Hardware Engineer
5 16 (9.58%) Electronics Hardware Engineer
6 15 (8.98%) Senior
7 14 (8.38%) Embedded Engineer
8 13 (7.78%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
8 13 (7.78%) Infrastructure Support
8 13 (7.78%) Junior Hardware Engineer
9 11 (6.59%) Firmware Engineer
10 10 (5.99%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 8 (4.79%) Developer
11 8 (4.79%) Firmware Developer
11 8 (4.79%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.99%) WPF
2 4 (2.40%) 802.1X
3 3 (1.80%) Middleware
4 1 (0.60%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.60%) Azure Blueprints
4 1 (0.60%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.18%) Analogue Electronics
2 16 (9.58%) Embedded Systems
3 11 (6.59%) Driving Licence
3 11 (6.59%) Management Information System
4 10 (5.99%) IoT
5 8 (4.79%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.99%) GNSS
7 4 (2.40%) Robotics
8 2 (1.20%) ASIC
8 2 (1.20%) ASIC Verification
8 2 (1.20%) Verilog
9 1 (0.60%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.60%) FPGA
9 1 (0.60%) Molecular Biology
9 1 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 21 (12.57%) Windows
2 19 (11.38%) Windows 10
3 13 (7.78%) Windows Server
4 12 (7.19%) Windows NT
4 12 (7.19%) Windows Server 2012
4 12 (7.19%) Windows Server 2016
4 12 (7.19%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (5.99%) Linux
6 7 (4.19%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.20%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (50.90%) Schematic Capture
2 73 (43.71%) Project Planning
3 31 (18.56%) Customer Requirements
4 23 (13.77%) Design for Manufacturing
5 22 (13.17%) Customer Service
6 20 (11.98%) Collaborative Working
7 19 (11.38%) ITIL
7 19 (11.38%) Service Management
8 18 (10.78%) Release Management
9 16 (9.58%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (8.98%) Software Testing
11 13 (7.78%) Agile
12 12 (7.19%) Configuration Management
12 12 (7.19%) Deployment Automation
12 12 (7.19%) Requirements Gathering
12 12 (7.19%) Software Engineering
12 12 (7.19%) UML
13 11 (6.59%) Code Quality
13 11 (6.59%) Validation
14 10 (5.99%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (26.35%) C
2 22 (13.17%) C++
3 15 (8.98%) Python
4 10 (5.99%) Embedded C
5 9 (5.39%) C#
6 5 (2.99%) XAML
7 4 (2.40%) Embedded C++
8 3 (1.80%) SQL
9 2 (1.20%) Perl
9 2 (1.20%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.20%) Tcl
10 1 (0.60%) Bash
10 1 (0.60%) Korn
10 1 (0.60%) PHP
Qualifications
1 99 (59.28%) Degree
2 37 (22.16%) Security Cleared
3 19 (11.38%) DV Cleared
4 18 (10.78%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.80%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.60%) CCNA
6 1 (0.60%) CCNP
6 1 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.59%) QA
2 4 (2.40%) SLA
3 1 (0.60%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.60%) JTAG
System Software
1 90 (53.89%) Embedded Firmware
2 19 (11.38%) Active Directory
3 7 (4.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (15.57%) SCCM
2 12 (7.19%) Sysprep
2 12 (7.19%) WSUS
3 7 (4.19%) NetBackup
3 7 (4.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 73 (43.71%) EMC
2 26 (15.57%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.19%) HP
3 7 (4.19%) McAfee
4 4 (2.40%) Extreme Networks
4 4 (2.40%) Juniper
5 1 (0.60%) Aruba
5 1 (0.60%) Cisco
5 1 (0.60%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.60%) Google
5 1 (0.60%) SAP