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 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 315 545 598
Rank change year-on-year +230 +53 -60
Permanent jobs citing Firmware 934 474 856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.49% 0.51%
As % of the System Software category 7.80% 3.11% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 695 351 313
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,250 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,000 £82,500 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%

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 11,977 15,223 30,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.67% 15.64% 18.41%
Number of salaries quoted 9,369 9,898 15,651
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.91%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £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 28 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 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
UK excluding London +158 865 £52,500 +5.00% 331
England +243 784 £52,500 +10.53% 335
Work from Home +148 305 £52,500 -8.70% 142
South East +105 269 £50,000 +11.11% 113
Midlands +84 125 £52,500 +20.00% 54
East of England +49 114 £55,000 -15.38% 66
North of England +69 112 £52,500 +63.04% 34
South West +24 103 £55,000 -13.73% 38
Scotland -9 100 £52,500 -0.94% 36
West Midlands +58 70 £60,000 +31.87% 15
North West +16 66 £53,750 +2.38% 24
London +166 61 £52,500 +23.53% 31
East Midlands +29 55 £50,000 +81.82% 39
Yorkshire +81 36 £42,500 +31.99% 9
Wales +8 25 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +33 17 £28,000 -13.85% 2
North East - 10 £55,000 - 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 11 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.07%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.86%) Confluence
4 5 (0.54%) Kinematics
5 2 (0.21%) Apache
5 2 (0.21%) IIS
5 2 (0.21%) nginx
6 1 (0.11%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (2.57%) Simulink
2 17 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.07%) OrCAD
4 6 (0.64%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.43%) Windchill
6 3 (0.32%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.11%) LabWindows
1 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 34 (3.64%) Azure
2 21 (2.25%) AWS
3 18 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (1.61%) GitHub
6 9 (0.96%) Power Platform
7 8 (0.86%) OneDrive
8 7 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (0.64%) SaaS
10 5 (0.54%) AWS IoT
10 5 (0.54%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.43%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.32%) IaaS
13 2 (0.21%) Akamai
13 2 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
13 2 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.21%) Mimecast
14 1 (0.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 120 (12.85%) Wireless
2 45 (4.82%) Ethernet
3 37 (3.96%) TCP/IP
4 33 (3.53%) Firewall
5 28 (3.00%) Bluetooth
6 25 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
7 24 (2.57%) MQTT
8 23 (2.46%) HTTP
9 21 (2.25%) 5G
9 21 (2.25%) WAN
10 20 (2.14%) DNS
11 19 (2.03%) LAN
12 18 (1.93%) RS-232
13 16 (1.71%) Internet
13 16 (1.71%) OSPF
13 16 (1.71%) SD-WAN
14 13 (1.39%) Wireshark
15 12 (1.28%) BGP
15 12 (1.28%) Software-Defined Radio
16 11 (1.18%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.96%) Power BI
2 6 (0.64%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.54%) Big Data
4 4 (0.43%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.21%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.11%) MySQL
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 51 (5.46%) Git
2 48 (5.14%) JIRA
3 28 (3.00%) Jenkins
4 22 (2.36%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (1.61%) Subversion
6 14 (1.50%) LabVIEW
7 9 (0.96%) Rational Team Concert
8 6 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (0.64%) Visual Studio
9 5 (0.54%) Selenium
10 4 (0.43%) GitLab
10 4 (0.43%) Rational Rhapsody
11 3 (0.32%) GCC
11 3 (0.32%) GDB
11 3 (0.32%) Postman
12 2 (0.21%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.21%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.11%) Appium
13 1 (0.11%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 381 (40.79%) Electronics
2 229 (24.52%) Social Skills
3 193 (20.66%) Manufacturing
4 138 (14.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 85 (9.10%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (6.32%) Finance
7 51 (5.46%) Automotive
7 51 (5.46%) Marketing
8 38 (4.07%) Telecoms
9 36 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 35 (3.75%) Retail
11 33 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (3.00%) Legal
13 18 (1.93%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.28%) Military
16 11 (1.18%) Law
17 10 (1.07%) Police
18 7 (0.75%) Aviation
18 7 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 289 (30.94%) Embedded Engineer
2 184 (19.70%) Senior
2 184 (19.70%) Software Engineer
3 142 (15.20%) Electronics Engineer
4 127 (13.60%) Firmware Engineer
5 122 (13.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 121 (12.96%) Graduate
7 107 (11.46%) Junior
8 87 (9.31%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 84 (8.99%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
10 80 (8.57%) Senior Embedded Engineer
11 79 (8.46%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 78 (8.35%) Development Engineer
13 71 (7.60%) Graduate Development Engineer
14 70 (7.49%) Systems Engineer
15 54 (5.78%) Lead
16 53 (5.67%) Senior Software Engineer
17 51 (5.46%) Developer
18 48 (5.14%) Hardware Engineer
19 41 (4.39%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.82%) HTML
1 17 (1.82%) Yocto
2 15 (1.61%) CSS
3 14 (1.50%) 802.1X
4 13 (1.39%) .NET
4 13 (1.39%) Flask
4 13 (1.39%) Node.js
4 13 (1.39%) Qt
5 12 (1.28%) Middleware
6 10 (1.07%) React
7 8 (0.86%) Django
8 7 (0.75%) Web Services
9 5 (0.54%) FFmpeg
9 5 (0.54%) Flash
9 5 (0.54%) GStreamer
9 5 (0.54%) OpenCV
9 5 (0.54%) REST
9 5 (0.54%) WPF
10 3 (0.32%) ARM Templates
10 3 (0.32%) POSIX
Miscellaneous
1 102 (10.92%) FPGA
2 76 (8.14%) Embedded Systems
3 58 (6.21%) Data Centre
4 57 (6.10%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (5.78%) IoT
6 41 (4.39%) Driving Licence
7 37 (3.96%) Algorithms
8 34 (3.64%) Analogue Electronics
9 33 (3.53%) VHDL
10 28 (3.00%) Management Information System
11 23 (2.46%) EPoS
12 21 (2.25%) GNSS
13 20 (2.14%) Replication
14 19 (2.03%) Mobile App
15 18 (1.93%) Device Driver
16 13 (1.39%) PCIe
16 13 (1.39%) Video\Live Streaming
17 12 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
18 11 (1.18%) Raspberry Pi
19 10 (1.07%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 158 (16.92%) Linux
2 124 (13.28%) Windows
3 53 (5.67%) Embedded Linux
4 33 (3.53%) Windows Server
5 22 (2.36%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.82%) Unix
6 17 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 16 (1.71%) Windows Server 2012
7 16 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (1.61%) FreeRTOS
9 12 (1.28%) Windows NT
10 10 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (0.86%) AIX
11 8 (0.86%) Android
11 8 (0.86%) Solaris
12 7 (0.75%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.54%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.32%) Debian
14 3 (0.32%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (32.12%) Software Engineering
2 145 (15.52%) Computer Science
3 135 (14.45%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (12.10%) Schematic Capture
5 88 (9.42%) Agile
6 83 (8.89%) Project Planning
7 76 (8.14%) Software Testing
8 65 (6.96%) ITIL
9 62 (6.64%) Customer Service
10 59 (6.32%) Mentoring
11 57 (6.10%) SDLC
12 51 (5.46%) Mathematics
13 50 (5.35%) Customer Requirements
13 50 (5.35%) Validation
14 46 (4.93%) Artificial Intelligence
14 46 (4.93%) Physics
14 46 (4.93%) Project Management
15 43 (4.60%) Test Automation
16 42 (4.50%) Business Intelligence
16 42 (4.50%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 353 (37.79%) C
2 174 (18.63%) C++
3 113 (12.10%) Python
4 111 (11.88%) Embedded C
5 53 (5.67%) C#
6 36 (3.85%) SQL
7 27 (2.89%) MATLAB
8 26 (2.78%) Java
9 24 (2.57%) Embedded C++
10 21 (2.25%) Bash
11 18 (1.93%) Perl
12 15 (1.61%) JavaScript
13 10 (1.07%) RPG
13 10 (1.07%) Tcl
14 8 (0.86%) VB
15 7 (0.75%) Assembly Language
15 7 (0.75%) TypeScript
16 5 (0.54%) XAML
17 4 (0.43%) PowerShell
18 3 (0.32%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 363 (38.87%) Degree
2 100 (10.71%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (3.53%) DV Cleared
5 31 (3.32%) SC Cleared
6 17 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (1.82%) Master's Degree
7 11 (1.18%) CCNP
8 9 (0.96%) CCNA
8 9 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (0.86%) HND
10 7 (0.75%) CCDP
10 7 (0.75%) CCIE
10 7 (0.75%) CCIE Routing and Switching
11 6 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 5 (0.54%) MCSE
12 5 (0.54%) PhD
12 5 (0.54%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.43%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.71%) QA
2 34 (3.64%) SLA
3 19 (2.03%) MISRA
4 15 (1.61%) JTAG
5 11 (1.18%) ISO 13485
5 11 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.18%) MISRA C
6 10 (1.07%) GDPR
7 8 (0.86%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 6 (0.64%) PMO
9 5 (0.54%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.43%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.32%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.32%) ECSS
11 3 (0.32%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.21%) Automotive SPICE
12 2 (0.21%) AUTOSAR
12 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 376 (40.26%) Embedded Firmware
2 36 (3.85%) Active Directory
3 35 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
4 18 (1.93%) VMware ESXi
5 15 (1.61%) Hyper-V
6 14 (1.50%) Docker
7 8 (0.86%) vSphere
8 4 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.11%) NFS
10 1 (0.11%) pfSense
10 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (3.00%) SCCM
2 21 (2.25%) SCOM
3 19 (2.03%) Ansible
4 15 (1.61%) WSUS
5 12 (1.28%) Kubernetes
5 12 (1.28%) Sysprep
6 7 (0.75%) Functional Safety
6 7 (0.75%) NetBackup
6 7 (0.75%) vCenter Server
7 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.43%) Podman
9 3 (0.32%) Grafana
9 3 (0.32%) Terraform
10 2 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 2 (0.21%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.21%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.11%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 119 (12.74%) EMC
2 58 (6.21%) Microsoft
3 44 (4.71%) VMware
4 40 (4.28%) IBM
5 36 (3.85%) NetApp
6 35 (3.75%) SAP
7 34 (3.64%) Dell
7 34 (3.64%) HP
8 23 (2.46%) Veeam
9 20 (2.14%) Cisco
9 20 (2.14%) Xilinx
10 18 (1.93%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.39%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.07%) Citrix
13 9 (0.96%) Altera
13 9 (0.96%) Intel
13 9 (0.96%) Oracle
14 8 (0.86%) Green Hills
14 8 (0.86%) Motorola
15 7 (0.75%) McAfee