The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford requiring Firmware skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firmware over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
1
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Firmware
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford
Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Chelmsford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
2
3
3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford
40.00%
21.43%
10.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
1
0
10th Percentile
£614
-
-
25th Percentile
£616
£185
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£638
£190
-
Median % change year-on-year
+235.53%
-
-
75th Percentile
£666
£195
-
90th Percentile
£671
-
-
Essex median daily rate
£375
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-16.67%
-10.00%
-6.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
3
10th Percentile
-
£13.15
£21.96
25th Percentile
-
£13.59
£22.96
Median hourly rate
-
£14.31
£24.62
Median % change year-on-year
-
-41.88%
-
75th Percentile
-
£15.04
-
90th Percentile
-
£15.47
-
Essex median hourly rate
£200.00
£14.31
£24.62
% change year-on-year
+1297.62%
-41.88%
+32.72%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Firmware Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Chelmsford.
Firmware Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Chelmsford.
Firmware Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chelmsford region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:
