Firmware
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey 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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 48 | 62 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +14 | - |
Contract jobs citing Firmware | 0 | 6 | 12 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | - | 1.03% | 1.71% |
As % of the System Software category | - | 11.54% | 13.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 12 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £158 |
25th Percentile | - | £350 | £160 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £375 | £173 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +117.39% | - |
75th Percentile | - | £525 | £188 |
90th Percentile | - | £555 | £200 |
South East median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £200 |
% change year-on-year | -9.52% | +162.50% | -55.56% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £32.50 | - |
South East median hourly rate | £57.50 | £62.50 | £53.75 |
% change year-on-year | -8.00% | +16.28% | - |
All System Software Skills
Surrey
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 Surrey.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 25 | 52 | 90 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey | 8.42% | 8.90% | 12.84% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 35 | 83 |
10th Percentile | £188 | £226 | £161 |
25th Percentile | £208 | £350 | £256 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £433 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -5.20% | -13.50% | +83.49% |
75th Percentile | £550 | £475 | £594 |
90th Percentile | £616 | £595 | £607 |
South East median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +5.26% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £17.80 | - |
Median % change year-on-year | +57.30% | - | - |
South East median hourly rate | £57.50 | £53.19 | £54.56 |
% change year-on-year | +8.11% | -2.52% | +172.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Surrey.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firmware in Surrey.