The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Chester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
12
6
11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
8.45%
3.95%
9.57%
Number of salaries quoted
11
3
7
10th Percentile
£46,250
£30,550
£44,150
25th Percentile
£53,500
£35,875
£56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£62,500
£46,500
£70,576
Median % change year-on-year
+34.41%
-34.11%
+101.64%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£51,000
£78,244
90th Percentile
£76,000
£52,650
£84,056
Cheshire median annual salary
£61,250
£47,500
£38,750
% change year-on-year
+28.95%
+22.58%
+10.71%
Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Firmware Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Firmware.
Firmware Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, job vacancies citing Firmware also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
