The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
46 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
0 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs citing Firmware |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset |
0.22% |
1.04% |
0.81% |
| As % of the System Software category |
2.00% |
8.33% |
4.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
- |
| South West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£65,000 |
£50,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.23% |
+28.08% |
-15.42% |
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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
50 |
48 |
63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
10.94% |
12.50% |
17.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
43 |
29 |
56 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,750 |
£31,650 |
£41,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£38,750 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£35,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-30.00% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£40,000 |
- |
£61,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£52,600 |
£71,750 |
| South West median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+7.14% |
+3.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Firmware.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:
