The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Firmware skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 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 Kent.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
116
155
114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent
15.51%
14.39%
17.98%
Number of salaries quoted
82
88
99
10th Percentile
£26,750
£27,750
£26,250
25th Percentile
£29,000
£35,250
£34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£33,000
£45,000
£40,500
Median % change year-on-year
-26.67%
+11.11%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£41,250
£57,500
£60,000
90th Percentile
£55,325
£68,250
£67,500
South East median annual salary
£45,000
£53,050
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-15.17%
+6.10%
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Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Firmware as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Firmware Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Firmware.
Firmware Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:
