The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Firmware skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 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
122
186
91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent
15.91%
19.00%
16.08%
Number of salaries quoted
82
70
81
10th Percentile
£26,750
£28,900
£26,750
25th Percentile
£29,000
£37,500
£36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£33,500
£47,500
£40,000
Median % change year-on-year
-29.47%
+18.75%
-11.11%
75th Percentile
£42,188
£60,000
£61,250
90th Percentile
£53,375
£70,250
£67,500
South East median annual salary
£41,500
£55,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-24.55%
+10.00%
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Firmware Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Firmware relative to all permanent 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 & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 16 October 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 Kent region with a requirement for Firmware.
Firmware Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:
