RS-232 Job Trends in Kent

RS-232
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring RS-232 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 - 101
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.066% - 0.067%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.57% - 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £62,500 - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - +8.65%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Kent

RS-232 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 176 75 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 11.69% 11.45% 12.93%
Number of salaries quoted 53 73 155
10th Percentile £26,250 - £23,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £23,731 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £29,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.52% -31.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £48,750 £38,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,000 £49,750 £62,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £47,000
% change year-on-year +2.15% -1.06% +4.44%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-232 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

RS-232 job vacancy trend in Kent

RS-232
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing RS-232

RS-232
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 within the Kent region over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Canterbury - 1 £52,500 - 1
RS-232
South East

RS-232
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware