Embedded Software Engineer Contracts in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the East of England is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 78 134
Rank change year-on-year +13 +56 -33
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 42 41 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 2.20% 1.98% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% 2.17% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 12 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £560 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £500 £425
% change year-on-year - +17.65% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 26 8
10th Percentile £45.50 - £46.00
25th Percentile £63.75 £53.75 £53.88
Median hourly rate £70.00 £57.50 £57.25
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +0.44% +34.71%
75th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 £58.75
90th Percentile - £83.50 -
England median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% +21.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title 1,713 1,893 2,402
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.59% 91.45% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 797 1,156 1,380
10th Percentile £206 £185 £163
25th Percentile £315 £298 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £560 £600 £540
90th Percentile £650 £700 £638
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 297 374
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £35.00 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% +125.81% -5.62%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £39.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £70.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +2 25 - - 5
Cambridgeshire -5 9 £550 +10.00% 20
Essex - 6 - - 3
Norfolk - 1 - -
Bedfordshire - 1 - - 4
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Embedded Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 42 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 29 (69.05%) C
3 22 (52.38%) Validation
4 16 (38.10%) Embedded C
5 15 (35.71%) C++
6 13 (30.95%) Ada
6 13 (30.95%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (28.57%) Test Automation
7 12 (28.57%) Rational Rhapsody
8 11 (26.19%) Test Scripting
8 11 (26.19%) Rational DOORS
8 11 (26.19%) Verification and Validation
9 10 (23.81%) Electronics
10 9 (21.43%) Embedded C++
10 9 (21.43%) UML
11 8 (19.05%) IBM
11 8 (19.05%) Automotive
11 8 (19.05%) Systems Engineering
11 8 (19.05%) Code Quality
11 8 (19.05%) Embedded Software Development
12 7 (16.67%) Degree
13 5 (11.90%) Manufacturing
14 4 (9.52%) SDLC
14 4 (9.52%) Military
14 4 (9.52%) Aerospace
15 3 (7.14%) MathWorks
15 3 (7.14%) MATLAB
15 3 (7.14%) Simulink
15 3 (7.14%) Stateflow
15 3 (7.14%) Algorithms

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Simulink
1 3 (7.14%) Stateflow
Development Applications
1 12 (28.57%) Rational Rhapsody
2 11 (26.19%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (2.38%) ClearCase
3 1 (2.38%) Git
General
1 10 (23.81%) Electronics
2 8 (19.05%) Automotive
3 5 (11.90%) Manufacturing
4 4 (9.52%) Aerospace
4 4 (9.52%) Military
5 2 (4.76%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Wearables
6 1 (2.38%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Algorithms
2 2 (4.76%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (52.38%) Validation
3 13 (30.95%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (28.57%) Test Automation
5 11 (26.19%) Test Scripting
5 11 (26.19%) Verification and Validation
6 9 (21.43%) UML
7 8 (19.05%) Code Quality
7 8 (19.05%) Embedded Software Development
7 8 (19.05%) Systems Engineering
8 4 (9.52%) SDLC
9 3 (7.14%) FMEA
10 2 (4.76%) Battery Management
10 2 (4.76%) Computer Science
10 2 (4.76%) Customer Service
10 2 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
10 2 (4.76%) Systems Analysis
11 1 (2.38%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
11 1 (2.38%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 29 (69.05%) C
2 16 (38.10%) Embedded C
3 15 (35.71%) C++
4 13 (30.95%) Ada
5 9 (21.43%) Embedded C++
6 3 (7.14%) MATLAB
7 2 (4.76%) Python
7 2 (4.76%) SQL
7 2 (4.76%) VB
Qualifications
1 7 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) IBM
2 3 (7.14%) MathWorks
3 1 (2.38%) Twitter