Embedded Linux Contracts in England

Embedded Linux
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Embedded Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 524 631 749
Rank change year-on-year +107 +118 -161
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 14 24 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.038% 0.048% 0.049%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.28% 0.29% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 14
10th Percentile £414 £436 £386
25th Percentile £425 £447 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £469 £410
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% +14.33% +9.33%
75th Percentile £538 £563 £447
90th Percentile £575 £679 £485
UK median daily rate £475 £450 £410
% change year-on-year +5.56% +9.76% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 13 16
10th Percentile £51.50 - -
25th Percentile £53.75 £47.50 £47.50
Median hourly rate £61.25 £52.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.79% -0.95% +16.02%
75th Percentile £72.50 £54.25 £55.94
90th Percentile £86.00 £58.10 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £60.50 £52.00 £51.25
% change year-on-year +16.35% +1.46% +13.26%

All Operating Systems
England

Embedded Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,045 8,235 11,198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.65% 16.32% 15.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,433 5,869 7,661
10th Percentile £181 £193 £170
25th Percentile £285 £325 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.76% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -6.93% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 367 385 558
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.97 £13.25
25th Percentile £14.95 £17.72 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.33% +74.42% +20.21%
75th Percentile £59.50 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £39.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -43.59% +73.33% +25.00%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in England.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Linux in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Linux in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in England.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Linux in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Linux in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Linux in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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
South East +19 8 £475 -5.00% 29
East of England +8 2 - - 13
West Midlands - 2 - - 8
Midlands - 2 - - 13
South West +10 1 - - 5
Yorkshire - 1 - - 4
North of England - 1 - - 5
Embedded Linux
UK

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (35.71%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 4 (28.57%) TCP/IP
2 2 (14.29%) Bluetooth
2 2 (14.29%) Wireless
3 1 (7.14%) DVB
3 1 (7.14%) NFC
3 1 (7.14%) PPP
3 1 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 8 (57.14%) Git
1 8 (57.14%) Jenkins
2 6 (42.86%) JIRA
3 5 (35.71%) Bitbucket
4 4 (28.57%) Artifactory
5 1 (7.14%) Eclipse
5 1 (7.14%) GoogleTest
5 1 (7.14%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (7.14%) TestRail
5 1 (7.14%) Valgrind
5 1 (7.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Electronics
2 1 (7.14%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Software Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Linux Engineer
2 5 (35.71%) Senior
3 4 (28.57%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Development Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Software Development Engineer
3 4 (28.57%) Test Development Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) C# Software Engineer
4 3 (21.43%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded Linux Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (14.29%) Senior Linux Engineer
6 1 (7.14%) Kernel Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (35.71%) XML
2 4 (28.57%) RESTful
2 4 (28.57%) SOAP
3 3 (21.43%) Yocto
4 1 (7.14%) FFmpeg
4 1 (7.14%) GStreamer
4 1 (7.14%) JSON
4 1 (7.14%) REST
4 1 (7.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Device Driver
2 1 (7.14%) Digital TV
2 1 (7.14%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 14 (100.00%) Linux
2 8 (57.14%) Windows
3 1 (7.14%) Android
3 1 (7.14%) Ubuntu
3 1 (7.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Software Engineering
2 9 (64.29%) Computer Science
3 8 (57.14%) Scrum
4 5 (35.71%) Continuous Integration
4 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (35.71%) Test Automation
5 4 (28.57%) API Testing
5 4 (28.57%) Clean Code
5 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (28.57%) Customer Service
5 4 (28.57%) Design Patterns
5 4 (28.57%) End-to-End Testing
5 4 (28.57%) Kanban
5 4 (28.57%) Manual Testing
5 4 (28.57%) Open Source
5 4 (28.57%) Performance Management
5 4 (28.57%) SDET
5 4 (28.57%) SOLID
5 4 (28.57%) Storyboarding
5 4 (28.57%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (85.71%) Python
2 8 (57.14%) C++
3 5 (35.71%) Bash
3 5 (35.71%) C#
4 4 (28.57%) SQL
5 3 (21.43%) Perl
6 2 (14.29%) Java
6 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
7 1 (7.14%) C
7 1 (7.14%) Rust
7 1 (7.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) Degree
2 5 (35.71%) Master's Degree
3 4 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 4 (28.57%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (28.57%) VirtualBox
2 2 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (14.29%) Firmware
3 1 (7.14%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Oracle
2 1 (7.14%) Google