Embedded Software Engineer Contracts in Oxfordshire

Embedded Software Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 32 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 6 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 2.69% 0.81% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.17% 0.88% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £475 £475 £405
% change year-on-year - +17.28% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £54.88 £53.20 £55.00
% change year-on-year +3.14% -3.27% +21.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 189 226 265
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.75% 91.87% 96.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 145 217
10th Percentile £133 £250 £158
25th Percentile £180 £350 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £465 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +9.41% -
75th Percentile £506 £563 £564
90th Percentile £575 £658 £627
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 16 21
10th Percentile £13.00 - £12.50
25th Percentile £15.48 £18.08 £17.42
Median hourly rate £19.50 £25.95 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +29.75% +6.52%
75th Percentile £26.00 £30.76 £21.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £51.63 £43.75
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +114.29% -16.00%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 18 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
Oxford - 4 - - 4
Embedded Software Engineer
South East

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 18 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) C
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
2 5 (83.33%) Aerospace
3 4 (66.67%) Wireless
3 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
3 4 (66.67%) Device Driver
3 4 (66.67%) Subversion
3 4 (66.67%) Master's Degree
3 4 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (66.67%) Degree
3 4 (66.67%) JIRA
3 4 (66.67%) Computer Science
3 4 (66.67%) JTAG
3 4 (66.67%) Git
3 4 (66.67%) Signal Processing
3 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
3 4 (66.67%) Defect Tracking
3 4 (66.67%) Software Optimisation
3 4 (66.67%) C++
3 4 (66.67%) Python
3 4 (66.67%) PhD
3 4 (66.67%) Assembly Language
3 4 (66.67%) Firmware
3 4 (66.67%) Shell Script
3 4 (66.67%) MATLAB
4 2 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 2 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Aviation
5 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Git
1 4 (66.67%) JIRA
1 4 (66.67%) Subversion
General
1 5 (83.33%) Aerospace
2 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
3 2 (33.33%) Aviation
4 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 4 (66.67%) Device Driver
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
2 4 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 4 (66.67%) Defect Tracking
2 4 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 4 (66.67%) Software Optimisation
3 2 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C
2 4 (66.67%) Assembly Language
2 4 (66.67%) C++
2 4 (66.67%) MATLAB
2 4 (66.67%) Python
2 4 (66.67%) Shell Script
3 2 (33.33%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
1 4 (66.67%) Master's Degree
1 4 (66.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (66.67%) Firmware