Embedded Linux Contracts with Work from Home Options

Embedded Linux
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 336 465 594
Rank change year-on-year +129 +129 -122
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 8 9 25
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.053% 0.035% 0.056%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.50% 0.26% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 10
10th Percentile £375 - £384
25th Percentile £425 - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £405
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.23%
75th Percentile £513 - £434
90th Percentile £525 - £450
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £410
% change year-on-year - +9.76% +5.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £47.50 £47.50
Median hourly rate £95.00 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +90.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile - £53.75 £52.50
90th Percentile - £55.25 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £60.50 £51.25 £51.25
% change year-on-year +18.05% - +13.89%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,585 3,510 5,447
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.41% 13.75% 12.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,108 2,471 3,850
10th Percentile £225 £250 £294
25th Percentile £350 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £630 £606
90th Percentile £680 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £470 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -6.84% +0.90% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 101 163
10th Percentile £13.05 £19.00 £14.30
25th Percentile £14.27 £38.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £18.00 £55.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.27% +29.41% +18.06%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £22.08 £38.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -42.66% +71.11% +26.76%

Embedded Linux
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Linux trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Embedded Linux.

Embedded Linux daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Embedded Linux daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Embedded Linux.

Embedded Linux hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (37.50%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (12.50%) HTTP
2 1 (12.50%) Modbus
2 1 (12.50%) NFC
2 1 (12.50%) PPP
2 1 (12.50%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Git
1 5 (62.50%) Jenkins
1 5 (62.50%) JIRA
2 4 (50.00%) Bitbucket
3 3 (37.50%) Artifactory
4 1 (12.50%) CMake
4 1 (12.50%) Eclipse
4 1 (12.50%) GoogleTest
4 1 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (12.50%) TestRail
4 1 (12.50%) Valgrind
4 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Linux Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Software Engineer
2 4 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (37.50%) Development Engineer
3 3 (37.50%) Software Development Engineer
3 3 (37.50%) Test Development Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior
4 2 (25.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Linux Engineer
4 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (12.50%) Kernel Developer
5 1 (12.50%) Linux Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) XML
2 3 (37.50%) RESTful
2 3 (37.50%) SOAP
3 2 (25.00%) Yocto
4 1 (12.50%) FFmpeg
4 1 (12.50%) GStreamer
4 1 (12.50%) JSON
4 1 (12.50%) REST
4 1 (12.50%) Web Services
4 1 (12.50%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Device Driver
1 1 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (12.50%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
2 5 (62.50%) Windows
3 1 (12.50%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Computer Science
2 5 (62.50%) Scrum
3 4 (50.00%) Agile
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (37.50%) API Testing
4 3 (37.50%) End-to-End Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Manual Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Open Source
4 3 (37.50%) Performance Management
4 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) SDET
4 3 (37.50%) Software Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Clean Code
5 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 2 (25.00%) Design Patterns
5 2 (25.00%) Linux Kernel Development
5 2 (25.00%) SOLID
5 2 (25.00%) Storyboarding
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) C++
2 5 (62.50%) Python
3 3 (37.50%) C#
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
4 2 (25.00%) C
5 1 (12.50%) Bash
5 1 (12.50%) Embedded C
5 1 (12.50%) Java
5 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
5 1 (12.50%) Perl
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Virtual Machines
1 3 (37.50%) VirtualBox
2 1 (12.50%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Oracle
2 1 (12.50%) Google