Embedded Linux Engineer Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Embedded Linux Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Embedded Linux Engineer daily rate in Belfast is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Linux Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.49% - 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £400
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £425 - £400

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 177 137 117
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.34% 91.95% 92.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 67 75
10th Percentile £275 £148 £200
25th Percentile £363 £219 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £536
90th Percentile £638 £606 £633
County Antrim median daily rate £463 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +2.78% +12.50% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 16 7
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £12.15
Median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -36.60% +79.64% +22.64%
75th Percentile £25.00 £45.89 £16.06
90th Percentile £25.51 £70.48 £16.87
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.50 £26.50 £14.73
% change year-on-year -41.51% +79.90% +34.21%

Embedded Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Linux Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Embedded Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Embedded Linux Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Embedded Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto

Embedded Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
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