Embedded Linux Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Embedded Linux
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.49% - 3.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.57% - 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
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 Operating Systems
Belfast

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 28 24 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 13.66% 16.11% 15.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 16
10th Percentile £170 £123 £142
25th Percentile £230 £148 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £160 £400
Median % change year-on-year +118.75% -60.00% -19.96%
75th Percentile £388 £472 -
90th Percentile £408 £488 £503
County Antrim median daily rate £350 £160 £400
% change year-on-year +118.75% -60.00% -19.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 9 0
10th Percentile £16.10 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £17.25 - -
Median hourly rate £19.67 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.67% - -
75th Percentile £22.58 - -
90th Percentile £24.03 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £19.67 £24.18 £17.50
% change year-on-year -18.67% +38.17% -

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in Belfast

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Engineer
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%) 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++