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 |
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% |
- |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Embedded Linux.
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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:
