The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
116
117
94
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
16.67%
16.27%
11.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
85
72
67
10th Percentile
£179
£190
£179
25th Percentile
£300
£241
£224
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£417
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+13.91%
+4.25%
+14.29%
75th Percentile
£525
£575
£469
90th Percentile
£602
£724
£600
West Midlands median daily rate
£450
£466
£375
% change year-on-year
-3.38%
+24.20%
-24.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
1
Median hourly rate
-
£16.97
£17.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-0.18%
+34.28%
West Midlands median hourly rate
£19.84
£22.50
£18.11
% change year-on-year
-11.81%
+24.24%
+10.23%
Embedded Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Embedded Linux Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Embedded Linux also mentioned 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 Birmingham region with a requirement for Embedded Linux.
Embedded Linux Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
