Embedded Linux Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Embedded Linux
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.16% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.28% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £425 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41.25 - -
Median hourly rate £42.50 - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £42.50 - £50.00

All Operating Systems
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 156 108 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 12.56% 19.74% 10.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 56 46
10th Percentile £269 £190 £185
25th Percentile £381 £213 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £432 £397
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +8.88% -26.48%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £500
90th Percentile £640 £656 £593
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 35 45
10th Percentile £16.56 £18.13 £48.00
25th Percentile £18.86 £18.51 £61.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% -5.00% +6.87%
75th Percentile £68.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £68.88 - £70.75
South West median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £61.00
% change year-on-year -5.06% +9.02% -6.15%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in Bristol

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Bluetooth
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) ASIC Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (50.00%) ASIC
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) DICOM
1 1 (50.00%) HL7
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware