Embedded Systems Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Embedded Systems
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 59 77
Rank change year-on-year -6 +18 -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 6 9 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.77% 1.08% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.52% 4.23% 1.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £58 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -86.35% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £61 £488 £506
90th Percentile - - £653
South West median daily rate £58 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -86.35% -10.53% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £65.50 - -
90th Percentile £66.55 - -
South West median hourly rate £62.50 - £80.00

All Generic Skills
Bristol

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 238 213 313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 30.51% 25.63% 30.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 77 223
10th Percentile £325 £142 £293
25th Percentile £450 £213 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +15.89% -18.18% +7.21%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £675
90th Percentile £716 £690 £738
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 56 23
10th Percentile £6.00 £62.13 £65.40
25th Percentile £15.60 £67.50 £70.00
Median hourly rate £23.50 £70.00 £83.40
Median % change year-on-year -66.43% -16.07% +28.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 -
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £84.40
South West median hourly rate £23.50 £70.00 £78.00
% change year-on-year -66.43% -10.26% +26.83%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Bristol

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Embedded Systems
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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) CMake
1 1 (16.67%) Git
1 1 (16.67%) GoogleTest
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineer
2 4 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 4 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) MATLAB Specialist
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 1 (16.67%) OpenCV
1 1 (16.67%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) CUDA
1 1 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
1 1 (16.67%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Robot Operating System
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Validation
3 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
4 1 (16.67%) DevOps
4 1 (16.67%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
4 1 (16.67%) OO
4 1 (16.67%) OOD
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) SDLC
4 1 (16.67%) Sensor Fusion
4 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) C++
2 1 (16.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) Def Stans
1 4 (66.67%) DO-178B
1 4 (66.67%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Firmware
2 1 (16.67%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Google
1 1 (16.67%) NVIDIA