Embedded Firmware
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 25 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded Firmware | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge | - | 1.72% | 1.58% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 21.43% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £428 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £583 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | - | - | £525 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
All System Software Skills
Cambridge
Embedded Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 24 | 14 | 18 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 11.37% | 8.05% | 9.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £435 | £227 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £459 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.01% | +4.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £580 | £574 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £445 | £469 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.07% | -5.30% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51.38 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51.56 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.25 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +251.56% | -8.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £62.19 | £16.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.13 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.00 | £21.46 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.44% | +48.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Embedded Firmware.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Embedded Firmware.
