Embedded Systems Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Systems
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 39 50
Rank change year-on-year - +11 -1
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 0 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire - 1.09% 0.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 3.13% 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £251 -
East of England median daily rate £299 £488 £488
% change year-on-year -38.77% - +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £35.50
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year - +80.56% -31.43%
75th Percentile - - £36.50
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +80.56% -31.43%

All Generic Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 128 96 119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 32.16% 34.78% 24.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 62 72
10th Percentile £165 £201 £178
25th Percentile £265 £379 £354
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% -7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £545 £561
90th Percentile £675 £635 £634
East of England median daily rate £475 £520 £465
% change year-on-year -8.65% +11.83% -2.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 18
10th Percentile £16.23 £17.24 £25.00
25th Percentile £19.34 £18.22 £35.51
Median hourly rate £30.00 £23.00 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% -55.34% +31.03%
75th Percentile £34.62 £60.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £34.92 £61.00 £66.25
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £66.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -65.91% +14.78% -8.00%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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