Embedded Linux Contract Job Trends in Central London

Embedded Linux
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.087% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.23% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate - £475 £475

All Operating Systems
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 162 285 346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 7.08% 14.45% 13.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 204 254
10th Percentile £184 £243 £185
25th Percentile £263 £363 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £518 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% -13.46%
75th Percentile £650 £645 £600
90th Percentile £740 £711 £721
London median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £21.39 £35.38 -
25th Percentile £22.24 £56.56 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.13 £98.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -74.55% +338.89% -21.74%
75th Percentile £28.05 £146.56 £23.75
90th Percentile £28.92 £171.13 -
London median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year -9.71% +12.09% -14.43%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in Central London

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Central London region over the 6 months to 27 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 2 - -
Embedded Linux
London

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering