Embedded Linux Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

As of 21 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Embedded Linux Software Engineer daily rate in County Antrim.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Linux Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in County Antrim with a recognized job title 177 124 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.85% 91.18% 96.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 68 93
10th Percentile £363 £143 £173
25th Percentile £400 £196 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £450
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -27.78% +1.41%
75th Percentile £575 £492 £575
90th Percentile £638 £579 £650
Northern Ireland median daily rate £475 £325 £450
% change year-on-year +46.15% -27.78% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 15 7
10th Percentile £13.57 £22.50 £14.42
25th Percentile £19.10 - £15.69
Median hourly rate £26.11 £24.18 £16.12
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% +50.00% +7.47%
75th Percentile £53.75 £48.03 -
90th Percentile - £72.08 £17.17
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £26.11 £24.18 £15.63
% change year-on-year +7.98% +54.70% +4.20%

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Linux Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Embedded Linux Software Engineer job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux Software Engineer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 21 February 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
Belfast - 1 - -
Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Northern Ireland

Embedded Linux Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, Embedded Linux Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the County Antrim region featuring Embedded Linux Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto

Embedded Linux Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python