DSP Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

DSP Software Engineer
England > East of England

As of 2 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median DSP Software Engineer daily rate in the East of England.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a DSP Software Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.099% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 1,868 864 1,693
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 90.00% 89.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 831 467 841
10th Percentile £191 £225 £206
25th Percentile £333 £363 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% +8.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £556
90th Percentile £675 £680 £653
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 545 164 507
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.10 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.11 £21.46 £16.30
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +43.75% +14.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £75.25
England median hourly rate £41.94 £34.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +23.35% +4.62% -24.14%

DSP Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'DSP Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

DSP Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

DSP Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for DSP Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for DSP Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

DSP Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for DSP Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for DSP Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

DSP Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DSP Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 April 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
Hertfordshire - 2 - - 1
DSP Software Engineer
England

DSP Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 2 April 2026, DSP 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 East of England region featuring DSP Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 2 (100.00%) SysML
1 2 (100.00%) UML
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded C
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting

DSP Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FPGA
1 2 (100.00%) PCIe
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Signal Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SysML
1 2 (100.00%) UML
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) Embedded C