Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
England > East of England

As of 17 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the East of England.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 75 69
Rank change year-on-year +20 -6 +11
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 54 5 42
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 2.56% 0.54% 2.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.79% 0.60% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £625 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +25.00% - +3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 4 39
10th Percentile £61.13 - £45.50
25th Percentile £62.50 £59.00 £63.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £62.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% -11.43% +21.74%
75th Percentile - £71.25 £90.00
90th Percentile - £82.50 -
England median hourly rate £68.00 £66.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +2.26% +6.40% +8.70%

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 1,937 828 1,700
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.98% 89.03% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 887 444 798
10th Percentile £193 £211 £206
25th Percentile £338 £395 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £556
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 544 166 557
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.99 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.05 £16.30
Median hourly rate £28.00 £55.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% +27.91% +22.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.44 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £75.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.21
% change year-on-year +38.46% -5.00% -21.59%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Embedded 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 Embedded Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 17 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 +19 52 - - 10
Norfolk - 1 - -
Bedfordshire - 1 - -
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 17 April 2026, Embedded 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 Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 54 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 23 (42.59%) Ada
2 23 (42.59%) C
3 17 (31.48%) Embedded C
4 15 (27.78%) C++
5 14 (25.93%) Rational DOORS
6 13 (24.07%) Embedded C++
7 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
8 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
9 8 (14.81%) Git
9 8 (14.81%) Software-Defined Radio
10 7 (12.96%) ANSYS
10 7 (12.96%) Code Coverage
10 7 (12.96%) IBM
10 7 (12.96%) JIRA
10 7 (12.96%) PVCS
10 7 (12.96%) Requirements Analysis
10 7 (12.96%) Unit Testing
10 7 (12.96%) Virtual Machines
10 7 (12.96%) VMware
10 7 (12.96%) VMware Infrastructure
10 7 (12.96%) Workflow
11 6 (11.11%) UML
12 5 (9.26%) SysML
12 5 (9.26%) Test Scripting
13 4 (7.41%) Systems Engineering
13 4 (7.41%) Technical Leadership
14 3 (5.56%) Software Testing
15 2 (3.70%) Digital Signal Processing
15 2 (3.70%) Ethernet

Embedded 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (1.85%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (14.81%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (3.70%) Ethernet
2 2 (3.70%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 14 (25.93%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (14.81%) Git
3 7 (12.96%) JIRA
3 7 (12.96%) PVCS
4 1 (1.85%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 12 (22.22%) Electronics
2 7 (12.96%) Aerospace
3 2 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.70%) Military
3 2 (3.70%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.85%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.85%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.26%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (3.70%) FPGA
2 2 (3.70%) PCIe
3 1 (1.85%) Device Driver
3 1 (1.85%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.70%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (1.85%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (1.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (12.96%) Code Coverage
2 7 (12.96%) Requirements Analysis
2 7 (12.96%) Unit Testing
2 7 (12.96%) Workflow
3 6 (11.11%) UML
4 5 (9.26%) SysML
4 5 (9.26%) Test Scripting
5 4 (7.41%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (7.41%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (5.56%) Software Testing
7 2 (3.70%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (3.70%) Performance Optimisation
7 2 (3.70%) SDLC
7 2 (3.70%) Signal Processing
7 2 (3.70%) Validation
8 1 (1.85%) Computer Vision
8 1 (1.85%) Customer Requirements
8 1 (1.85%) Regulatory Compliance
8 1 (1.85%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 23 (42.59%) Ada
1 23 (42.59%) C
2 17 (31.48%) Embedded C
3 15 (27.78%) C++
4 13 (24.07%) Embedded C++
5 2 (3.70%) Python
6 1 (1.85%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 7 (12.96%) Virtual Machines
1 7 (12.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.85%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (12.96%) ANSYS
1 7 (12.96%) IBM
1 7 (12.96%) VMware
2 1 (1.85%) NVIDIA