The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Embedded Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Embedded Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
94 |
204 |
230 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
11.59% |
15.89% |
11.82% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
59 |
148 |
145 |
10th Percentile |
£217 |
£160 |
£137 |
25th Percentile |
£340 |
£217 |
£175 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£450 |
£450 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
- |
+5.88% |
75th Percentile |
£625 |
£538 |
£550 |
90th Percentile |
£750 |
£631 |
£595 |
Scotland median daily rate |
£490 |
£479 |
£450 |
% change year-on-year |
+2.30% |
+6.44% |
+12.50% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
4 |
9 |
10th Percentile |
£18.13 |
- |
£17.01 |
25th Percentile |
£18.20 |
£17.72 |
£17.50 |
Median hourly rate |
£18.27 |
£35.11 |
£20.00 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-47.96% |
+75.55% |
+14.29% |
75th Percentile |
£60.75 |
£53.75 |
£40.75 |
90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£54.60 |
Scotland median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£52.50 |
£20.00 |
% change year-on-year |
-50.48% |
+162.50% |
+47.98% |