The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded Firmware |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex |
1.19% |
- |
- |
| As % of the System Software category |
17.65% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
- |
£544 |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£71.00 |
- |
- |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£71.00 |
- |
£57.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+15.00% |
Embedded Firmware falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
17 |
12 |
19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex |
6.72% |
13.64% |
8.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£240 |
£206 |
£194 |
| 25th Percentile |
£289 |
£264 |
£222 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£420 |
£485 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.19% |
-13.40% |
-3.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
£475 |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
£443 |
£557 |
£550 |
| East of England median daily rate |
£450 |
£513 |
£350 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.20% |
+46.43% |
-22.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£13.44 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.31 |
| Median hourly rate |
£71.00 |
£200.00 |
£15.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-64.50% |
+1169.04% |
-35.99% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£44.51 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£61.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£67.50 |
£17.36 |
£14.16 |
| % change year-on-year |
+288.94% |
+22.56% |
-75.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Embedded Firmware.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
