The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
38
72
-
Rank change year-on-year
+34
-
-
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux
7
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Hertfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
75
106
234
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
23.36%
12.71%
28.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
36
64
183
10th Percentile
£300
£259
£186
25th Percentile
£444
£313
£260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£425
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
-15.00%
+33.33%
75th Percentile
£557
£622
£650
90th Percentile
£588
£683
£738
East of England median daily rate
£383
£350
£425
% change year-on-year
+9.29%
-17.65%
+6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
15
16
10th Percentile
£16.95
£53.50
£16.56
25th Percentile
£22.65
£58.75
£41.01
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£60.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
-7.69%
+18.18%
75th Percentile
£67.25
£65.00
£73.94
90th Percentile
£87.50
-
£74.50
East of England median hourly rate
£52.50
£25.18
£17.75
% change year-on-year
+108.50%
+41.86%
-12.99%
Embedded Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Embedded Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in Hertfordshire.
Embedded Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in Hertfordshire.
Embedded Linux Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Embedded Linux also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hertfordshire region with a requirement for Embedded Linux.
Embedded Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
