Embedded Software Development Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Embedded Software Development
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 45 56
Rank change year-on-year -16 +11 +22
Contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development 10 1 11
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.21% 0.28% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 0.33% 1.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £463 -
East of England median daily rate - £463 £550
% change year-on-year - -15.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 10
10th Percentile - - £57.25
25th Percentile £66.25 - £62.50
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £65.00
75th Percentile - - £69.38
90th Percentile - - £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £40.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +75.00% -38.46% +18.72%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 651 299 700
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 78.72% 84.94% 89.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 142 290
10th Percentile £325 £307 £240
25th Percentile £413 £425 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £534 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% +25.59% -17.68%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £600
90th Percentile £738 £675 £714
East of England median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 93 270
10th Percentile £16.35 £25.98 £38.12
25th Percentile £18.50 £50.00 £39.10
Median hourly rate £28.00 £66.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.58% +32.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £68.00 £76.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £80.00
East of England median hourly rate £22.47 £54.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year -58.38% +41.66% +43.85%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Software Development relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Embedded Software Development job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Embedded Software Development
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded Software Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded Software Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded Software Development

Embedded Software Development
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 8 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
Stevenage - 10 - - 3
Embedded Software Development
East of England

Embedded Software Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Development Applications
1 9 (90.00%) Rational DOORS
1 9 (90.00%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 9 (90.00%) Documentation Skills
1 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 4 (40.00%) Automotive
4 1 (10.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Ada Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Validation Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Verification Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Software Validation Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Software Verification Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Data Acquisition
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 10 (100.00%) Validation
1 10 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
2 9 (90.00%) Test Automation
2 9 (90.00%) Workflow
2 9 (90.00%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) Ada
1 10 (100.00%) C
2 6 (60.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (90.00%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Lauterbach