Embedded Firmware Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Embedded Firmware
Suffolk > Ipswich

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring Embedded Firmware skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Firmware 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 0.72% - -
As % of the System Software category 4.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £325 - -

All System Software Skills
Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 22 4 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich 15.94% 12.90% 20.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 2 3
10th Percentile £346 £540 £388
25th Percentile £352 £562 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £623 £525
Median % change year-on-year -42.13% +18.57% -8.70%
75th Percentile £411 £682 £538
90th Percentile £426 £703 -
Suffolk median daily rate £354 £225 £220
% change year-on-year +57.11% +2.27% +31.34%

Embedded Firmware
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Firmware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.

Embedded Firmware job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Embedded Firmware
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) QA Automation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware