Embedded Linux Contract Job Trends in London

Embedded Linux
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Embedded Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 445 - 389
Rank change year-on-year - - +51
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.020% - 0.012%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.23% - 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £328
25th Percentile £575 - £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £375
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.05%
75th Percentile £625 - £431
90th Percentile - - £443
England median daily rate £525 - £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%

All Operating Systems
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,703 1,549 2,081
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.38% 11.48% 12.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,128 1,019 1,406
10th Percentile £204 £225 £228
25th Percentile £350 £363 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £713 £738 £725
England median daily rate £465 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.33% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 45 32
10th Percentile £18.26 £18.87 £20.05
25th Percentile £19.50 £22.50 £22.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £26.63
Median % change year-on-year -12.52% -5.54% -28.70%
75th Percentile £27.00 £25.25 £52.44
90th Percentile £57.65 £58.90 £64.19
England median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £54.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -53.43% +17.70%

Embedded Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Embedded Linux job vacancy trend in London

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the London region over the 6 months to 12 September 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
Central London - 2 - -
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 1 (25.00%) PetaLinux
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) FPGA Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (50.00%) FPGA
2 1 (25.00%) Device Driver
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Verilog
2 1 (25.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Vision
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Xilinx