Embedded Systems Contract Job Trends in Preston

Embedded Systems
Lancashire > Preston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 0.85% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £475 - -

All Generic Skills
Preston

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 37 21 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 31.62% 28.00% 13.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 9 7
10th Percentile £466 £146 £304
25th Percentile £519 £350 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £400 £750
Median % change year-on-year +49.88% -46.67% +63.49%
75th Percentile £670 £447 £981
90th Percentile £763 £555 £988
Lancashire median daily rate £575 £488 £650
% change year-on-year +17.95% -25.00% +35.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £26.88 -
Median hourly rate £64.09 £34.67 -
Median % change year-on-year +84.86% - -
75th Percentile £74.26 £47.12 -
90th Percentile £83.55 £60.39 -
Lancashire median hourly rate £64.09 £43.86 £13.25
% change year-on-year +46.14% +230.98% -67.36%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in Preston

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis