Embedded Linux Contracts in the South East

Embedded Linux
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 148 197 213
Rank change year-on-year +49 +16 +45
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 11 8 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.37% 0.14% 0.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.15% 0.82% 0.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 8 4
10th Percentile £463 £414 £443
25th Percentile £475 £425 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +24.30%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £563
90th Percentile £575 £575 £608
England median daily rate £500 £450 £469
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.00% +14.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £52.23
25th Percentile - - £52.56
Median hourly rate - - £54.50
75th Percentile - - £60.56
90th Percentile - - £64.73
England median hourly rate - £61.25 £52.00
% change year-on-year - +17.79% -0.95%

All Operating Systems
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 511 981 1,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 16.98% 17.65% 20.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 364 650 830
10th Percentile £205 £200 £197
25th Percentile £339 £268 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £588
90th Percentile £675 £638 £669
England median daily rate £475 £463 £513
% change year-on-year +2.70% -9.76% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 59 70
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.98 £18.08
25th Percentile £16.95 £17.69 £18.88
Median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.05% -10.38% +165.00%
75th Percentile £59.44 £62.25 £67.50
90th Percentile £63.25 £70.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +9.91% -42.11% +76.74%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Linux in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Linux in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Linux in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Linux in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Linux in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Linux in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Surrey +18 7 £500 +11.11% 2
Thames Valley - 4 £550 - 11
Oxfordshire - 3 £550 - 2
Berkshire - 1 £425 - 5
Embedded Linux
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Development Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Bitbucket
1 7 (63.64%) Git
1 7 (63.64%) GoogleTest
1 7 (63.64%) Jenkins
1 7 (63.64%) JIRA
1 7 (63.64%) Rational DOORS
1 7 (63.64%) TestRail
General
1 2 (18.18%) Automotive
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 10 (90.91%) Linux Engineer
2 8 (72.73%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (72.73%) Embedded Linux Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Senior
3 7 (63.64%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Senior Linux Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Senior Software Engineer
3 7 (63.64%) Software Engineer
4 3 (27.27%) Network Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Developer
5 1 (9.09%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (18.18%) Robotics
2 2 (18.18%) Self-Driving Car
3 1 (9.09%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (27.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (72.73%) Software Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Agile
2 7 (63.64%) Clean Code
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 7 (63.64%) Continuous Integration
2 7 (63.64%) Design Patterns
2 7 (63.64%) Kanban
2 7 (63.64%) Multithreaded Programming
2 7 (63.64%) Multithreading
2 7 (63.64%) OO
2 7 (63.64%) OOD
2 7 (63.64%) Scrum
2 7 (63.64%) SOLID
2 7 (63.64%) Storyboarding
2 7 (63.64%) Test Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
3 2 (18.18%) Network Design
4 1 (9.09%) Network Architecture
4 1 (9.09%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) C++
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Computer Science Degree
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Google