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 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 183 216
Rank change year-on-year +21 +33 +47
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 3 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.088% 0.13% 0.035%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.51% 0.73% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 2
10th Percentile £425 £410 £455
25th Percentile £444 £425 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +34.15%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £606
90th Percentile - £525 £625
England median daily rate £538 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +19.44% -5.26% +17.28%

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 594 956 1,120
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 17.35% 17.37% 19.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 607 759
10th Percentile £193 £204 £195
25th Percentile £300 £350 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £600 £595 £575
90th Percentile £650 £654 £638
England median daily rate £463 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 59 69
10th Percentile £15.12 £16.20 £16.30
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £18.87 £47.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.27% -13.64% +223.53%
75th Percentile £28.00 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £62.13 £74.00 £74.00
England median hourly rate £23.00 £25.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -8.00% -41.18% +93.18%

Embedded Linux
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

Embedded Linux
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

Embedded Linux
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

Embedded Linux
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 19 July 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 +11 2 £500 +11.11% 2
Thames Valley - 1 £425 - 5
Berkshire - 1 £425 - 4
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
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 2 (66.67%) Bitbucket
1 2 (66.67%) Git
1 2 (66.67%) GoogleTest
1 2 (66.67%) Jenkins
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
1 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (66.67%) TestRail
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Linux Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Linux Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Software Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Device Driver
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Clean Code
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Design Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Kanban
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreaded Programming
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
2 2 (66.67%) OO
2 2 (66.67%) OOD
2 2 (66.67%) Scrum
2 2 (66.67%) SOLID
2 2 (66.67%) Storyboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Google