Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South East

As of 16 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 142 196
Rank change year-on-year - +54 +68
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 0 38 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East - 0.83% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.90% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 5
10th Percentile - £397 £53
25th Percentile - £425 £55
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% +3.66%
75th Percentile - £525 £466
90th Percentile - - £516
England median daily rate - £496 £525
% change year-on-year - -5.57% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 30 8
10th Percentile - £47.25 £52.28
25th Percentile - £53.30 £53.44
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year - +19.15% +11.90%
75th Percentile - £70.43 £66.25
90th Percentile - £75.00 £67.38
England median hourly rate £60.16 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -14.06% +7.69% +14.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,103 4,219 5,333
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 92.38% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,003 2,517 3,616
10th Percentile £204 £250 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.62% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 318 252
10th Percentile £13.38 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.47 £31.44 £21.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.43 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.20% +14.85% +108.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £66.06
90th Percentile £71.50 £80.00 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.25 £44.75
% change year-on-year -46.77% +5.58% +69.89%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the South East