Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South East

As of 16 October 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 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 143 186
Rank change year-on-year -20 +43 +73
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 5 34 18
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.14% 0.79% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.86% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 11 6
10th Percentile - £425 £53
25th Percentile - £450 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £430
Median % change year-on-year - +16.16% +4.99%
75th Percentile - £525 £529
90th Percentile - - £591
England median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 23 12
10th Percentile - £61.52 £51.83
25th Percentile £56.75 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £58.50 £70.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.43% +27.27% +15.79%
75th Percentile £60.25 £74.38 £65.31
90th Percentile - £75.00 £66.25
England median hourly rate £66.50 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -5.00% +7.69% +13.04%

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 3,240 3,953 5,213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.48% 92.23% 94.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,093 2,365 3,519
10th Percentile £204 £250 £210
25th Percentile £370 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £510
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -0.98% +2.00%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £615
90th Percentile £653 £688 £700
England median daily rate £512 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.48% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 306 236 255
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.65 £27.00 £21.61
Median hourly rate £23.00 £58.43 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.65% +11.30% +80.35%
75th Percentile £50.75 £74.90 £68.62
90th Percentile £71.13 £78.75 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +67.93%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend 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

Embedded Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Hampshire -6 5 - - 7
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Embedded Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) UML
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 5 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Git
1 5 (100.00%) CAN bus
1 5 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 5 (100.00%) Docker
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) SysML
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (100.00%) Git
1 5 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) SysML
1 5 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Docker
1 5 (100.00%) Virtual Machines