Embedded Software Engineer Contracts in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
England > South West

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the South West is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 177 164
Rank change year-on-year +57 -13 -46
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 27 1 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.85% 0.027% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.029% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £435
25th Percentile - £456 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.92% +2.78% -
75th Percentile - £469 £538
90th Percentile - - £553
England median daily rate £500 £481 £425
% change year-on-year +3.90% +13.24% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 0 2
10th Percentile £52.50 - £50.25
25th Percentile £61.25 - £50.63
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £55.63
90th Percentile - - £56.75
England median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% +22.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,983 3,400 3,588
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 92.24% 95.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,942 2,548 2,551
10th Percentile £210 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £588
90th Percentile £706 £713 £658
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 371 278 195
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.85 £15.90
25th Percentile £25.00 £51.25 £16.77
Median hourly rate £48.00 £65.00 £45.20
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% +43.81% +5.73%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £62.38
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.51 £69.05
England median hourly rate £35.00 £43.00 £22.29
% change year-on-year -18.60% +92.95% -0.60%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the South West

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 17 April 2024. 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
Bristol - 26 - - 29
Wiltshire - 1 £550 - 7
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 17 April 2024, Embedded Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) C
1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (81.48%) FreeRTOS
3 19 (70.37%) Linux
4 18 (66.67%) IBM
4 18 (66.67%) Embedded C
4 18 (66.67%) Configuration Management
4 18 (66.67%) ARM Cortex
4 18 (66.67%) Lauterbach
5 12 (44.44%) SC Cleared
5 12 (44.44%) Security Cleared
6 5 (18.52%) C++
7 4 (14.81%) Aerospace
7 4 (14.81%) Validation
7 4 (14.81%) SDLC
7 4 (14.81%) Master's Degree
7 4 (14.81%) Degree
7 4 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (14.81%) Embedded Software Development
7 4 (14.81%) IoT
7 4 (14.81%) SafeRTOS
8 1 (3.70%) Scrum
8 1 (3.70%) Agile
8 1 (3.70%) Law
8 1 (3.70%) JTAG
8 1 (3.70%) Git
8 1 (3.70%) Test Automation
8 1 (3.70%) Python
8 1 (3.70%) Regression Testing

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (3.70%) Git
General
1 4 (14.81%) Aerospace
2 1 (3.70%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 18 (66.67%) ARM Cortex
2 4 (14.81%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (14.81%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (81.48%) FreeRTOS
2 19 (70.37%) Linux
3 4 (14.81%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (66.67%) Configuration Management
3 4 (14.81%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (14.81%) SDLC
3 4 (14.81%) Validation
4 1 (3.70%) Agile
4 1 (3.70%) Regression Testing
4 1 (3.70%) Scrum
4 1 (3.70%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 27 (100.00%) C
2 18 (66.67%) Embedded C
3 5 (18.52%) C++
4 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 12 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 4 (14.81%) Degree
2 4 (14.81%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) JTAG
Vendors
1 18 (66.67%) IBM
1 18 (66.67%) Lauterbach