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 £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 117 172
Rank change year-on-year +40 +55 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 51 40 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 2.38% 1.32% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% 1.40% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 14 8
10th Percentile - £463 -
25th Percentile £425 £470 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £538 £413
Median % change year-on-year -16.28% +30.30% -8.33%
75th Percentile £475 £550 £450
90th Percentile - £575 £489
England median daily rate £500 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% +11.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 23 0
10th Percentile £62.00 £61.25 -
25th Percentile £64.25 £64.75 -
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% - -
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 -
90th Percentile £69.88 - -
England median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +3.85% +13.04% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 2,005 2,852 3,640
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.60% 94.34% 94.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,251 1,883 2,726
10th Percentile £215 £262 £250
25th Percentile £408 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +10.53%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £625
90th Percentile £706 £713 £700
England median daily rate £525 £534 £550
% change year-on-year -1.59% -3.00% +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 287 267
10th Percentile £15.62 £18.50 £16.89
25th Percentile £48.00 £45.00 £44.69
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.33 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.38% -11.80% +36.84%
75th Percentile £71.00 £70.00 £70.30
90th Percentile £74.04 £83.40 £78.13
England median hourly rate £37.00 £45.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -17.78% +38.46% +62.50%

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
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 13 December 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 +13 38 - - 10
Gloucestershire - 9 - - 11
Somerset -2 2 £450 -18.18% 1
Dorset - 2 - - 1
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 51 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 39 (76.47%) C
3 32 (62.75%) Linux
4 28 (54.90%) IBM
5 25 (49.02%) Security Cleared
6 24 (47.06%) Ada
7 23 (45.10%) SC Cleared
8 22 (43.14%) UML
9 21 (41.18%) Embedded C
10 20 (39.22%) C++
11 17 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
12 15 (29.41%) Lauterbach
12 15 (29.41%) Configuration Management
12 15 (29.41%) FreeRTOS
12 15 (29.41%) ARM Cortex
13 14 (27.45%) Python
13 14 (27.45%) Embedded C++
14 13 (25.49%) Electronics
14 13 (25.49%) Validation
14 13 (25.49%) Code Quality
14 13 (25.49%) Systems Engineering
14 13 (25.49%) Rational Rhapsody
15 12 (23.53%) Aerospace
16 9 (17.65%) SysML
17 8 (15.69%) Social Skills
18 4 (7.84%) Embedded Linux
18 4 (7.84%) Problem-Solving
18 4 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
18 4 (7.84%) Avionics
19 3 (5.88%) Law

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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) Wireless
2 1 (1.96%) 5G
2 1 (1.96%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 13 (25.49%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 13 (25.49%) Electronics
2 12 (23.53%) Aerospace
3 8 (15.69%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.84%) Avionics
5 3 (5.88%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) Middleware
2 1 (1.96%) Qt
2 1 (1.96%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (29.41%) ARM Cortex
2 2 (3.92%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (62.75%) Linux
2 15 (29.41%) FreeRTOS
3 4 (7.84%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (3.92%) VxWorks
5 1 (1.96%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 22 (43.14%) UML
3 17 (33.33%) Embedded Software Development
4 15 (29.41%) Configuration Management
5 13 (25.49%) Code Quality
5 13 (25.49%) Systems Engineering
5 13 (25.49%) Validation
6 9 (17.65%) SysML
7 4 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (7.84%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (3.92%) Edge Computing
9 1 (1.96%) Migration
9 1 (1.96%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 39 (76.47%) C
2 24 (47.06%) Ada
3 21 (41.18%) Embedded C
4 20 (39.22%) C++
5 14 (27.45%) Embedded C++
5 14 (27.45%) Python
6 1 (1.96%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.96%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 25 (49.02%) Security Cleared
2 23 (45.10%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) DO-178B
2 1 (1.96%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.96%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.96%) MISRA
2 1 (1.96%) MISRA C
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) Firmware
Vendors
1 28 (54.90%) IBM
2 15 (29.41%) Lauterbach
3 1 (1.96%) Cisco
3 1 (1.96%) Red Hat