Embedded Systems Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Embedded Systems
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 110 -
Rank change year-on-year -51 - -
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 4 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.12% 0.18% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.36% 0.54% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £435 -
25th Percentile £638 £469 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% - -
75th Percentile £713 £575 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £675 £525 £70
% change year-on-year +28.57% +650.00% -87.83%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,116 556 790
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 34.72% 33.90% 29.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 684 324 459
10th Percentile £307 £300 £205
25th Percentile £400 £393 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £608
90th Percentile £688 £650 £675
South East median daily rate £514 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.80% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 39 58
10th Percentile £18.64 £13.25 £11.79
25th Percentile £31.25 £15.13 £18.91
Median hourly rate £81.50 £45.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +81.11% +63.64% -53.19%
75th Percentile £88.00 £70.75 £59.36
90th Percentile - £88.87 £65.00
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £33.89 £55.00
% change year-on-year +77.07% -38.39% +7.32%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Embedded Systems job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Systems.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Systems.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Embedded Systems

Embedded Systems
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 July 2026. 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
Buckinghamshire - 4 £675 - 1
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lead
1 4 (100.00%) Product Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Dynamic Code Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 4 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 4 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Static Code Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CEH
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (100.00%) Firmware