Embedded Systems Contracts in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 379 411
Rank change year-on-year +67 +32 +71
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 24 20 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.19% 0.096% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.57% 0.33% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 6 21
10th Percentile £400 £347 £313
25th Percentile £416 £403 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% -
75th Percentile £556 £506 £588
90th Percentile £590 £528 £638
UK median daily rate £475 £400 £550
% change year-on-year +18.75% -27.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 5
10th Percentile - £35.50 £45.25
25th Percentile £51.25 £37.67 £51.25
Median hourly rate £53.75 £55.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £59.38 £57.50 £58.75
90th Percentile £62.75 £59.75 £64.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +7.69%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,241 6,126 7,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.22% 29.49% 32.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,608 3,665 5,276
10th Percentile £210 £210 £213
25th Percentile £363 £378 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £598 £618
90th Percentile £665 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 301 723 439
10th Percentile £16.67 £12.15 £9.80
25th Percentile £20.00 £14.06 £10.63
Median hourly rate £31.08 £28.25 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.02% +28.41% +9.64%
75th Percentile £64.52 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.20 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Embedded Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Embedded Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Systems in the UK excluding London

Embedded Systems
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East +58 13 £488 - 102
East of England +33 9 £488 - 89
Wales - 2 £650 - 5
North of England +18 1 £650 +67.74% 64
North West +16 1 £650 +67.74% 27
Embedded Systems
UK

Embedded Systems
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.33%) TPMS
2 1 (4.17%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 6 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (4.17%) Azure
2 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
2 1 (4.17%) IaaS
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.83%) Wireless
2 4 (16.67%) 5G
2 4 (16.67%) 5G NR
2 4 (16.67%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (4.17%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Git
1 1 (4.17%) Jenkins
1 1 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 12 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 3 (12.50%) Automotive
3 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.17%) Advertising
4 1 (4.17%) Avionics
4 1 (4.17%) Electronics
4 1 (4.17%) Finance
4 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.17%) Marketing
4 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Architect
2 4 (16.67%) Linux Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Network Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Senior
3 3 (12.50%) Senior Architect
3 3 (12.50%) Senior Solutions Architect
3 3 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (8.33%) Design Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded Linux Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Information Assurance Specialist
4 2 (8.33%) Information Specialist
4 2 (8.33%) Project Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Technical Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Technical Project Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Verification Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Developer
5 1 (4.17%) DTV Project Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Embedded Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Systems Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.67%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 7 (29.17%) Device Driver
1 7 (29.17%) IoT
2 6 (25.00%) Algorithms
3 5 (20.83%) FPGA
4 2 (8.33%) ASIC
4 2 (8.33%) Digital TV
4 2 (8.33%) Robotics
4 2 (8.33%) Self-Driving Car
4 2 (8.33%) STB
5 1 (4.17%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
5 1 (4.17%) SCADA
5 1 (4.17%) Verilog
5 1 (4.17%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 13 (54.17%) Linux
2 5 (20.83%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) Agile
1 8 (33.33%) Project Management
2 6 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 6 (25.00%) Cloud Enablement
2 6 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (25.00%) Device Driver Development
2 6 (25.00%) Multithreading
2 6 (25.00%) SDLC
3 5 (20.83%) Artificial Intelligence
3 5 (20.83%) Signal Processing
4 3 (12.50%) Cryptography
4 3 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 3 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (12.50%) Security Testing
4 3 (12.50%) Software Engineering
5 2 (8.33%) Agile Project Management
5 2 (8.33%) Coaching
5 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (8.33%) Open Source
5 2 (8.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 9 (37.50%) C
2 6 (25.00%) Embedded C
3 3 (12.50%) C++
4 1 (4.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (8.33%) CEH
1 2 (8.33%) CISM
1 2 (8.33%) CISSP
2 1 (4.17%) CREST Certified
2 1 (4.17%) Degree
2 1 (4.17%) OSCE
2 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (8.33%) NIST
2 1 (4.17%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 6 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (4.17%) SAP