Embedded Engineer
UK
The median Embedded Engineer daily rate in the UK is £519, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 455 | 457 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +195 | +121 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Engineer | 64 | 145 | 91 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 20 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.21% | +5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £541 | £514 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £581 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £519 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.75% | +11.11% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 114 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.50 | £46.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £59.00 | £51.94 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.75 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.20% | +8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £90.00 | £75.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.75 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | +8.70% | +4.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,469 | 41,115 | 59,638 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.91% | 92.86% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,908 | 26,932 | 41,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £549 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.37% | +4.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 903 | 2,510 | 1,661 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.22 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.01 | £16.25 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.50 | £42.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -23.85% | +90.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.90 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.50 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -19.93% | +113.63% |
Embedded Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Embedded Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Embedded Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer.
Embedded Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 23 March 2025.
Embedded Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Engineer.
Embedded Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Engineer over the 6 months to 23 March 2025.
Embedded Engineer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 March 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -11 | 64 | £519 | +3.75% | 239 |
| England | 0 | 61 | £519 | +15.28% | 240 |
| South East | +34 | 24 | £500 | +11.11% | 61 |
| South West | +29 | 21 | - | - | 26 |
| East of England | -3 | 15 | £538 | +19.44% | 69 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 5 | £626 | +39.11% | 64 |
| Wales | +2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +20 | 1 | - | - | 33 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 March 2025, Embedded 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 featuring Embedded Engineer in the job title.
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Embedded Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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