Embedded Software Development Contracts

Embedded Software Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded Software Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 552 650 832
Rank change year-on-year +98 +182 -198
Contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development 27 50 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.062% 0.083% 0.032%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.072% 0.093% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 11
10th Percentile - £230 £390
25th Percentile £413 £510 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £410
Median % change year-on-year - +34.15% +9.33%
75th Percentile £584 £638 £465
90th Percentile £613 £645 £493
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £625 £415
% change year-on-year -12.00% +50.60% +10.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 21 10
10th Percentile £52.50 £51.25 £35.88
25th Percentile £54.38 £56.25 £44.83
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £58.75 -
90th Percentile £71.88 £60.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £52.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +15.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Embedded Software Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,600 53,916 80,351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.32% 89.91% 90.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,240 37,368 56,382
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,433 1,775 1,932
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +48.00% -
75th Percentile £59.50 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.29% +75.00% -8.34%

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Development.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Development.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Development over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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
England +91 26 £550 - 54
UK excluding London +85 25 £550 -12.00% 54
East of England +25 16 £550 - 12
South East +28 5 £575 -8.00% 22
South West +24 4 - - 9
London +75 1 - - 6

Embedded Software Development
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) Azure
1 3 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (7.41%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) TCP/IP
2 1 (3.70%) DVB
Development Applications
1 10 (37.04%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (7.41%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (3.70%) Git
3 1 (3.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (48.15%) Electronics
2 5 (18.52%) Aerospace
3 4 (14.81%) Social Skills
4 3 (11.11%) Aviation
5 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (7.41%) Military
6 1 (3.70%) Law
6 1 (3.70%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 17 (62.96%) Software Engineer
2 12 (44.44%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (44.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (37.04%) Ada Engineer
3 10 (37.04%) Ada Software Engineer
4 8 (29.63%) Developer
5 3 (11.11%) Embedded Developer
6 2 (7.41%) C Developer
6 2 (7.41%) Embedded C Developer
6 2 (7.41%) Software Developer
7 1 (3.70%) .NET Developer
7 1 (3.70%) C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Consultant
7 1 (3.70%) Embedded Software Developer
7 1 (3.70%) Graphics Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Graphics Software Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Safety Consultant
7 1 (3.70%) Software Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) .NET
2 2 (7.41%) 802.1X
2 2 (7.41%) ASP.NET
2 2 (7.41%) DirectX
2 2 (7.41%) Middleware
2 2 (7.41%) OpenGL
2 2 (7.41%) OpenGL ES
2 2 (7.41%) Vulkan
2 2 (7.41%) Yocto
3 1 (3.70%) GStreamer
3 1 (3.70%) MFC
3 1 (3.70%) WinForms
3 1 (3.70%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (7.41%) IoT
3 1 (3.70%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (3.70%) Digital TV
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.81%) Linux
1 4 (14.81%) SafeRTOS
2 2 (7.41%) Android
3 1 (3.70%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (3.70%) Unix
3 1 (3.70%) Windows
3 1 (3.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (70.37%) Software Engineering
2 14 (51.85%) Validation
3 11 (40.74%) Code Quality
3 11 (40.74%) UML
4 10 (37.04%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (14.81%) Multithreading
5 4 (14.81%) SDLC
6 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
6 3 (11.11%) DevOps
6 3 (11.11%) Mathematics
7 2 (7.41%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
7 2 (7.41%) HOOD
7 2 (7.41%) Memory Management
7 2 (7.41%) OO
7 2 (7.41%) Performance Analysis
7 2 (7.41%) Software Assurance
7 2 (7.41%) Software Delivery
7 2 (7.41%) SOLID
7 2 (7.41%) TDD
7 2 (7.41%) YAGNI
Programming Languages
1 21 (77.78%) C
2 12 (44.44%) Ada
3 7 (25.93%) C++
4 3 (11.11%) C#
4 3 (11.11%) Python
5 2 (7.41%) Bash
5 2 (7.41%) Embedded C
6 1 (3.70%) C++/CLI
6 1 (3.70%) Java
6 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
6 1 (3.70%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) Degree
2 4 (14.81%) Master's Degree
3 3 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 2 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) Def Stans
1 2 (7.41%) DO-178B
2 1 (3.70%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 12 (44.44%) IBM
2 2 (7.41%) Atmel
2 2 (7.41%) Broadcom
2 2 (7.41%) QinetiQ
3 1 (3.70%) Twitter