Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK

As of 18 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 430 506
Rank change year-on-year -134 +76 +277
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 4 129 147
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.33% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.36% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 28 59
10th Percentile - £400 £411
25th Percentile - £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £496 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -5.57% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £550 £560
90th Percentile - £564 £580
UK excluding London median daily rate - £496 £525
% change year-on-year - -5.57% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 69 74
10th Percentile £34.57 £51.06 £50.38
25th Percentile £43.81 £61.25 £52.13
Median hourly rate £60.16 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +7.69% +14.04%
75th Percentile £75.56 - £86.75
90th Percentile £84.22 £75.00 £90.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.16 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -14.06% +7.69% +14.04%

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 30,003 35,798 46,379
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 92.95% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,960 22,064 31,748
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,577 1,684 1,483
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.73 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%
75th Percentile £52.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% +4.65% +95.45%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in the UK

Embedded Software Engineer
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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
England -100 4 - - 74
UK excluding London -124 3 - - 89
East of England -13 2 - - 22
London +21 1 - - 2
Work from Home +15 1 - - 35
South West -23 1 - - 11

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, 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 featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (25.00%) Embedded C
3 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (25.00%) Simulink
3 1 (25.00%) Stateflow
3 1 (25.00%) C
3 1 (25.00%) C++
3 1 (25.00%) Java
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (25.00%) PCIe
3 1 (25.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 1 (25.00%) CANalyzer
3 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (25.00%) SysML
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Android
3 1 (25.00%) Git
3 1 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) CANoe
3 1 (25.00%) Kotlin

Embedded Software 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CANalyzer
1 1 (25.00%) Simulink
1 1 (25.00%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CANoe
1 1 (25.00%) Git
1 1 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Automotive
1 1 (25.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) PCIe
1 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Android
1 1 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (25.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (25.00%) SysML
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (25.00%) UML
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C
1 1 (25.00%) C++
1 1 (25.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (25.00%) Java
1 1 (25.00%) Kotlin
1 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree