Embedded Software Engineer
UK
The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 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 11 Feb 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 459 | 681 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +222 | +98 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer | 65 | 150 | 60 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.34% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.36% | 0.094% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 22 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £335 | £434 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £471 | £442 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £506 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +8.64% | +23.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | £564 |
| 90th Percentile | £544 | £575 | £583 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +26.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 118 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.50 | £46.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £52.50 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.40% | +8.70% | +6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £90.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.40% | +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 | 28,607 | 41,531 | 64,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.91% | 93.15% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,625 | 27,387 | 44,588 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £479 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.99% | -2.20% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 829 | 2,294 | 1,650 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.91 | £13.15 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £16.50 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.54 | £35.00 | £35.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -2.51% | +63.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £73.84 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.26% | - | +87.32% |
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.
Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer.
Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer.
Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 11 February 2025.
Embedded Software 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 Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 February 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 | +6 | 63 | £500 | -9.09% | 145 |
| England | 0 | 63 | £500 | -6.98% | 140 |
| South West | +41 | 40 | - | - | 26 |
| South East | +42 | 16 | £500 | - | 59 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 5 | £543 | +55.00% | 47 |
| East of England | -12 | 4 | - | - | 28 |
| Midlands | +19 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Wales | -6 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 February 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.
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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:
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