Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Watford

Embedded Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford

As of 9 April 2026, 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 Watford.

 6 months to
9 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 1.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 73 36 122
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.25% 100.00% 97.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 26 87
10th Percentile £186 £283 £277
25th Percentile £325 £320 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -33.39%
75th Percentile £513 £567 £500
90th Percentile £588 £575 £680
Hertfordshire median daily rate £507 £525 £425
% change year-on-year -3.43% +23.53% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile - £33.21 -
25th Percentile £15.00 £35.39 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.95 £40.47 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -58.12% +179.10% -34.09%
75th Percentile £18.90 £45.24 £14.75
90th Percentile £21.38 £47.24 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £65.25 £60.00
% change year-on-year -23.37% +8.75% -4.38%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Watford

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, Embedded Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) NVIDIA
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Video Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Device Driver
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NVIDIA
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