Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Worcestershire

Embedded Software Engineer
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in Worcestershire is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire 1.43% - 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% - 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £529 - -
25th Percentile £534 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 - £650
75th Percentile £584 - -
90th Percentile £586 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £563 - £600

All Contract IT Job Roles
Worcestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 131 60 65
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 90.91% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 35 49
10th Percentile £448 £232 £163
25th Percentile £525 £381 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £700 £631 £630
90th Percentile £738 £700 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 8
10th Percentile £16.11 £15.22 £16.35
25th Percentile £17.14 £17.40 £16.54
Median hourly rate £24.11 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +33.00% +2.31% +0.06%
75th Percentile £30.00 £22.89 £33.81
90th Percentile £66.25 £23.27 £77.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £24.60
% change year-on-year +4.95% -3.17% +38.83%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

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

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

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

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Malvern - 2 £563 -
Embedded Software Engineer
West Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 Worcestershire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Rapid Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) UML

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Rapid Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared