Embedded Linux Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Linux
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Embedded Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Linux over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 336 417
Rank change year-on-year +23 +81 +172
Contract jobs citing Embedded Linux 1 5 14
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.010% 0.038% 0.062%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.089% 0.33% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £333 -
25th Percentile £525 £344 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -10.53% +15.85%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £488
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £538 £450 £419
% change year-on-year +19.44% +7.46% +3.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47.50
Median hourly rate - - £51.25
75th Percentile - - £54.69
90th Percentile - - £68.75
UK median hourly rate - £60.00 £51.25
% change year-on-year - +17.07% +2.50%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Embedded Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,122 1,506 2,875
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.08% 11.41% 12.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 707 1,025 2,016
10th Percentile £289 £250 £241
25th Percentile £375 £393 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £638
90th Percentile £661 £675 £738
UK median daily rate £463 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 28 110
10th Percentile £15.66 £12.75 £20.00
25th Percentile £52.63 £13.24 £25.71
Median hourly rate £65.00 £17.85 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +264.25% -66.01% -2.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £67.88 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £27.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -12.73% -35.29% +88.89%

Embedded Linux
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Linux trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Linux.

Embedded Linux daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded Linux.

Embedded Linux hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Kernel Development
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source