Hybrid/Remote Embedded Software Engineer Contract Job Trends

Embedded Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

As of 13 December 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 Work from Home.

 6 months to
13 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 304 333
Rank change year-on-year +2 +29 +217
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 16 12 58
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.099% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.11% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 7
10th Percentile - £425 -
25th Percentile - £434 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +18.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile - £545 £481
90th Percentile - £564 £535
UK median daily rate £600 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 46
10th Percentile £65.38 £46.60 £51.75
25th Percentile £65.75 £47.50 £52.81
Median hourly rate £68.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.43 £90.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £66.50 £67.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.48% +3.85% +13.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,503 11,296 16,780
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.10% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,215 7,149 11,556
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £723 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 206 378
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.60
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.26 £26.24
Median hourly rate £43.69 £38.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.22% -27.14% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.63
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £44.00
% change year-on-year -27.63% -21.02% +40.98%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Embedded Software Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Embedded Software Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Embedded Software Engineer job vacancies

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Software Engineer over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Embedded Software Engineer hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 12 (75.00%) C
3 7 (43.75%) Embedded C
3 7 (43.75%) Systems Engineering
3 7 (43.75%) Validation
4 6 (37.50%) C++
4 6 (37.50%) Embedded C++
4 6 (37.50%) Rational DOORS
5 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (31.25%) Def Stans
5 5 (31.25%) DO-178B
5 5 (31.25%) Firmware
5 5 (31.25%) MISRA
5 5 (31.25%) UML
6 4 (25.00%) Git
6 4 (25.00%) JIRA
6 4 (25.00%) SysML
6 4 (25.00%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (18.75%) ANSYS
7 3 (18.75%) Code Coverage
7 3 (18.75%) IBM
7 3 (18.75%) PVCS
7 3 (18.75%) Requirements Analysis
7 3 (18.75%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (18.75%) Test Scripting
7 3 (18.75%) Unit Testing
7 3 (18.75%) VMware
7 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (18.75%) Workflow
8 2 (12.50%) Ada

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 6 (37.50%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (25.00%) Git
2 4 (25.00%) JIRA
3 3 (18.75%) PVCS
4 1 (6.25%) Jenkins
4 1 (6.25%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 10 (62.50%) Electronics
2 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (6.25%) CAN bus
2 1 (6.25%) CUDA
2 1 (6.25%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Linux
2 1 (6.25%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (43.75%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (43.75%) Validation
3 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Culture
3 5 (31.25%) UML
4 4 (25.00%) SysML
5 3 (18.75%) Code Coverage
5 3 (18.75%) Requirements Analysis
5 3 (18.75%) Technical Leadership
5 3 (18.75%) Test Scripting
5 3 (18.75%) Unit Testing
5 3 (18.75%) Workflow
6 1 (6.25%) Agile
6 1 (6.25%) Configuration Management
6 1 (6.25%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis
6 1 (6.25%) DevOps
6 1 (6.25%) Multithreading
6 1 (6.25%) Software Testing
6 1 (6.25%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (75.00%) C
2 7 (43.75%) Embedded C
3 6 (37.50%) C++
3 6 (37.50%) Embedded C++
4 2 (12.50%) Ada
5 1 (6.25%) C#
5 1 (6.25%) MATLAB
5 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
1 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) Def Stans
1 5 (31.25%) DO-178B
1 5 (31.25%) MISRA
System Software
1 5 (31.25%) Firmware
2 4 (25.00%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (18.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (6.25%) Docker
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) ANSYS
1 3 (18.75%) IBM
1 3 (18.75%) VMware
2 1 (6.25%) NVIDIA
47 hybrid/remote Embedded Software Engineer jobs