Embedded Systems Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded Systems
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Systems over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 335 428
Rank change year-on-year +29 +93 +177
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 11 11 28
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.075% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.31% 0.25% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 23
10th Percentile £416 £313 £380
25th Percentile £471 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £388 £525
Median % change year-on-year +35.48% -26.19% +16.67%
75th Percentile £617 £475 £600
90th Percentile £647 £495 £620
UK median daily rate £525 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +23.53% -19.05% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £54.75
25th Percentile £72.50 - £58.13
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £67.50
75th Percentile £77.50 - £78.13
90th Percentile - - £82.25
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £55.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +10.53%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Embedded Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,500 4,342 7,535
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.42% 29.77% 31.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,287 2,923 5,318
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £413 £432 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -
75th Percentile £675 £684 £680
90th Percentile £825 £850 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 184 149
10th Percentile £15.17 £16.70 £19.00
25th Percentile £26.00 £25.50 £23.15
Median hourly rate £39.04 £51.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.56% -1.43% +17.98%
75th Percentile £64.76 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £77.63 £80.35
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £36.50 £23.90
% change year-on-year -17.81% +52.75% -11.43%

Embedded Systems
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

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

Embedded Systems
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 Systems.

Embedded Systems daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded Systems over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Embedded Systems daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Systems
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 Systems.

Embedded Systems hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded Systems
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) Confluence
1 1 (9.09%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) AWS
2 1 (9.09%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
2 1 (9.09%) IaaS
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) Bluetooth
1 4 (36.36%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (36.36%) Wireless
2 1 (9.09%) LoRaWAN
2 1 (9.09%) MQTT
Development Applications
1 3 (27.27%) KGDB
2 1 (9.09%) Git
2 1 (9.09%) JIRA
2 1 (9.09%) JUnit
General
1 3 (27.27%) Automotive
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Lead
1 3 (27.27%) Senior
2 2 (18.18%) Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Solutions Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (9.09%) ASIC Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) ASIC Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) ASIC Verification Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Data Scientist
3 1 (9.09%) Design Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Firmware Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Java Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Product Owner
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Firmware Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) REST
1 1 (9.09%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) IoT
2 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
2 2 (18.18%) Device Driver
3 1 (9.09%) Acoustics
3 1 (9.09%) ASIC
3 1 (9.09%) FMCG
3 1 (9.09%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 1 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 1 (9.09%) PMI
3 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 1 (9.09%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Linux
2 1 (9.09%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Linux Kernel Development
2 3 (27.27%) Open Source
2 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Architectural Design
3 2 (18.18%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Cloud Enablement
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) Device Driver Development
3 2 (18.18%) Multithreading
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
3 2 (18.18%) SDLC
3 2 (18.18%) Signal Processing
4 1 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (9.09%) Backlog Management
4 1 (9.09%) Data Science
4 1 (9.09%) Product Backlog
4 1 (9.09%) Red Team
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) C
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded C
2 3 (27.27%) Python
3 1 (9.09%) Groovy
3 1 (9.09%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (9.09%) CREST Certified
1 1 (9.09%) CSPO
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
1 1 (9.09%) OSCE
1 1 (9.09%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Atmel