Hybrid/Remote FreeRTOS Contract Job Trends

FreeRTOS
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring FreeRTOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing FreeRTOS 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.030% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £450 - £488
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £68.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £66.50 £70.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

FreeRTOS 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 1,146 1,436 2,311
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.41% 11.94% 12.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 753 905 1,651
10th Percentile £219 £250 £255
25th Percentile £358 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -2.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £679 £650 £713
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £488
% change year-on-year -5.26% -2.56% -3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 18 81
10th Percentile £23.60 £14.16 £17.25
25th Percentile £59.00 £18.02 £22.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £46.25 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.54% -17.41% -13.85%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £69.59 £67.16 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £52.50 £33.50
% change year-on-year -54.29% +56.72% +35.35%

FreeRTOS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing FreeRTOS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

FreeRTOS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

FreeRTOS
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing FreeRTOS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing FreeRTOS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS
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 (33.33%) Bluetooth
1 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
1 1 (33.33%) LoRaWAN
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) IDA Disassembler
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (33.33%) Zephyr
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) C Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Security Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Firmware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) REST
1 1 (33.33%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (33.33%) IoT
2 1 (33.33%) PCIe
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Test Scripting
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Reverse Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) SysML
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) UML
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded C
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) JTAG
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Atmel