Embedded Software Engineer Contracts in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 35 59
Rank change year-on-year -6 +24 -6
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 15 15 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 2.81% 2.82% 2.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.30% 3.39% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 14 1
10th Percentile £389 - -
25th Percentile £428 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £575 £560 £475
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £525 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% +38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 12
10th Percentile £35.50 - £43.00
25th Percentile £35.52 £57.50 £53.88
Median hourly rate £42.02 £60.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.96% +5.26% +26.67%
75th Percentile £48.00 £62.50 £58.75
90th Percentile £50.85 - -
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £57.50 £57.00
% change year-on-year +21.74% +0.88% +34.12%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 455 442 751
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.21% 83.08% 90.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 276 415
10th Percentile £220 £205 £200
25th Percentile £341 £313 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £442 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.78% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £563 £531 £538
90th Percentile £650 £600 £638
East of England median daily rate £440 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -7.47% - +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 82 190
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.29 £12.50
25th Percentile £14.48 £13.41 £13.25
Median hourly rate £21.37 £15.00 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.47% +3.45% +7.41%
75th Percentile £28.13 £20.56 £15.75
90th Percentile £62.55 £26.63 £21.86
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £41.80 £17.50
% change year-on-year +2.87% +138.86% +9.38%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings that featured Embedded Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire.

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Engineer in Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. 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
Peterborough - 10 - -
Cambridge -9 3 £550 +10.00% 15
Huntingdon - 1 £375 - 1
Embedded Software Engineer
East of England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Embedded Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (46.67%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) Automotive
2 7 (46.67%) C
3 5 (33.33%) Battery Management
3 5 (33.33%) Manufacturing
4 4 (26.67%) Military
4 4 (26.67%) SDLC
5 3 (20.00%) FMEA
5 3 (20.00%) Algorithms
5 3 (20.00%) Validation
5 3 (20.00%) C++
5 3 (20.00%) MathWorks
5 3 (20.00%) MATLAB
5 3 (20.00%) Simulink
5 3 (20.00%) Stateflow
6 2 (13.33%) SQL
6 2 (13.33%) VB
6 2 (13.33%) Python
6 2 (13.33%) Electronics
6 2 (13.33%) Embedded C
6 2 (13.33%) Aerospace
6 2 (13.33%) Systems Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
6 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (13.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
6 2 (13.33%) Wearables
6 2 (13.33%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Simulink
1 3 (20.00%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) 4G
1 1 (6.67%) 5G
1 1 (6.67%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) ClearCase
1 1 (6.67%) Git
General
1 7 (46.67%) Automotive
2 5 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 4 (26.67%) Military
4 2 (13.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (13.33%) Electronics
4 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Wearables
5 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (13.33%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (33.33%) Battery Management
3 4 (26.67%) SDLC
4 3 (20.00%) FMEA
4 3 (20.00%) Validation
5 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
5 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (13.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (13.33%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (6.67%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
6 1 (6.67%) Open Source
6 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 7 (46.67%) C
2 3 (20.00%) C++
2 3 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 2 (13.33%) Embedded C
3 2 (13.33%) Python
3 2 (13.33%) SQL
3 2 (13.33%) VB
4 1 (6.67%) Rust
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO 13485
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) MathWorks