Embedded Software Engineer Contracts in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Embedded Software Engineer daily rate in the Midlands is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 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
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 130 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Embedded Software Engineer 5 13 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.19% 0.47% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 0
10th Percentile - £479 -
25th Percentile £463 £550 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - £630 -
England median daily rate £500 £525 £438
% change year-on-year -4.76% +20.00% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 0
Median hourly rate - £53.00 -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +7.69% +13.04% +15.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,464 2,612 4,627
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.19% 95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,534 1,824 3,265
10th Percentile £231 £213 £205
25th Percentile £363 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +8.57%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £575
90th Percentile £687 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 120 131
10th Percentile £12.64 £13.93 £11.80
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.63 £14.50
Median hourly rate £23.82 £20.00 £17.56
Median % change year-on-year +19.10% +13.90% +17.07%
75th Percentile £33.80 £31.91 £20.84
90th Percentile £50.00 £67.50 £38.55
England median hourly rate £41.50 £45.94 £30.00
% change year-on-year -9.66% +53.13% +50.00%

Embedded Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Engineer in the Midlands

Embedded Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
East Midlands +1 4 £475 +8.57% 9
West Midlands -1 1 - - 6
Embedded Software Engineer
England

Embedded Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 31 October 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 Midlands region featuring Embedded Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Linux
3 1 (20.00%) Python
3 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared