Embedded Software Development Contracts

Embedded Software Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Embedded Software Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded Software Development over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 553 671 827
Rank change year-on-year +118 +156 -143
Contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development 31 26 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.071% 0.047% 0.024%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.083% 0.052% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 14
10th Percentile £70 £259 £373
25th Percentile £413 £484 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £550 £408
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +34.97% +8.67%
75th Percentile £575 £626 £492
90th Percentile £583 £644 £543
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £563 £408
% change year-on-year -13.33% +38.04% +8.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 4
10th Percentile £52.50 £41.75 £33.63
25th Percentile £55.00 £49.60 £35.31
Median hourly rate £65.00 £53.44 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.64% +21.44% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.88 £52.25
90th Percentile £74.25 £71.88 £53.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £53.44 £51.50
% change year-on-year +21.64% +3.76% +3.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Embedded Software Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,178 49,770 79,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.13% 89.61% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,737 34,458 55,587
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,579 1,678 1,852
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.96 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%
75th Percentile £61.28 £65.00 £50.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
% change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -

Embedded Software Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded Software Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded Software Development in the UK

Embedded Software Development
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the UK 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
England +91 30 £488 -11.36% 35
UK excluding London +47 29 £488 -13.33% 38
East of England +17 16 £550 - 3
South East +20 9 £70 -87.56% 16
South West +3 4 - - 7
London +74 1 - -

Embedded Software Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (9.68%) Azure
1 3 (9.68%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (6.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) DVB
2 2 (6.45%) 4G
2 2 (6.45%) 5G
2 2 (6.45%) TCP/IP
2 2 (6.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 10 (32.26%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (3.23%) Git
2 1 (3.23%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (3.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (41.94%) Electronics
2 7 (22.58%) Aerospace
3 5 (16.13%) Social Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Aviation
4 2 (6.45%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Automotive
5 1 (3.23%) Law
5 1 (3.23%) Military
5 1 (3.23%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 18 (58.06%) Software Engineer
2 13 (41.94%) Embedded Engineer
2 13 (41.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 10 (32.26%) Ada Engineer
3 10 (32.26%) Ada Software Engineer
4 8 (25.81%) Developer
5 3 (9.68%) Embedded Developer
6 2 (6.45%) C Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Embedded C Developer
6 2 (6.45%) Integration Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) Software Integration Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) Software Validation Engineer
6 2 (6.45%) Validation Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (3.23%) Consultant
7 1 (3.23%) Designer
7 1 (3.23%) Embedded Software Developer
7 1 (3.23%) Software Consultant
7 1 (3.23%) UI Designer
7 1 (3.23%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) .NET
2 2 (6.45%) 802.1X
2 2 (6.45%) ASP.NET
2 2 (6.45%) DirectX
2 2 (6.45%) Middleware
2 2 (6.45%) OpenGL
2 2 (6.45%) OpenGL ES
2 2 (6.45%) Vulkan
2 2 (6.45%) Yocto
3 1 (3.23%) GStreamer
3 1 (3.23%) MFC
3 1 (3.23%) WinForms
3 1 (3.23%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 9 (29.03%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (6.45%) IoT
3 1 (3.23%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (3.23%) Digital TV
Operating Systems
1 6 (19.35%) Linux
2 4 (12.90%) SafeRTOS
3 2 (6.45%) Android
4 1 (3.23%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (3.23%) Unix
4 1 (3.23%) Windows
4 1 (3.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (64.52%) Software Engineering
2 16 (51.61%) Validation
3 11 (35.48%) Code Quality
3 11 (35.48%) UML
4 10 (32.26%) Systems Engineering
5 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
7 4 (12.90%) Multithreading
7 4 (12.90%) SDLC
8 3 (9.68%) Agile
8 3 (9.68%) DevOps
8 3 (9.68%) Mathematics
9 2 (6.45%) Continuous Integration
9 2 (6.45%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
9 2 (6.45%) OO
9 2 (6.45%) Software Testing
9 2 (6.45%) TDD
9 2 (6.45%) Test Automation
9 2 (6.45%) User Experience
9 2 (6.45%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 24 (77.42%) C
2 11 (35.48%) Ada
3 10 (32.26%) C++
4 5 (16.13%) Python
5 3 (9.68%) C#
5 3 (9.68%) Shell Script
6 2 (6.45%) Bash
6 2 (6.45%) Embedded C
7 1 (3.23%) C++/CLI
7 1 (3.23%) Java
7 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) Degree
2 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (12.90%) Master's Degree
3 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) AUTOSAR
1 1 (3.23%) Def Stans
1 1 (3.23%) DO-178B
1 1 (3.23%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) IBM
2 2 (6.45%) Atmel
2 2 (6.45%) Broadcom
3 1 (3.23%) QinetiQ
3 1 (3.23%) QNX
3 1 (3.23%) Twitter