The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Cambridge region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 16 41 29
Rank change year-on-year
+25 -12
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 20 8 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 6.431% 1.794% 3.125%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.66% 2.974% 5.422%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 3
Average daily rate £293 £305 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.09% -2.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £305 £283
10% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £305 £343
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £305 £291
% change year-on-year
+1.63% +4.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 4
Average hourly rate £42.50 £41.25 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.03% +21.32%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £39.00 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
All Programming Languages
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
158 269 166
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 50.80% 60.31% 57.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 142 85
Average daily rate £323 £310 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.03% -4.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £200 £228
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 42 25
Average hourly rate £41.25 £37.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% +7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.50 £32.65 £22.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.50 £60.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Embedded C
Cambridgeshire

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cambridge Embedded C Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded C across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Embedded C Daily Rate Trend

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Embedded C Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Embedded C also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C.

1 42 (100.00%) C
2 19 (45.24%) Python
3 16 (38.10%) Wireless
3 16 (38.10%) Linux
4 13 (30.95%) Software Testing
4 13 (30.95%) HTML
5 10 (23.81%) OpenCL
6 8 (19.05%) High Availability
6 8 (19.05%) LTE
6 8 (19.05%) C++
6 8 (19.05%) 3GPP
6 8 (19.05%) MATLAB
7 7 (16.67%) Embedded C++
8 5 (11.90%) Software Engineering
8 5 (11.90%) Scrum
8 5 (11.90%) 802.15
8 5 (11.90%) Telecoms
8 5 (11.90%) ZigBee
8 5 (11.90%) Digital Signal Processing
8 5 (11.90%) Signal Processing
9 3 (7.143%) 4G
9 3 (7.143%) OFDM
9 3 (7.143%) MIMO
9 3 (7.143%) TDD
9 3 (7.143%) Automated Testing
10 2 (4.762%) Firmware
10 2 (4.762%) Software Architecture
11 1 (2.381%) Embedded Software Development
11 1 (2.381%) Waterfall
11 1 (2.381%) GDB

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Embedded C also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (30.95%) HTML
2 10 (23.81%) OpenCL
Communications & Networking
1 16 (38.10%) Wireless
2 8 (19.05%) LTE
2 8 (19.05%) 3GPP
3 5 (11.90%) 802.15
3 5 (11.90%) ZigBee
4 3 (7.143%) 4G
4 3 (7.143%) OFDM
4 3 (7.143%) MIMO
5 1 (2.381%) 3G
5 1 (2.381%) 2G
Development Applications
1 1 (2.381%) GDB
General
1 5 (11.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (40.48%) Developer
2 16 (38.10%) C Developer
3 14 (33.33%) Embedded C Developer
4 11 (26.19%) Test Engineer
5 10 (23.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (16.67%) DSP Engineer
7 3 (7.143%) Software Engineer
8 2 (4.762%) Embedded Software Developer
8 2 (4.762%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (4.762%) Software Developer
8 2 (4.762%) Tester
8 2 (4.762%) Automated Tester
9 1 (2.381%) Automated Test Engineer
9 1 (2.381%) Designer
9 1 (2.381%) Firmware Engineer
9 1 (2.381%) C++ Software Developer
9 1 (2.381%) C++ Developer
9 1 (2.381%) Embedded C Engineer
9 1 (2.381%) C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.762%) Firmware
2 1 (2.381%) ASIC
Operating Systems
1 16 (38.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (30.95%) Software Testing
2 8 (19.05%) High Availability
3 5 (11.90%) Software Engineering
3 5 (11.90%) Scrum
3 5 (11.90%) Digital Signal Processing
3 5 (11.90%) Signal Processing
4 3 (7.143%) TDD
4 3 (7.143%) Automated Testing
5 2 (4.762%) Software Architecture
6 1 (2.381%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (2.381%) Waterfall
6 1 (2.381%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 42 (100.00%) C
2 19 (45.24%) Python
3 8 (19.05%) C++
3 8 (19.05%) MATLAB
4 7 (16.67%) Embedded C++
5 1 (2.381%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1 (2.381%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.381%) JTAG
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER - CONTRACT £400 p/day Embedded C, DSP, Matlab, Algorithms Our Cambridge based client has an urgent requirement for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with significant...
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Embedded Software Engineer. Cambridge. Contract. 6 Months+ My client is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer join on an initial 6 month contract.
Computer Futures
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We are looking for awesome embedded C programming skills, combined with experience of DSP or Kernel / Drivers level development. Your embedded C skills will be stretched to the...
Vertex Solutions
Rate: £40.00 - £45.00 per hour
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Software Engineer Cambridge Contract 6 Months+ My client is looking for a Software Engineer join on an initial 6 month contract.
Computer Futures
Posted: 14 June 2013