Embedded C Contracts in England

Embedded C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Embedded C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded C over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 468 607 739
Rank change year-on-year +139 +132 -153
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 67 56 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.11% 0.056%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.62% 0.31% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 21 8
10th Percentile £250 £313 £393
25th Percentile £425 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £460 £410
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% +12.20% +15.49%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £438
90th Percentile £733 - £441
UK median daily rate £503 £460 £410
% change year-on-year +9.24% +12.20% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 20 22
10th Percentile - £45.88 £46.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £48.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £68.75 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +25.00% +22.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £58.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +22.22%

All Programming Languages
England

Embedded C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,821 17,871 26,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.28% 35.36% 36.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,859 13,059 19,322
10th Percentile £350 £388 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £670
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 434 434 455
10th Percentile £35.51 £26.25 £20.00
25th Percentile £47.63 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £61.84 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.07% +23.68% +14.94%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £69.05
UK median hourly rate £60.07 £60.70 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.04% +21.40% +13.64%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in England.

Daily rate trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in England.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
South East +27 19 £525 +16.67% 26
East of England +9 18 £550 - 15
South West +38 17 - - 24
North of England +37 7 - - 8
North East - 6 - - 2
London +97 4 £250 -46.09% 6
Midlands +24 2 £505 +12.22% 24
East Midlands +19 2 £505 +12.22% 14
North West +15 1 - - 4
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (4.48%) Simulink
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.46%) J1939
2 4 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.49%) RS-422
3 1 (1.49%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 10 (14.93%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.49%) Git
2 1 (1.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (23.88%) Automotive
2 14 (20.90%) Electronics
3 2 (2.99%) Aviation
4 1 (1.49%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.49%) Law
4 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.49%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 50 (74.63%) Embedded Engineer
2 49 (73.13%) Software Engineer
3 48 (71.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (14.93%) C Software Engineer
4 10 (14.93%) Embedded C Engineer
4 10 (14.93%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 7 (10.45%) Developer
5 7 (10.45%) Embedded Developer
6 5 (7.46%) FPGA Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Software Engineer
7 3 (4.48%) Design Engineer
7 3 (4.48%) FPGA Design Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) C Developer
8 2 (2.99%) DSP Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) Embedded C Developer
8 2 (2.99%) Software Verification Engineer
9 1 (1.49%) Senior
9 1 (1.49%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.99%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (25.37%) ARM Cortex
2 6 (8.96%) Algorithms
2 6 (8.96%) FPGA
2 6 (8.96%) VHDL
3 5 (7.46%) CAN bus
4 4 (5.97%) STB
5 2 (2.99%) GNSS
6 1 (1.49%) ASIC
6 1 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.49%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 20 (29.85%) Linux
2 17 (25.37%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (77.61%) Software Engineering
2 17 (25.37%) Configuration Management
3 16 (23.88%) Validation
4 14 (20.90%) Verification and Validation
5 12 (17.91%) Test Scripting
6 10 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.93%) Test Automation
7 5 (7.46%) FPGA Design
8 4 (5.97%) Agile
8 4 (5.97%) Scrum
9 3 (4.48%) Risk Management
10 2 (2.99%) Digital Signal Processing
10 2 (2.99%) Embedded Software Development
10 2 (2.99%) Multithreading
10 2 (2.99%) Open Source
10 2 (2.99%) Signal Processing
11 1 (1.49%) Kalman Filter
11 1 (1.49%) SDLC
11 1 (1.49%) System Testing
11 1 (1.49%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 67 (100.00%) C
2 19 (28.36%) C++
3 17 (25.37%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.97%) MATLAB
5 2 (2.99%) Bash
5 2 (2.99%) C#
5 2 (2.99%) Python
6 1 (1.49%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 18 (26.87%) Security Cleared
2 15 (22.39%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.48%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.49%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.45%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (1.49%) QA
System Software
1 4 (5.97%) Firmware
2 1 (1.49%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.46%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 17 (25.37%) IBM
1 17 (25.37%) Lauterbach
2 4 (5.97%) BT
2 4 (5.97%) Xilinx
3 2 (2.99%) Broadcom
4 1 (1.49%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.49%) SAP