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Embedded C Contracts in England

Browse 101 Embedded C job vacancies in England

The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the England 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 England 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.

3 months to
19 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Embedded C

Rank

459

429

454

Rank change year-on-year

-30

+25

Contract jobs citing Embedded C

116

126

As % of all contract IT jobs located in England

0.169%

0.219%

0.220%

As % of the Programming Languages category

0.444%

0.610%

0.570%

Number of daily rates quoted

Average daily rate

£315

£308

£290

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+2.43%

+6.03%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£285

£300

£261

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£361

£365

£350

UK excluding London average daily rate

£310

£305

£291

% change year-on-year

+1.63%

+4.72%

Number of hourly rates quoted

Average hourly rate

£37.50

£37.25

£35.50

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+0.67%

+4.92%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£30.00

£32.50

£29.50

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£42.50

£45.00

£42.50

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£39.00

£37.50

% change year-on-year

+4.00%

All Programming Languages
England

Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category

16458

19011

22124

As % of all contract IT jobs located in England

38.03%

35.90%

38.64%

Number of daily rates quoted

10343

11552

13265

Average daily rate

£400

£375

£425

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+6.66%

-11.76%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£250

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£575

£600

UK excluding London average daily rate

£325

Number of hourly rates quoted

550

699

800

Average hourly rate

£35.00

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£17.50

£18.00

£19.75

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£45.00

£47.50

£45.00

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£35.00

Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

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 England region.

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Embedded C across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Embedded C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location (Click each for more statistics)	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Find Job Vacancies
East of England	+34	34	£310	+1.63%	27
South East	+12	21	£330	-	40
London	+13	6	£385	+8.45%	4
West Midlands	-4	4	-	-	3
North West	+17	2	-	-	1
East Midlands	-1	2	-	-	4
South West	+12	1	-	-	17
Yorkshire	+3	1	£300	-	4
North East	-	-	-	-
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Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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	162 (100.00%)	C
2	70 (43.21%)	C++
3	57 (35.19%)	Linux
4	53 (32.72%)	Embedded C++
5	30 (18.52%)	Wireless
6	26 (16.05%)	Python
7	24 (14.81%)	Embedded Linux
8	19 (11.73%)	Electronics
8	19 (11.73%)	Telecoms
8	19 (11.73%)	HTML
8	19 (11.73%)	LTE
9	17 (10.49%)	Software Engineering
10	16 (9.877%)	Firmware
11	14 (8.642%)	MATLAB
11	14 (8.642%)	3GPP

12	13 (8.025%)	4G
12	13 (8.025%)	Software Testing
13	12 (7.407%)	Embedded Systems
13	12 (7.407%)	3G
13	12 (7.407%)	UML
14	11 (6.790%)	Automotive
14	11 (6.790%)	STB
15	10 (6.173%)	Perl
15	10 (6.173%)	OpenCL
15	10 (6.173%)	ZigBee
15	10 (6.173%)	Signal Processing
16	9 (5.556%)	Embedded Software Development
16	9 (5.556%)	TCP/IP
16	9 (5.556%)	Device Driver
16	9 (5.556%)	DTV

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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	19 (11.73%)	HTML
2	10 (6.173%)	OpenCL
3	6 (3.704%)	Middleware
4	5 (3.086%)	Flash
5	4 (2.469%)	CGI
6	3 (1.852%)	OpenGL
7	2 (1.235%)	POSIX
7	2 (1.235%)	WebKit
8	1 (0.617%)	Qt
8	1 (0.617%)	XML
8	1 (0.617%)	MFC

Application Platforms
1	2 (1.235%)	SAS
2	1 (0.617%)	CM System

Applications
1	4 (2.469%)	MS Office
2	2 (1.235%)	Simulink

Communications & Networking
1	30 (18.52%)	Wireless
2	19 (11.73%)	LTE
3	14 (8.642%)	3GPP
4	13 (8.025%)	4G
5	12 (7.407%)	3G
6	10 (6.173%)	ZigBee
7	9 (5.556%)	TCP/IP
7	9 (5.556%)	DVB
8	8 (4.938%)	GSM
9	7 (4.321%)	Broadband
10	6 (3.704%)	Wi-Fi
10	6 (3.704%)	UMTS
10	6 (3.704%)	CDMA
11	5 (3.086%)	GPRS
11	5 (3.086%)	802.15
11	5 (3.086%)	HTTP
11	5 (3.086%)	2G
12	4 (2.469%)	UPnP
12	4 (2.469%)	Firewall
12	4 (2.469%)	DSL

Development Applications
1	6 (3.704%)	Subversion
1	6 (3.704%)	ClearCase
2	5 (3.086%)	Visual Studio
3	4 (2.469%)	JIRA
3	4 (2.469%)	Trac
4	3 (1.852%)	Eclipse
5	2 (1.235%)	VSS/SourceSafe
5	2 (1.235%)	GDB
6	1 (0.617%)	GCC
6	1 (0.617%)	Ant

General
1	19 (11.73%)	Electronics
1	19 (11.73%)	Telecoms
2	11 (6.790%)	Automotive
3	5 (3.086%)	Aerospace
4	4 (2.469%)	Military
4	4 (2.469%)	Finance
5	3 (1.852%)	Retail
6	1 (0.617%)	Avionics

Job Titles
1	69 (42.59%)	Software Engineer
2	38 (23.46%)	Developer
3	33 (20.37%)	Embedded Software Engineer
4	20 (12.35%)	C Developer
5	19 (11.73%)	Embedded C Engineer
5	19 (11.73%)	Embedded C Developer
6	15 (9.259%)	C Software Engineer
7	14 (8.642%)	Test Engineer
7	14 (8.642%)	Embedded C Software Engineer
8	11 (6.790%)	DSP Engineer
9	10 (6.173%)	Senior Software Engineer
9	10 (6.173%)	Infrastructure Engineer
10	8 (4.938%)	Software Developer
10	8 (4.938%)	Embedded C++ Engineer
11	7 (4.321%)	Embedded C/C++ Engineer
11	7 (4.321%)	Firmware Engineer
12	5 (3.086%)	Embedded C++ Software Engineer
12	5 (3.086%)	C++ Software Engineer
13	4 (2.469%)	Real Time Software Engineer
13	4 (2.469%)	Real Time Engineer

Miscellaneous
1	16 (9.877%)	Firmware
2	12 (7.407%)	Embedded Systems
3	11 (6.790%)	STB
4	9 (5.556%)	Device Driver
4	9 (5.556%)	DTV
5	7 (4.321%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
6	6 (3.704%)	EFT
7	4 (2.469%)	EFTPOS
7	4 (2.469%)	EPoS
7	4 (2.469%)	CAN bus
7	4 (2.469%)	Mobile Payment
8	3 (1.852%)	Streaming Media
8	3 (1.852%)	VHDL
9	2 (1.235%)	Handset
9	2 (1.235%)	SCADA
9	2 (1.235%)	Open Source
10	1 (0.617%)	Telematics
10	1 (0.617%)	Data Protection Act
10	1 (0.617%)	IPTV
10	1 (0.617%)	CPLD

Operating Systems
1	57 (35.19%)	Linux
2	24 (14.81%)	Embedded Linux
3	5 (3.086%)	Android
3	5 (3.086%)	Windows
4	3 (1.852%)	Windows CE
5	2 (1.235%)	Windows Mobile
5	2 (1.235%)	Apple iOS
5	2 (1.235%)	Windows 8
6	1 (0.617%)	VxWorks

Processes & Methodologies
1	17 (10.49%)	Software Engineering
2	13 (8.025%)	Software Testing
3	12 (7.407%)	UML
4	10 (6.173%)	Signal Processing
5	9 (5.556%)	Embedded Software Development
6	8 (4.938%)	Configuration Management
6	8 (4.938%)	High Availability
7	7 (4.321%)	Digital Signal Processing
7	7 (4.321%)	TDD
8	5 (3.086%)	OO
8	5 (3.086%)	Scrum
8	5 (3.086%)	Automated Testing
9	4 (2.469%)	Agile Software Development
9	4 (2.469%)	OOD
9	4 (2.469%)	Unit Testing
9	4 (2.469%)	Software Architecture
10	3 (1.852%)	Multithreading
10	3 (1.852%)	Validation
11	2 (1.235%)	Web Development
11	2 (1.235%)	Test Strategy

Programming Languages
1	162 (100.00%)	C
2	70 (43.21%)	C++
3	53 (32.72%)	Embedded C++
4	26 (16.05%)	Python
5	14 (8.642%)	MATLAB
6	10 (6.173%)	Perl
7	7 (4.321%)	JavaScript
7	7 (4.321%)	Assembly Language
8	4 (2.469%)	Java
9	3 (1.852%)	C#
10	2 (1.235%)	Tcl
10	2 (1.235%)	SQL
10	2 (1.235%)	Ada
11	1 (0.617%)	Lua
11	1 (0.617%)	PHP
11	1 (0.617%)	VB
11	1 (0.617%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	7 (4.321%)	Degree
2	6 (3.704%)	Security Cleared
3	3 (1.852%)	SC Cleared
4	2 (1.235%)	HND
5	1 (0.617%)	Six Sigma Green Belt

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	5 (3.086%)	DO-178B
2	1 (0.617%)	JTAG
2	1 (0.617%)	ISO 8583

Vendors
1	4 (2.469%)	Freescale
2	2 (1.235%)	Perforce
2	2 (1.235%)	Agilent
3	1 (0.617%)	VeriFone
3	1 (0.617%)	Fujitsu
3	1 (0.617%)	Intel
3	1 (0.617%)	Cisco
3	1 (0.617%)	MKS

Embedded Instructer

Surrey, South East

Contract Length Negotiable. My client is looking for Embedded Software Engineers to teach in the industry. This client is looking for enthusiastic engineers who feel they have the...

Computer Futures

Posted: 3 June 2013

Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++)

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

Embedded Software Engineer

Surrey, South East

My client is looking for an embedded software engineer contractor, to join a successful team in surrey. This award winning client is one of the biggest hitters in...

Computer Futures

Posted: 3 June 2013

Software Engineer - C, Embedded Linux

South East

Software Engineer - C, Embedded Linux - required by leading engineering giant. Essential Skills Minimum 5 years embedded software development experience Very strong Embedded Linux Strong Embedded C, C++ Duration -...

G2 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.

Posted: 14 June 2013

Software Engineer (C/C++) - Defence - South East

England

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Embedded Software engineer to join our market leading client on a 6 month contract... To find out more about.

Progressive Recruitment

Rate: £30 - £35 per hour

Posted: 4 June 2013

Embedded Engineer - Oxfordshire - £43/hour

Berkshire, Thames Valley

Progressive Recruitment

Rate: £42 - £45 per hour

Posted: 12 June 2013

Embedded Software Engineer £175/day WFH

London

Progressive Recruitment

Rate: £175 per day + Expenses