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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 488 590 741
Rank change year-on-year +102 +151 -156
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 66 55 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.11% 0.052%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.61% 0.32% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 22 5
10th Percentile £250 £315 £402
25th Percentile £425 £403 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £474 £410
Median % change year-on-year +6.60% +15.55% +15.49%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £438
90th Percentile £747 - £445
UK median daily rate £505 £474 £410
% change year-on-year +6.60% +15.55% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 19 22
10th Percentile - £46.25 £46.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.63 £48.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £77.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +40.00% +22.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £83.50 £58.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -3.45% +31.82% +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 10,858 17,251 25,963
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.48% 35.12% 36.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,900 12,598 19,160
10th Percentile £350 £385 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.28% +2.33% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £794 £763
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 444 419 446
10th Percentile £37.63 £26.01 £20.00
25th Percentile £49.34 £49.84 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £61.18 £50.10
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +22.11% +15.84%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £78.00 £70.68
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £60.63 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.27% +21.25% +14.94%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 May 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 +11 18 £550 +22.22% 32
East of England -2 18 £550 -0.90% 21
South West +35 17 - - 25
North of England +34 7 - - 10
North East - 6 - - 3
London +95 4 £250 -46.09% 6
Midlands +32 2 £505 +12.22% 24
East Midlands +20 2 £505 +12.22% 16
North West +24 1 - - 5
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 (4.55%) Simulink
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.58%) J1939
2 4 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.52%) 4G
3 1 (1.52%) 5G
3 1 (1.52%) RS-422
3 1 (1.52%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (13.64%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.52%) Git
General
1 16 (24.24%) Automotive
2 14 (21.21%) Electronics
3 2 (3.03%) Aviation
3 2 (3.03%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.52%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.52%) Law
4 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 50 (75.76%) Embedded Engineer
2 49 (74.24%) Software Engineer
3 48 (72.73%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 9 (13.64%) C Software Engineer
4 9 (13.64%) Embedded C Engineer
4 9 (13.64%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 6 (9.09%) Developer
5 6 (9.09%) Embedded Developer
6 5 (7.58%) FPGA Engineer
6 5 (7.58%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
6 5 (7.58%) Principal Engineer
6 5 (7.58%) Principal Software Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Design Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) FPGA Design Engineer
8 2 (3.03%) C Developer
8 2 (3.03%) DSP Engineer
8 2 (3.03%) Embedded C Developer
8 2 (3.03%) Software Verification Engineer
9 1 (1.52%) Firmware Engineer
9 1 (1.52%) Process Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.55%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (25.76%) ARM Cortex
2 6 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 6 (9.09%) VHDL
3 5 (7.58%) CAN bus
3 5 (7.58%) FPGA
4 4 (6.06%) STB
5 2 (3.03%) GNSS
6 1 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (28.79%) Linux
2 17 (25.76%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (77.27%) Software Engineering
2 17 (25.76%) Configuration Management
3 15 (22.73%) Validation
4 13 (19.70%) Verification and Validation
5 11 (16.67%) Test Scripting
6 9 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (13.64%) Test Automation
7 5 (7.58%) FPGA Design
8 4 (6.06%) Agile
8 4 (6.06%) Open Source
8 4 (6.06%) Scrum
9 3 (4.55%) Multithreading
9 3 (4.55%) Risk Management
10 2 (3.03%) Digital Signal Processing
10 2 (3.03%) Embedded Software Development
10 2 (3.03%) Signal Processing
11 1 (1.52%) Kalman Filter
11 1 (1.52%) PLM
11 1 (1.52%) SDLC
11 1 (1.52%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 66 (100.00%) C
2 19 (28.79%) C++
3 17 (25.76%) Embedded C++
4 4 (6.06%) MATLAB
5 3 (4.55%) Bash
6 2 (3.03%) Python
7 1 (1.52%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 15 (22.73%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.55%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.61%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 4 (6.06%) Firmware
2 1 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.58%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 17 (25.76%) IBM
1 17 (25.76%) Lauterbach
2 4 (6.06%) BT
2 4 (6.06%) Xilinx
3 2 (3.03%) Broadcom
4 1 (1.52%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.52%) SAP