The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 24 May 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 Hampshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 95 79 93
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +14
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 8 15 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.524% 0.943% 0.649%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.322% 2.551% 1.630%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
Average daily rate £310 - £275
UK excluding London average daily rate £306 £305 £295
% change year-on-year
+0.40% +3.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 1
Average hourly rate £35.50 £37.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.05% -1.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £38.25 £37.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year
+3.37% +2.06%
All Programming Languages
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
605 588 736
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 39.65% 36.96% 39.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 265 285
Average daily rate £325 £330 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £438 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 84 99
Average hourly rate £36.00 £36.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.36% +4.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.00 £22.98 £26.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.10 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Embedded C
South East

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Embedded C Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Embedded C across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Hampshire Embedded C Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Southampton -4 1 - -
Fareham - 1 - -
Embedded C
South East

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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 12 (100.00%) C
2 8 (66.67%) C++
3 6 (50.00%) CDMA
3 6 (50.00%) UMTS
3 6 (50.00%) Embedded C++
3 6 (50.00%) LTE
4 5 (41.67%) GSM
4 5 (41.67%) 3G
4 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
5 3 (25.00%) Device Driver
5 3 (25.00%) UTRAN
5 3 (25.00%) 3GPP
5 3 (25.00%) GPRS
5 3 (25.00%) Python
6 2 (16.67%) Perl
6 2 (16.67%) Visual Studio
6 2 (16.67%) Windows
6 2 (16.67%) Tcl
6 2 (16.67%) Windows CE
6 2 (16.67%) Handset
6 2 (16.67%) Perforce
6 2 (16.67%) Wireless
6 2 (16.67%) SAS
6 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
6 2 (16.67%) Multithreading
6 2 (16.67%) Windows Mobile
6 2 (16.67%) Agilent
6 2 (16.67%) Apple iOS
6 2 (16.67%) 4G
6 2 (16.67%) Embedded Systems

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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 1 (8.333%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) SAS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (50.00%) CDMA
1 6 (50.00%) UMTS
1 6 (50.00%) LTE
2 5 (41.67%) GSM
2 5 (41.67%) 3G
3 3 (25.00%) UTRAN
3 3 (25.00%) 3GPP
3 3 (25.00%) GPRS
4 2 (16.67%) Wireless
4 2 (16.67%) 4G
5 1 (8.333%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (8.333%) Finance
2 1 (8.333%) Aerospace
2 1 (8.333%) Electronics
2 1 (8.333%) Military
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Software Engineer
2 5 (41.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (16.67%) Wireless Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Platform Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Mobile Software Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Embedded C Engineer
5 1 (8.333%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Device Driver
2 2 (16.67%) Handset
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (8.333%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
1 2 (16.67%) Windows CE
1 2 (16.67%) Windows Mobile
1 2 (16.67%) Apple iOS
1 2 (16.67%) Android
1 2 (16.67%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
1 2 (16.67%) Multithreading
2 1 (8.333%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (8.333%) Refactoring
2 1 (8.333%) TDD
2 1 (8.333%) Code Coverage
Programming Languages
1 12 (100.00%) C
2 8 (66.67%) C++
3 6 (50.00%) Embedded C++
4 3 (25.00%) Python
5 2 (16.67%) Perl
5 2 (16.67%) Tcl
6 1 (8.333%) Ada
Qualifications
1 1 (8.333%) SC Cleared
1 1 (8.333%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.333%) DO-178B
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Perforce
1 2 (16.67%) Agilent
Fareham, Hampshire
Within this role you'll be working primarily within Embedded C but will need to be fully conversant with D0-178B standards... Essential Skills: Embedded C DO-178B...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour + Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013