The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 17 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 Hertfordshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 59 57 62
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +5
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 4 11 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.622% 1.136% 0.461%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.465% 2.663% 1.299%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 0
Average daily rate - £338 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £306 £305 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.40% +1.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
Average hourly rate - £37.50 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -11.76%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year
+1.35% +2.06%
All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
273 413 308
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 42.46% 42.67% 35.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 164 110
Average daily rate £375 £335 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.94% +11.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £230
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 40 56
Average hourly rate £20.00 £36.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.44% +2.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £21.50 £31.31
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.80 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Embedded C
East of England

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Embedded C Hourly Rate Trend

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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Royston - 4 - -
Embedded C
East of England

Embedded C
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 5 (100.00%) C
2 4 (80.00%) C++
2 4 (80.00%) 3GPP
2 4 (80.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) LTE
3 3 (60.00%) 3G
4 2 (40.00%) MATLAB
4 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++
4 2 (40.00%) OO
4 2 (40.00%) Digital Signal Processing
4 2 (40.00%) Signal Processing
4 2 (40.00%) Degree
4 2 (40.00%) Unit Testing
4 2 (40.00%) 2G
5 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
5 1 (20.00%) Telecoms

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) 3GPP
1 4 (80.00%) LTE
2 3 (60.00%) 3G
3 2 (40.00%) 2G
General
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) DSP Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Unit Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Signal Processing
2 2 (40.00%) Signal Processing
2 2 (40.00%) OO
3 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
2 4 (80.00%) C++
3 2 (40.00%) Embedded C++
3 2 (40.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree