Embedded C++ Contracts in the South East
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C++ skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East 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 South East 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 215 204 239
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +35
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 8 43 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.102% 0.423% 0.124%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.307% 1.402% 0.366%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £295
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 28 9
Average hourly rate £36.00 £42.50 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.29% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +6.25%
All Programming Languages
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 2610 3067 3552
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 33.40% 30.19% 33.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1281 1505 1528
Average daily rate £340 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.61% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £228 £240 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 203 295
Average hourly rate £35.00 £36.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.10% -2.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.13 £21.75 £26.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Embedded C++
England

Embedded C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East 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
Hampshire -16 4 - -
East Sussex - 4 - -
Embedded C++
England

Embedded C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 30 (100.00%) C++
2 27 (90.00%) C
3 16 (53.33%) Electronics
3 16 (53.33%) Embedded C
4 12 (40.00%) MS Office
4 12 (40.00%) UML
5 9 (30.00%) Linux
6 6 (20.00%) Telecoms
7 5 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
7 5 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
7 5 (16.67%) DTV
8 4 (13.33%) 3G
8 4 (13.33%) UTRAN
8 4 (13.33%) Windows
8 4 (13.33%) 3GPP
8 4 (13.33%) Device Driver
8 4 (13.33%) Automated Testing
9 3 (10.00%) OpenGL
9 3 (10.00%) STB
10 2 (6.667%) Windows Mobile
10 2 (6.667%) TDD
10 2 (6.667%) Integration Testing
10 2 (6.667%) Multithreading
10 2 (6.667%) Android
10 2 (6.667%) LTE
10 2 (6.667%) Apple iOS
10 2 (6.667%) 4G
10 2 (6.667%) Test Strategy
10 2 (6.667%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (6.667%) Windows 8

Embedded C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 3 (10.00%) OpenGL
Applications
1 12 (40.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (13.33%) 3G
1 4 (13.33%) UTRAN
1 4 (13.33%) 3GPP
2 2 (6.667%) UMTS
2 2 (6.667%) CDMA
2 2 (6.667%) DVB
2 2 (6.667%) LTE
2 2 (6.667%) 4G
General
1 16 (53.33%) Electronics
2 6 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (3.333%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 25 (83.33%) Software Engineer
2 14 (46.67%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 13 (43.33%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
3 13 (43.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (43.33%) C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (10.00%) Software Test Engineer
5 3 (10.00%) Test Engineer
6 2 (6.667%) Senior Test Engineer
6 2 (6.667%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 2 (6.667%) Embedded C Engineer
6 2 (6.667%) Senior Software Test Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Mobile Software Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Platform Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Principal Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Embedded C Developer
7 1 (3.333%) C Developer
7 1 (3.333%) C Software Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (3.333%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) DTV
2 4 (13.33%) Device Driver
3 3 (10.00%) STB
4 2 (6.667%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (6.667%) Handset
5 1 (3.333%) Firmware
5 1 (3.333%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 9 (30.00%) Linux
2 5 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (13.33%) Windows
4 2 (6.667%) Windows CE
4 2 (6.667%) Windows Mobile
4 2 (6.667%) Android
4 2 (6.667%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.667%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (40.00%) UML
2 5 (16.67%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (13.33%) Automated Testing
4 2 (6.667%) Software Engineering
4 2 (6.667%) Integration Testing
4 2 (6.667%) Multithreading
4 2 (6.667%) Test Strategy
4 2 (6.667%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 30 (100.00%) C++
2 27 (90.00%) C
3 16 (53.33%) Embedded C
4 2 (6.667%) Shell Script
Embedded Software Engineer
Oxfordshire, South East
You will be working on large scale systems where any experience or understanding of the architecture is beneficial. Our client is a leader in their industry providing niche...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
R & D Scientist Immediate Start
Oxford, South East
I am currently recruiting for a role based at HarwellSciencePark. This role calls for an Embedded Engineer with a strong R&D background to integrate into an existing...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £30 - £40 per hour + DOE
Posted: 15 May 2013
Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Woking, South East
To be considered for this role candidates must have a proven track record, working in embedded software and system, preferably to safety standard MISRA. Experience with at least...
Computer Futures
Rate: £32 - £35 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
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