The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 20 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 South West 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 109 115 94
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -21
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 1 20 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.049% 0.649% 1.116%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.148% 1.778% 3.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 5
Average daily rate - £315 £285
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +10.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £305 £286
% change year-on-year
+3.27% +6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 10 14
Average hourly rate £37.50 £39.00 £35.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +9.85%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £39.13 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+4.33% -
All Programming Languages
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
675 1125 1105
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 33.14% 36.49% 36.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 410 637 507
Average daily rate £325 £363 £314
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.34% +15.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £245 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 77 91
Average hourly rate £34.00 £34.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.44% -1.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £18.25 £17.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £46.00 £46.00 £40.00
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 20 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
Bristol - - - - 14
Cornwall - - - -
Dorset - - - - 1
Gloucestershire - - - - 3
Somerset - - - -
Wiltshire - - - -
Embedded C
England

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 24 (100.00%) C
2 11 (45.83%) C++
3 10 (41.67%) Embedded C++
4 9 (37.50%) Linux
5 7 (29.17%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (20.83%) DVB
7 4 (16.67%) Telecoms
7 4 (16.67%) Firmware
7 4 (16.67%) STB
7 4 (16.67%) DO-178B
8 3 (12.50%) 4G
8 3 (12.50%) Mobile Payment
8 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
8 3 (12.50%) 3G
8 3 (12.50%) Configuration Management
8 3 (12.50%) DTV
8 3 (12.50%) Assembly Language
8 3 (12.50%) EFT
8 3 (12.50%) EFTPOS
8 3 (12.50%) Perl
8 3 (12.50%) Broadband
8 3 (12.50%) Retail
8 3 (12.50%) Wireless
8 3 (12.50%) Finance
8 3 (12.50%) Aerospace
9 2 (8.333%) Automotive
9 2 (8.333%) Validation
9 2 (8.333%) 2G
9 2 (8.333%) Embedded Software Development
9 2 (8.333%) CAN bus

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 5 (20.83%) DVB
2 3 (12.50%) 4G
2 3 (12.50%) 3G
2 3 (12.50%) Broadband
2 3 (12.50%) Wireless
3 2 (8.333%) 2G
4 1 (4.167%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 1 (4.167%) Subversion
General
1 4 (16.67%) Telecoms
2 3 (12.50%) Retail
2 3 (12.50%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 2 (8.333%) Automotive
4 1 (4.167%) Avionics
4 1 (4.167%) Military
4 1 (4.167%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 15 (62.50%) Software Engineer
2 5 (20.83%) Embedded C Engineer
2 5 (20.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Real Time Software Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Real Time Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Developer
4 2 (8.333%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) Linux Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
4 2 (8.333%) C Software Engineer
5 1 (4.167%) Embedded C Developer
5 1 (4.167%) C Developer
5 1 (4.167%) C Programmer
5 1 (4.167%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (4.167%) Embedded C Programmer
5 1 (4.167%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) Firmware
1 4 (16.67%) STB
2 3 (12.50%) Mobile Payment
2 3 (12.50%) DTV
2 3 (12.50%) EFT
2 3 (12.50%) EFTPOS
3 2 (8.333%) CAN bus
4 1 (4.167%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (4.167%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
1 9 (37.50%) Linux
2 7 (29.17%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (12.50%) Configuration Management
2 2 (8.333%) Validation
2 2 (8.333%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (4.167%) Unit Testing
3 1 (4.167%) Test Scripting
3 1 (4.167%) UML
3 1 (4.167%) OO
3 1 (4.167%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) C
2 11 (45.83%) C++
3 10 (41.67%) Embedded C++
4 3 (12.50%) Assembly Language
4 3 (12.50%) Perl
5 1 (4.167%) Ada
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.167%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) DO-178B
Gloucestershire, South West
Our niche client has an immediate requirement for a software engineer. You will be working on niche yet extremely high profile projects for a client that supports major...
Computer Futures
Posted: 30 May 2013
Bristol, South West
QNX Engineer - Bristol- 6 months - £35-£39 per hour Our client has an immediate requirement for a low level QNX engineer... Experience of device drivers and bare metal...
Computer Futures
Posted: 18 June 2013
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