Embedded C Contracts in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 324 403 485
Rank change year-on-year +79 +82 -88
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 69 48 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.34% 0.20% 0.084%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.43% 0.69% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 3
10th Percentile £425 £338 £403
25th Percentile £483 £409 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £486 £425
Median % change year-on-year +13.11% +14.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £620 £560 £444
90th Percentile £778 - £448
UK median daily rate £505 £474 £410
% change year-on-year +6.60% +15.55% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 20 14
10th Percentile - £42.38 £46.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £49.06 £48.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.75% +10.91% +22.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £58.56
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +22.22%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,829 6,925 8,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.49% 28.99% 28.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,250 4,932 6,227
10th Percentile £317 £350 £335
25th Percentile £400 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.04% +15.29%
75th Percentile £585 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £644
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 401 338 335
10th Percentile £37.63 £22.50 £17.10
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.98 £27.49
Median hourly rate £62.50 £60.63 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +21.86% +19.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.50 £65.47
UK median hourly rate £61.60 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.67% +20.00% +14.94%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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 +23 18 £550 +22.22% 32
East of England +10 18 £550 -0.90% 24
South West +39 17 - - 26
North of England +36 7 - - 10
Scotland +45 6 - - 12
North East - 6 - - 3
Midlands +30 2 £505 +12.22% 24
East Midlands +20 2 £505 +12.22% 16
North West +26 1 - - 5
Wales - 1 - - 3
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (4.35%) Simulink
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.25%) J1939
2 4 (5.80%) Internet
3 2 (2.90%) Modbus
4 1 (1.45%) RS-422
4 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 10 (14.49%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.90%) CMake
2 2 (2.90%) JIRA
3 1 (1.45%) Git
General
1 18 (26.09%) Electronics
2 16 (23.19%) Automotive
3 2 (2.90%) Aerospace
3 2 (2.90%) Aviation
4 1 (1.45%) Law
4 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 55 (79.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 54 (78.26%) Software Engineer
3 53 (76.81%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 10 (14.49%) C Software Engineer
4 10 (14.49%) Embedded C Engineer
4 10 (14.49%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) FPGA Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Software Engineer
6 3 (4.35%) Design Engineer
6 3 (4.35%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) C Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Developer
7 2 (2.90%) DSP Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) Embedded C Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Embedded Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Software Verification Engineer
8 1 (1.45%) Senior
8 1 (1.45%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) Yocto
2 2 (2.90%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (24.64%) ARM Cortex
2 10 (14.49%) VHDL
3 6 (8.70%) Algorithms
4 5 (7.25%) CAN bus
4 5 (7.25%) FPGA
5 4 (5.80%) Device Driver
5 4 (5.80%) IoT
5 4 (5.80%) PCIe
5 4 (5.80%) Verilog
6 2 (2.90%) GNSS
7 1 (1.45%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (36.23%) Linux
2 17 (24.64%) FreeRTOS
3 6 (8.70%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (5.80%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (84.06%) Software Engineering
2 21 (30.43%) Configuration Management
3 16 (23.19%) Validation
4 14 (20.29%) Verification and Validation
5 12 (17.39%) Test Scripting
6 10 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.49%) Test Automation
7 6 (8.70%) Agile
7 6 (8.70%) CI/CD
8 5 (7.25%) FPGA Design
9 4 (5.80%) Code Optimisation
9 4 (5.80%) Continuous Deployment
9 4 (5.80%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (5.80%) Defect Tracking
9 4 (5.80%) Device Driver Development
9 4 (5.80%) Memory Management
9 4 (5.80%) Requirements Management
10 3 (4.35%) Multithreading
10 3 (4.35%) Open Source
10 3 (4.35%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (100.00%) C
2 21 (30.43%) C++
3 18 (26.09%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.80%) MATLAB
5 3 (4.35%) Bash
6 2 (2.90%) Python
7 1 (1.45%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 15 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.35%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (5.80%) MISRA
2 4 (5.80%) MISRA C
System Software
1 9 (13.04%) Firmware
2 2 (2.90%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 17 (24.64%) IBM
1 17 (24.64%) Lauterbach
2 4 (5.80%) Atlassian
2 4 (5.80%) Intel
2 4 (5.80%) Xilinx
3 2 (2.90%) Broadcom
4 1 (1.45%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.45%) SAP