Embedded C
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 510 | 664 | 791 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +154 | +127 | -166 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 76 | 58 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.097% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.59% | 0.27% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 21 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £313 | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £338 | £400 | £404 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £460 | £410 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +12.20% | +9.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £560 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | - | £441 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £528 | £460 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.67% | +8.24% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 22 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42.88 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £48.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +18.18% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £77.00 | £58.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £88.70 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +18.18% | +22.22% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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 with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,830 | 21,120 | 32,260 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.40% | 35.18% | 36.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,114 | 15,252 | 23,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £397 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £487 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.55% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 487 | 483 | 513 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.25 | £19.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.00% | +14.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £77.00 | £67.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.63% | +18.45% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +92 | 72 | £528 | +14.67% | 114 |
| England | +134 | 69 | £503 | +9.24% | 112 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 28 | £475 | +5.56% | 51 |
| South East | +13 | 19 | £525 | +16.67% | 28 |
| East of England | +5 | 19 | £550 | - | 19 |
| South West | +39 | 18 | - | - | 24 |
| North of England | +37 | 7 | - | - | 9 |
| Scotland | +28 | 6 | £62 | - | 11 |
| North East | - | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +102 | 4 | £250 | -46.09% | 9 |
| Midlands | +27 | 2 | £505 | +12.22% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 2 | £505 | +12.22% | 12 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: