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The table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Embedded C
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank111119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads29
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.212 %0.726 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£332-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.51£36.55
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads9441239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.319 %1.245 %
Daily rates quoted213266
Average minimum daily rate£284£291
Average daily rate£302£311
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted70135
Average minimum hourly rate£24.86£25.10
Average hourly rate£26.95£27.34
% change on same period last year-1.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.05£29.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Embedded C EnglandEmbedded C
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Embedded C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands Embedded C Demand Trend

Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded C across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded C Daily Rate Trend

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded C across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded C Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded C
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

15 (100.00 %)C
23 (60.00 %)UML
32 (40.00 %)Embedded C++
32 (40.00 %)VxWorks
32 (40.00 %)C++
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)Windows XP
41 (20.00 %)MATLAB
41 (20.00 %)Simulink
41 (20.00 %)Telecoms
41 (20.00 %)Aerospace
41 (20.00 %)Automotive
41 (20.00 %)Unified Process
41 (20.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
41 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MATLAB
11 (20.00 %)Simulink
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
11 (20.00 %)Aerospace
11 (20.00 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Embedded C Engineer
21 (20.00 %)C Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Software Developer
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)DSP Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)VxWorks
21 (20.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)Unified Process
21 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C
22 (40.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)Embedded C++