The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 19 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 75 76 57
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -19
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 44 51 76
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 2.581% 2.516% 3.622%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.685% 3.299% 4.706%
Number of salaries quoted 37 51 75
Average salary £48,500 £47,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.10% +18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £40,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £53,500 £60,000 £66,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +9.33%
All Programming Languages
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1194 1546 1615
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 70.03% 76.27% 76.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1103 1324 1479
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £51,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded C
Cambridgeshire

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Embedded C Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded C
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Embedded C across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Embedded C Salary Trend

Embedded C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded C across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Cambridge Embedded C Salary Histogram

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C.

1 81 (100.00%) C
2 61 (75.31%) Linux
3 52 (64.20%) C++
4 39 (48.15%) Degree
5 34 (41.98%) Embedded C++
6 28 (34.57%) Device Driver
7 26 (32.10%) Wireless
8 20 (24.69%) Windows
8 20 (24.69%) Multithreading
9 19 (23.46%) Python
10 17 (20.99%) Perl
11 16 (19.75%) Computer Science
12 13 (16.05%) MATLAB
12 13 (16.05%) Embedded Systems
13 11 (13.58%) Electronics
14 10 (12.35%) 3G
14 10 (12.35%) Ethernet
14 10 (12.35%) LTE
15 8 (9.877%) Automated Testing
15 8 (9.877%) ISEB
15 8 (9.877%) Firmware
15 8 (9.877%) QA
15 8 (9.877%) Software Testing
15 8 (9.877%) Embedded Linux
15 8 (9.877%) ISTQB
15 8 (9.877%) Test Scripting
16 7 (8.642%) 4G
16 7 (8.642%) UMTS
17 6 (7.407%) Wi-Fi
17 6 (7.407%) Multimedia

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (3.704%) Ajax
1 3 (3.704%) JSON
1 3 (3.704%) jQuery
2 2 (2.469%) OpenGL ES
2 2 (2.469%) Direct3D
2 2 (2.469%) OpenVG
2 2 (2.469%) JSR 184
2 2 (2.469%) OpenGL
2 2 (2.469%) DirectX
3 1 (1.235%) .NET
3 1 (1.235%) WF
Applications
1 4 (4.938%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 26 (32.10%) Wireless
2 10 (12.35%) 3G
2 10 (12.35%) Ethernet
2 10 (12.35%) LTE
3 7 (8.642%) 4G
3 7 (8.642%) UMTS
4 6 (7.407%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (7.407%) WLAN
4 6 (7.407%) 3GPP
4 6 (7.407%) Bluetooth
4 6 (7.407%) Broadband
5 5 (6.173%) HTTP
6 4 (4.938%) WCDMA
6 4 (4.938%) DECT
6 4 (4.938%) TETRA
6 4 (4.938%) 2G
7 3 (3.704%) OFDM
7 3 (3.704%) MIMO
8 2 (2.469%) ZigBee
8 2 (2.469%) FTP
Development Applications
1 2 (2.469%) CppUnit
2 1 (1.235%) Subversion
2 1 (1.235%) Git (software)
General
1 11 (13.58%) Electronics
2 6 (7.407%) Multimedia
3 3 (3.704%) Telecoms
3 3 (3.704%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.235%) Finance
Job Titles
1 45 (55.56%) Software Engineer
2 36 (44.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 15 (18.52%) Developer
4 13 (16.05%) Embedded C Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Software Developer
5 10 (12.35%) C++ Software Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) C Software Engineer
6 9 (11.11%) DSP Engineer
7 7 (8.642%) Junior Software Engineer
7 7 (8.642%) Junior
8 6 (7.407%) Principal Engineer
9 5 (6.173%) Linux Engineer
10 3 (3.704%) Senior Software Engineer
10 3 (3.704%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
10 3 (3.704%) Embedded C++ Engineer
11 2 (2.469%) Firmware Engineer
11 2 (2.469%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
11 2 (2.469%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
11 2 (2.469%) Senior C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 28 (34.57%) Device Driver
2 16 (19.75%) Computer Science
3 13 (16.05%) Embedded Systems
4 8 (9.877%) Firmware
5 2 (2.469%) Smart Meter
5 2 (2.469%) IPTV
5 2 (2.469%) MPEG
5 2 (2.469%) STB
5 2 (2.469%) 3D Graphics
5 2 (2.469%) Streaming Video
6 1 (1.235%) Photography
6 1 (1.235%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 61 (75.31%) Linux
2 20 (24.69%) Windows
3 8 (9.877%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (3.704%) Android
5 2 (2.469%) UNIX
6 1 (1.235%) ThreadX
6 1 (1.235%) VxWorks
6 1 (1.235%) Nucleus RTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (24.69%) Multithreading
2 8 (9.877%) Automated Testing
2 8 (9.877%) Software Testing
2 8 (9.877%) Test Scripting
3 6 (7.407%) Signal Processing
4 4 (4.938%) Agile Software Development
5 3 (3.704%) Software Engineering
5 3 (3.704%) Digital Signal Processing
5 3 (3.704%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (2.469%) UML
6 2 (2.469%) Scrum
7 1 (1.235%) Programme Management
7 1 (1.235%) Configuration Management
7 1 (1.235%) Image Processing
7 1 (1.235%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 81 (100.00%) C
2 52 (64.20%) C++
3 34 (41.98%) Embedded C++
4 19 (23.46%) Python
5 17 (20.99%) Perl
6 13 (16.05%) MATLAB
7 4 (4.938%) Assembly Language
8 3 (3.704%) C#
8 3 (3.704%) PowerHouse
9 2 (2.469%) Java
10 1 (1.235%) Objective-C
10 1 (1.235%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 39 (48.15%) Degree
2 8 (9.877%) ISEB
2 8 (9.877%) ISTQB
3 3 (3.704%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.877%) QA
2 6 (7.407%) JTAG
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Summary: This is an excellent opportunity for a stunningly bright Embedded Software Developer to join a market leader and work on real-world control systems with a small...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k + top benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: This is an excellent opportunity for a stunningly bright Embedded Software Developer to join a market leader and work on real-world control systems with a small...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k + top benefits
Posted: 4 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You… As a triumphant Software Engineer you'll be expected to have worked on 2G, 3G and LTE systems... Technical Skills… * Embedded C/C * C++ Programming * Real Time...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Excellebt Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Technical Skills… *Embedded C *C++ Programming *Real Time System Design *Wireless communication *2G - 3G - LTE The new role of Software Engineer offers a great deal of diversity working...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key skills: Embedded C, Firmware, scopes and software design techniques... Desirables: assembler, microprocessors, competency with laboratory and tracing equipment such as scopes, digital multimeters, a scripting language (e...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £42000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £57000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£55k + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
People Source Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £32k
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 7 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £32000 to £54000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013