The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 21 May 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 66 102 80
Rank change year-on-year
+36 -22
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 29 1 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 3.292% 0.081% 0.452%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.503% 0.123% 0.821%
Number of salaries quoted 23 1 5
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,500 £28,100
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £37,500 £42,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +13.33%
All Programming Languages
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
644 813 609
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 73.10% 65.46% 55.01%
Number of salaries quoted 573 700 549
Average salary £35,000 £38,500 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% +11.59%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £42,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded C
South West

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Embedded C Salary Trend

Embedded C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded C across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Gloucestershire Embedded C Salary Histogram

Embedded C
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheltenham +30 16 £50,000 +33.33%
Gloucester - 6 £37,500 -
Stroud - 3 £33,000 -
Wotton-under-Edge - 3 £35,000 -
Embedded C
South West

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 50 (100.00%) C
2 42 (84.00%) C++
3 38 (76.00%) Aerospace
4 37 (74.00%) C#
4 37 (74.00%) Ethernet
5 35 (70.00%) CAN bus
6 32 (64.00%) Linux
7 31 (62.00%) .NET
7 31 (62.00%) Windows
8 30 (60.00%) Military
9 29 (58.00%) VxWorks
10 16 (32.00%) Electronics
11 13 (26.00%) DO-178B
12 11 (22.00%) UML
13 10 (20.00%) Software Engineering
14 9 (18.00%) SysML
14 9 (18.00%) Computer Science
14 9 (18.00%) IEC 61508
14 9 (18.00%) Embedded C++
14 9 (18.00%) TickIT
15 8 (16.00%) TDD
15 8 (16.00%) XML
15 8 (16.00%) Requirements Engineering
15 8 (16.00%) Rational Rhapsody
15 8 (16.00%) Degree
16 7 (14.00%) Marketing
16 7 (14.00%) Embedded Systems
17 6 (12.00%) PVCS
17 6 (12.00%) Rational DOORS
18 5 (10.00%) QNX

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 31 (62.00%) .NET
2 8 (16.00%) XML
3 1 (2.000%) WPF
Applications
1 1 (2.000%) Simulink
1 1 (2.000%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 37 (74.00%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 8 (16.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 6 (12.00%) PVCS
2 6 (12.00%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (6.000%) Visual Studio
4 2 (4.000%) Hudson
4 2 (4.000%) Subversion
5 1 (2.000%) C++Builder
General
1 38 (76.00%) Aerospace
2 30 (60.00%) Military
3 16 (32.00%) Electronics
4 7 (14.00%) Marketing
5 1 (2.000%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.000%) Avionics
5 1 (2.000%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 50 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 34 (68.00%) Real Time Software Engineer
2 34 (68.00%) Real Time Engineer
3 12 (24.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 7 (14.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (12.00%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
6 3 (6.000%) C Software Engineer
7 1 (2.000%) Software Developer
7 1 (2.000%) Senior Software Developer
7 1 (2.000%) Developer
7 1 (2.000%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 35 (70.00%) CAN bus
2 9 (18.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (14.00%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (6.000%) VHDL
4 3 (6.000%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 2 (4.000%) Open Source
6 1 (2.000%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 32 (64.00%) Linux
2 31 (62.00%) Windows
3 29 (58.00%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (22.00%) UML
2 10 (20.00%) Software Engineering
3 9 (18.00%) SysML
4 8 (16.00%) TDD
4 8 (16.00%) Requirements Engineering
5 1 (2.000%) OO
5 1 (2.000%) OOD
5 1 (2.000%) Data Management
5 1 (2.000%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 50 (100.00%) C
2 42 (84.00%) C++
3 37 (74.00%) C#
4 9 (18.00%) Embedded C++
5 3 (6.000%) Assembly Language
6 1 (2.000%) MATLAB
6 1 (2.000%) Ada
Qualifications
1 8 (16.00%) Degree
2 2 (4.000%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.000%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (26.00%) DO-178B
2 9 (18.00%) IEC 61508
2 9 (18.00%) TickIT
Vendors
1 5 (10.00%) QNX
2 3 (6.000%) Borland
3 2 (4.000%) Intel
Gloucester, South West
Embedded C/C++ - Ability to take on existing and create new embedded software based on PIC microcontrollers. I have just received instruction from a key client of mine...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
An excellent opportunity is on offer for a skilled Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer to join an internationally successful defence, security, transport and energy company with a long,...
ComputerWorld Personnel Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + flexible benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer (Embedded C) to work within the defence/security/aerospace space on the development of software for the next...
ITS Ingenium
Salary: Up to UKP 50000 per year
Posted: 16 May 2013