The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 24 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 Hampshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 162 132 101
Rank change year-on-year
-30 -31
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 19 45 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.550% 1.173% 1.901%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.099% 2.307% 3.783%
Number of salaries quoted 17 41 68
Average salary £37,500 £41,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% +3.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,300 £31,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £47,000 £44,300
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-5.32% +12.66%
All Programming Languages
Hampshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1729 1951 1824
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 50.09% 50.85% 50.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1567 1784 1601
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,398
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +0.27%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded C
South East

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Embedded C Salary Trend

Embedded C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded C across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Southampton +2 7 £27,500 -20.28%
Basingstoke -5 7 £40,000 +23.07%
Farnborough -14 2 £47,500 +13.43%
Embedded C
South East

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 58 (100.00%) C
2 30 (51.72%) C++
3 25 (43.10%) Embedded C++
4 22 (37.93%) Electronics
5 20 (34.48%) Degree
6 19 (32.76%) Firmware
7 16 (27.59%) Computer Science
8 14 (24.14%) Telecoms
9 13 (22.41%) Linux
9 13 (22.41%) UML
10 12 (20.69%) Software Engineering
11 10 (17.24%) Agile Software Development
12 9 (15.52%) Assembly Language
13 8 (13.79%) Windows
13 8 (13.79%) Device Driver
14 7 (12.07%) MATLAB
14 7 (12.07%) Digital Media
15 6 (10.34%) Derivative
16 5 (8.621%) LabVIEW
16 5 (8.621%) Wireless
16 5 (8.621%) POSIX
16 5 (8.621%) WCDMA
16 5 (8.621%) Embedded Software Development
16 5 (8.621%) Digital Signal Processing
16 5 (8.621%) Signal Processing
17 4 (6.897%) Atmel
17 4 (6.897%) LTE
17 4 (6.897%) GSM
17 4 (6.897%) C#
17 4 (6.897%) TCP/IP

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 5 (8.621%) POSIX
2 3 (5.172%) XML
2 3 (5.172%) Middleware
3 1 (1.724%) Qt
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.621%) Wireless
1 5 (8.621%) WCDMA
2 4 (6.897%) LTE
2 4 (6.897%) GSM
2 4 (6.897%) TCP/IP
3 3 (5.172%) DVB
4 2 (3.448%) UMTS
4 2 (3.448%) GPRS
5 1 (1.724%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.724%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 5 (8.621%) LabVIEW
2 2 (3.448%) Git (software)
3 1 (1.724%) Visual Studio
General
1 22 (37.93%) Electronics
2 14 (24.14%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.448%) Automotive
3 2 (3.448%) Military
Job Titles
1 49 (84.48%) Software Engineer
2 43 (74.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (22.41%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 13 (22.41%) Embedded C Engineer
3 13 (22.41%) C Software Engineer
4 10 (17.24%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 10 (17.24%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
4 10 (17.24%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 10 (17.24%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 10 (17.24%) C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (5.172%) Developer
6 2 (3.448%) Software Developer
6 2 (3.448%) DSP Software Engineer
6 2 (3.448%) Embedded Software Developer
6 2 (3.448%) DSP Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) Graduate Developer
7 1 (1.724%) Electronics Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) Graduate Software Developer
7 1 (1.724%) Design Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.76%) Firmware
2 16 (27.59%) Computer Science
3 8 (13.79%) Device Driver
4 7 (12.07%) Digital Media
5 6 (10.34%) Derivative
6 3 (5.172%) Physics
6 3 (5.172%) STB
6 3 (5.172%) DTV
7 2 (3.448%) Mathematics
8 1 (1.724%) VHDL
8 1 (1.724%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (22.41%) Linux
2 8 (13.79%) Windows
3 2 (3.448%) VxWorks
4 1 (1.724%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (22.41%) UML
2 12 (20.69%) Software Engineering
3 10 (17.24%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (8.621%) Embedded Software Development
4 5 (8.621%) Digital Signal Processing
4 5 (8.621%) Signal Processing
5 3 (5.172%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (5.172%) Configuration Management
5 3 (5.172%) Software Architecture
6 2 (3.448%) OOD
6 2 (3.448%) OOA/OOD
6 2 (3.448%) Scrum
6 2 (3.448%) Extreme Programming
6 2 (3.448%) TDD
6 2 (3.448%) Pair Programming
7 1 (1.724%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 58 (100.00%) C
2 30 (51.72%) C++
3 25 (43.10%) Embedded C++
4 9 (15.52%) Assembly Language
5 7 (12.07%) MATLAB
6 4 (6.897%) C#
7 3 (5.172%) Java
7 3 (5.172%) Perl
7 3 (5.172%) VC++
8 1 (1.724%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (34.48%) Degree
2 3 (5.172%) HNC
2 3 (5.172%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.724%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (6.897%) Atmel
2 1 (1.724%) Twitter
Basingstoke, South East
Experience in Embedded software programming - 5 years + Industry experience - Programming in C/C++- Device Driver development- Assembler programming - ARM7 or ARM9 experience You will also be required to...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
A rapidly expanding software consultancy requires a talented Embedded C / C++ software engineer to work on a variety of green field projects across defence, energy and marine industries...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum Pension + More
Posted: 24 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include many of the following: Embedded C / C++ & Assembler Linux / Windows OS Web Services HTML HTTP Communication Protocols Intel...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
Desirable: Experience in bring-up and verification of chipsets for GSM/ WCDMA for a commercial handsetExperience or knowledge in development of TDMA, CDAMA, OFDM(A) based ASIC/DSP...
Computer Futures
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013