The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded C over the 3 months to 18 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded C
Rank 132 130 169
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +39
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 14 21 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.583% 0.831% 0.356%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.156% 1.470% 0.769%
Number of salaries quoted 5 21 9
Average salary £47,500 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £43,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +9.33%
All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1211 1429 1690
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 50.44% 56.57% 46.25%
Number of salaries quoted 964 1170 1438
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded C
East of England

Embedded C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Embedded C Salary Trend

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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Stevenage -8 8 £47,500 +5.55% 1
Hemel Hempstead - 2 - -
Embedded C
East of England

Embedded C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 34 (100.00%) C
2 25 (73.53%) Degree
3 20 (58.82%) C++
4 16 (47.06%) Linux
5 14 (41.18%) UML
6 13 (38.24%) Project Management
6 13 (38.24%) Rational DOORS
6 13 (38.24%) Validation
7 11 (32.35%) Java
8 10 (29.41%) Sun
8 10 (29.41%) Aerospace
8 10 (29.41%) QA
9 9 (26.47%) Embedded Linux
9 9 (26.47%) Embedded Software Development
9 9 (26.47%) Handset
9 9 (26.47%) Firmware
9 9 (26.47%) VxWorks
9 9 (26.47%) Embedded C++
9 9 (26.47%) Python
9 9 (26.47%) Delphi
10 6 (17.65%) Wireless
11 5 (14.71%) C#
12 4 (11.76%) Internet
13 3 (8.824%) Telecoms
13 3 (8.824%) Software Engineering
13 3 (8.824%) Digital Signal Processing
13 3 (8.824%) Signal Processing
13 3 (8.824%) Avionics
13 3 (8.824%) French Language
13 3 (8.824%) German Language

Embedded C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Communications & Networking
1 6 (17.65%) Wireless
2 4 (11.76%) Internet
3 1 (2.941%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 13 (38.24%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (5.882%) VTune
3 1 (2.941%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (29.41%) Aerospace
2 3 (8.824%) Publishing
2 3 (8.824%) Telecoms
2 3 (8.824%) French Language
2 3 (8.824%) German Language
2 3 (8.824%) Avionics
3 2 (5.882%) Retail
4 1 (2.941%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Developer
2 10 (29.41%) Software Architect
2 10 (29.41%) Architect
2 10 (29.41%) Lead Architect
2 10 (29.41%) Lead Software Architect
3 9 (26.47%) Embedded Software Developer
3 9 (26.47%) Software Developer
4 6 (17.65%) Software Engineer
5 4 (11.76%) DSP Engineer
6 3 (8.824%) Project Manager
6 3 (8.824%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (8.824%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (5.882%) C++ Developer
7 2 (5.882%) Embedded C Developer
7 2 (5.882%) C Developer
7 2 (5.882%) Embedded C/C++ Developer
7 2 (5.882%) Embedded C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (26.47%) Firmware
1 9 (26.47%) Handset
2 2 (5.882%) Device Driver
3 1 (2.941%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 16 (47.06%) Linux
2 9 (26.47%) VxWorks
2 9 (26.47%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (5.882%) FreeBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (41.18%) UML
2 13 (38.24%) Validation
2 13 (38.24%) Project Management
3 9 (26.47%) Embedded Software Development
4 3 (8.824%) HOOD
4 3 (8.824%) Software Engineering
4 3 (8.824%) Digital Signal Processing
4 3 (8.824%) Signal Processing
5 2 (5.882%) Scrum
5 2 (5.882%) Extreme Programming
5 2 (5.882%) TDD
5 2 (5.882%) Pair Programming
5 2 (5.882%) Logistics
5 2 (5.882%) Automated Testing
5 2 (5.882%) OOA/OOD
5 2 (5.882%) DSDM
5 2 (5.882%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 34 (100.00%) C
2 20 (58.82%) C++
3 11 (32.35%) Java
4 9 (26.47%) Delphi
4 9 (26.47%) Python
4 9 (26.47%) Embedded C++
5 5 (14.71%) C#
6 2 (5.882%) Perl
7 1 (2.941%) VC++
7 1 (2.941%) Assembly Language
7 1 (2.941%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 25 (73.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (29.41%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (29.41%) Sun
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
This team of hardware and software engineers are developing the architecture and implementation of sophisticated high performance routing products from the chip level upwards incorporating the next generation...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £55000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013