Embedded C Contracts in England

Embedded C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Embedded C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded C over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 602 738
Rank change year-on-year +131 +136 -182
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 72 56 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.11% 0.057%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.31% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 21 8
10th Percentile £250 £313 £393
25th Percentile £425 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £460 £410
Median % change year-on-year +9.78% +12.20% +15.49%
75th Percentile £635 £560 £438
90th Percentile £779 - £441
UK median daily rate £503 £460 £410
% change year-on-year +9.24% +12.20% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 19 23
10th Percentile - £45.50 £46.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £58.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £90.00 £58.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +22.22%

All Programming Languages
England

Embedded C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,809 18,159 26,622
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.05% 35.45% 37.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,855 13,255 19,666
10th Percentile £350 £388 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.85% +3.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £690 £669
90th Percentile £775 £798 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 434 442 469
10th Percentile £35.52 £25.78 £20.20
25th Percentile £47.50 £49.36 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +16.63%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £61.18 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.92% +22.35% +14.94%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in England.

Daily rate trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in England.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +17 21 £550 +22.22% 32
South West +43 19 - - 32
East of England +9 19 £550 - 12
North of England +42 7 - - 11
North East - 6 - - 2
London +104 4 £250 -46.09% 7
Midlands +36 2 £505 +12.22% 23
East Midlands +15 2 £505 +12.22% 11
North West +22 1 - - 7
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Simulink
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.94%) J1939
2 4 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.39%) RS-422
Development Applications
1 11 (15.28%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (22.22%) Automotive
2 14 (19.44%) Electronics
3 2 (2.78%) Aviation
4 1 (1.39%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.39%) Law
4 1 (1.39%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.39%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 53 (73.61%) Embedded Engineer
2 52 (72.22%) Software Engineer
3 51 (70.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (15.28%) C Software Engineer
4 11 (15.28%) Embedded C Engineer
4 11 (15.28%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) Developer
6 7 (9.72%) Embedded Developer
6 7 (9.72%) FPGA Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Principal Engineer
7 5 (6.94%) Principal Software Engineer
8 3 (4.17%) Design Engineer
8 3 (4.17%) FPGA Design Engineer
9 2 (2.78%) C Developer
9 2 (2.78%) DSP Engineer
9 2 (2.78%) Embedded C Developer
9 2 (2.78%) Software Verification Engineer
10 1 (1.39%) Senior
10 1 (1.39%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 19 (26.39%) ARM Cortex
2 8 (11.11%) Algorithms
2 8 (11.11%) FPGA
3 7 (9.72%) VHDL
4 5 (6.94%) CAN bus
5 4 (5.56%) STB
6 2 (2.78%) GNSS
7 1 (1.39%) ASIC
7 1 (1.39%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (1.39%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 23 (31.94%) Linux
2 19 (26.39%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (80.56%) Software Engineering
2 19 (26.39%) Configuration Management
3 17 (23.61%) Validation
4 15 (20.83%) Test Scripting
4 15 (20.83%) Verification and Validation
5 11 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (15.28%) Test Automation
6 5 (6.94%) FPGA Design
7 4 (5.56%) Agile
7 4 (5.56%) Scrum
7 4 (5.56%) Signal Processing
8 3 (4.17%) Risk Management
9 2 (2.78%) Digital Signal Processing
9 2 (2.78%) Embedded Software Development
9 2 (2.78%) Multithreading
9 2 (2.78%) Open Source
10 1 (1.39%) Kalman Filter
10 1 (1.39%) SDLC
10 1 (1.39%) System Testing
10 1 (1.39%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 72 (100.00%) C
2 22 (30.56%) C++
3 20 (27.78%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.56%) MATLAB
4 4 (5.56%) Python
5 3 (4.17%) C#
6 2 (2.78%) Bash
7 1 (1.39%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 19 (26.39%) Security Cleared
2 16 (22.22%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (4.17%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.39%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.72%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 3 (4.17%) Firmware
2 1 (1.39%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (6.94%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (26.39%) IBM
1 19 (26.39%) Lauterbach
2 6 (8.33%) Xilinx
3 4 (5.56%) BT
4 2 (2.78%) Broadcom
5 1 (1.39%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.39%) SAP