Embedded C++ Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Embedded C++
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 1 0 33
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.18% - 4.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.60% - 13.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +60.38%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £525 - £425
% change year-on-year - - +60.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 25
10th Percentile - - £69.00
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £90.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 - £90.00

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

Embedded C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 168 122 237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 30.60% 26.58% 31.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 46 105
10th Percentile £439 £319 £400
25th Percentile £472 £349 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -12.50% -10.11%
75th Percentile £605 £566 £675
90th Percentile £713 £613 £720
East of England median daily rate £500 £413 £475
% change year-on-year +21.21% -13.16% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 33 90
10th Percentile £52.00 £61.50 -
25th Percentile - - £65.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 £84.36
90th Percentile £75.75 £95.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.25
% change year-on-year - -0.38% +8.75%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Embedded C++
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 November 2025. 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
Stevenage - 1 - - 3
Embedded C++
East of England

Embedded C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) PVCS
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Code Coverage
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ANSYS
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) VMware