C/C++ Software Engineer Contracts in the UK excluding London

C/C++ Software Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 24 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median C/C++ Software Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 378 419 481
Rank change year-on-year +41 +62 -64
Contract jobs requiring a C/C++ Software Engineer 17 33 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.082% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.14% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £450 -
UK median daily rate - £450 £588
% change year-on-year - -23.40% +46.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 26 32
10th Percentile - - £51.30
25th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.76% +9.17% +26.32%
75th Percentile - £75.00 £68.06
90th Percentile - £77.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -0.76% +9.17% +26.32%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,260 22,774 29,857
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 94.07% 95.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,836 15,954 20,879
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £363 £394 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £598 £594 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,214 1,200 1,503
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.06
25th Percentile £15.66 £18.12 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.63%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £42.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +1.41%

C/C++ Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured C/C++ Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C/C++ Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

C/C++ Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C/C++ Software Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for C/C++ Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

C/C++ Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C/C++ Software Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for C/C++ Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

C/C++ Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C/C++ Software Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 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
East of England +19 17 - - 1
C/C++ Software Engineer
UK

C/C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, C/C++ Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring C/C++ Software Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) C++
1 17 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 17 (100.00%) C
2 9 (52.94%) C#
2 9 (52.94%) Scrum
2 9 (52.94%) Unit Testing
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Integration
2 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (52.94%) Modbus
2 9 (52.94%) DevOps
2 9 (52.94%) RS-485
2 9 (52.94%) RS-422
2 9 (52.94%) Agile
2 9 (52.94%) TDD
2 9 (52.94%) Pair Programming
2 9 (52.94%) Electronics
2 9 (52.94%) Customer Requirements
3 8 (47.06%) Linux
4 7 (41.18%) Multithreading
4 7 (41.18%) Mathematical Modelling
4 7 (41.18%) Mathematics
4 7 (41.18%) MATLAB
4 7 (41.18%) Simulink
4 7 (41.18%) Data Analysis
4 7 (41.18%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 7 (41.18%) Visualisation
5 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.88%) Aviation
6 1 (5.88%) Aerospace

C/C++ Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (41.18%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 9 (52.94%) Modbus
1 9 (52.94%) RS-422
1 9 (52.94%) RS-485
General
1 9 (52.94%) Electronics
2 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.88%) Aviation
2 1 (5.88%) Law
Operating Systems
1 8 (47.06%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (52.94%) Agile
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Integration
2 9 (52.94%) Customer Requirements
2 9 (52.94%) DevOps
2 9 (52.94%) Pair Programming
2 9 (52.94%) Scrum
2 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
2 9 (52.94%) TDD
2 9 (52.94%) Unit Testing
3 7 (41.18%) Data Analysis
3 7 (41.18%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
3 7 (41.18%) Mathematical Modelling
3 7 (41.18%) Mathematics
3 7 (41.18%) Multithreading
3 7 (41.18%) Visualisation
4 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 17 (100.00%) C
1 17 (100.00%) C++
2 9 (52.94%) C#
3 7 (41.18%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Twitter