MISRA Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring MISRA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 316 363
Rank change year-on-year -91 +47 +58
Contract jobs citing MISRA 21 21 27
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.087% 0.16% 0.13%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.55% 1.00% 0.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £66 -
25th Percentile - £68 £66
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £70 £68
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -86.50%
75th Percentile - £73 £69
90th Percentile - £74 -
UK median daily rate - £70 £68
% change year-on-year - +3.70% -86.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 25
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.63 £56.25
25th Percentile - - £60.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £67.25
Median % change year-on-year - -3.35% +14.96%
75th Percentile - - £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £66.75 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £67.25
% change year-on-year - -3.35% +14.96%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

MISRA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,785 2,100 3,041
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.60% 16.30% 14.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,382 1,319 1,792
10th Percentile £313 £225 £250
25th Percentile £402 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £482
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -1.35% +0.31%
75th Percentile £588 £578 £588
90th Percentile £677 £671 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 417 133 309
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.47 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £24.18 £12.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +173.67% -45.27%
75th Percentile £67.25 £67.50 £45.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £78.65 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £21.12
% change year-on-year - +65.76% -39.67%

MISRA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MISRA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

MISRA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

MISRA
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MISRA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MISRA

MISRA
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MISRA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MISRA

MISRA
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 MISRA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 May 2026. 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 West -31 20 - -
Midlands -66 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
MISRA
UK

MISRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (4.76%) Git
General
1 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (23.81%) Electronics
2 3 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.52%) Law
4 1 (4.76%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 19 (90.48%) Software Engineer
2 11 (52.38%) C++ Software Engineer
3 6 (28.57%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (28.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) C++ Developer
4 1 (4.76%) Developer
4 1 (4.76%) Qt Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (76.19%) Qt
2 13 (61.90%) Middleware
3 1 (4.76%) QML
3 1 (4.76%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Linux
2 1 (4.76%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (4.76%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (19.05%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (19.05%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (19.05%) Validation
3 3 (14.29%) Multithreading
4 1 (4.76%) Collaborative Engineering
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) C++
2 15 (71.43%) Ada
3 7 (33.33%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (95.24%) Def Stans
2 15 (71.43%) IEC 61508
2 15 (71.43%) MISRA C
3 5 (23.81%) DO-178B
4 1 (4.76%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 5 (23.81%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) QNX