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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 464 581 735
Rank change year-on-year +117 +154 -141
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 67 59 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.12% 0.048%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.62% 0.35% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 23 4
10th Percentile £250 £318 £402
25th Percentile £425 £406 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £488 £410
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% +18.90% +9.33%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £424
90th Percentile £747 - £440
UK median daily rate £505 £488 £410
% change year-on-year +3.59% +18.90% +6.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 21 19
10th Percentile - £46.25 £46.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £51.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £77.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +40.00% +22.22%
75th Percentile £80.00 £90.00 £58.38
90th Percentile £90.00 - £58.75
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -3.45% +31.82% +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 10,885 16,811 25,790
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.88% 34.89% 36.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,901 12,297 19,045
10th Percentile £350 £385 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £564 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% +2.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £798 £775
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 446 401 450
10th Percentile £37.59 £25.75 £20.23
25th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.77
Median % change year-on-year - +23.10% +19.46%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £61.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £78.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £61.60 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.46% +23.20% +17.65%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 West +25 19 - - 24
South East +33 18 £550 +22.22% 27
East of England -6 17 £550 -1.79% 24
North of England +38 7 - - 9
North East - 6 - - 1
London +93 4 £250 -46.09% 8
Midlands +23 2 £505 +12.22% 21
East Midlands +14 2 £505 +12.22% 12
North West +21 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 (4.48%) Simulink
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.46%) J1939
2 4 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.49%) 4G
3 1 (1.49%) 5G
3 1 (1.49%) RS-422
3 1 (1.49%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 8 (11.94%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.49%) Git
General
1 16 (23.88%) Automotive
2 14 (20.90%) Electronics
3 2 (2.99%) Aviation
3 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.49%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.49%) Law
4 1 (1.49%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.49%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 51 (76.12%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (74.63%) Software Engineer
3 49 (73.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 8 (11.94%) C Software Engineer
4 8 (11.94%) Embedded C Engineer
4 8 (11.94%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 6 (8.96%) Developer
5 6 (8.96%) Embedded Developer
6 5 (7.46%) FPGA Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Principal Software Engineer
7 3 (4.48%) Design Engineer
7 3 (4.48%) FPGA Design Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) C Developer
8 2 (2.99%) DSP Engineer
8 2 (2.99%) Embedded C Developer
8 2 (2.99%) Software Verification Engineer
9 1 (1.49%) Firmware Engineer
9 1 (1.49%) Process Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.48%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 19 (28.36%) ARM Cortex
2 6 (8.96%) Algorithms
2 6 (8.96%) VHDL
3 5 (7.46%) CAN bus
3 5 (7.46%) FPGA
4 4 (5.97%) STB
5 2 (2.99%) GNSS
6 1 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (31.34%) Linux
2 19 (28.36%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (77.61%) Software Engineering
2 19 (28.36%) Configuration Management
3 14 (20.90%) Validation
4 12 (17.91%) Verification and Validation
5 10 (14.93%) Test Scripting
6 8 (11.94%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (11.94%) Test Automation
7 5 (7.46%) FPGA Design
8 4 (5.97%) Agile
8 4 (5.97%) Open Source
8 4 (5.97%) Scrum
9 3 (4.48%) Multithreading
9 3 (4.48%) Risk Management
10 2 (2.99%) Digital Signal Processing
10 2 (2.99%) Embedded Software Development
10 2 (2.99%) Signal Processing
11 1 (1.49%) Kalman Filter
11 1 (1.49%) PLM
11 1 (1.49%) SDLC
11 1 (1.49%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 67 (100.00%) C
2 18 (26.87%) C++
3 16 (23.88%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.97%) MATLAB
5 3 (4.48%) Bash
6 2 (2.99%) Python
7 1 (1.49%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (26.87%) Security Cleared
2 15 (22.39%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.48%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.49%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.45%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 4 (5.97%) Firmware
2 1 (1.49%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.46%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (28.36%) IBM
1 19 (28.36%) Lauterbach
2 4 (5.97%) BT
2 4 (5.97%) Xilinx
3 2 (2.99%) Broadcom
4 1 (1.49%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.49%) SAP