Embedded C Contracts in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 316 396 481
Rank change year-on-year +80 +85 -75
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 69 50 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.34% 0.22% 0.079%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.44% 0.76% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 17 3
10th Percentile £425 £343 £403
25th Percentile £483 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +20.59% -15.00%
75th Percentile £620 £560 £444
90th Percentile £778 - £448
UK median daily rate £505 £488 £410
% change year-on-year +3.59% +18.90% +9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 21 12
10th Percentile - £46.25 £46.38
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £77.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +35.09% +23.91%
75th Percentile £72.50 £90.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £90.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £74.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -6.35% +35.91% +22.22%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,786 6,595 8,757
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.55% 28.70% 28.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,224 4,658 6,118
10th Percentile £314 £350 £337
25th Percentile £400 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +1.01% +16.47%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £650
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 410 326 333
10th Percentile £37.96 £22.86 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £50.00 £28.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £68.60
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.20
% change year-on-year - +24.50% +18.12%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
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 Embedded C within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 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 +20 19 - - 24
South East +16 18 £550 +22.22% 26
East of England 0 17 £550 -1.79% 20
North of England +32 7 - - 7
Scotland +49 6 - - 9
North East - 6 - -
Midlands +31 2 £505 +12.22% 20
East Midlands +14 2 £505 +12.22% 11
North West +17 1 - - 6
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
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 3 (4.35%) Simulink
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.25%) J1939
2 4 (5.80%) Internet
3 2 (2.90%) Modbus
4 1 (1.45%) 4G
4 1 (1.45%) 5G
4 1 (1.45%) RS-422
4 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 8 (11.59%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.90%) CMake
2 2 (2.90%) JIRA
3 1 (1.45%) Git
General
1 18 (26.09%) Electronics
2 16 (23.19%) Automotive
3 2 (2.90%) Aviation
3 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.45%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.45%) Law
4 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 55 (79.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 54 (78.26%) Software Engineer
3 53 (76.81%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 8 (11.59%) C Software Engineer
4 8 (11.59%) Embedded C Engineer
4 8 (11.59%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) FPGA Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Embedded Software Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Engineer
5 5 (7.25%) Principal Software Engineer
6 3 (4.35%) Design Engineer
6 3 (4.35%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) C Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Developer
7 2 (2.90%) DSP Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) Embedded C Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Embedded Developer
7 2 (2.90%) Software Verification Engineer
8 1 (1.45%) Firmware Engineer
8 1 (1.45%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) Yocto
2 2 (2.90%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (27.54%) ARM Cortex
2 10 (14.49%) VHDL
3 6 (8.70%) Algorithms
4 5 (7.25%) CAN bus
4 5 (7.25%) FPGA
5 4 (5.80%) Device Driver
5 4 (5.80%) IoT
5 4 (5.80%) PCIe
5 4 (5.80%) Verilog
6 2 (2.90%) GNSS
7 1 (1.45%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (39.13%) Linux
2 19 (27.54%) FreeRTOS
3 6 (8.70%) Embedded Linux
4 4 (5.80%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (84.06%) Software Engineering
2 23 (33.33%) Configuration Management
3 14 (20.29%) Validation
4 12 (17.39%) Verification and Validation
5 10 (14.49%) Test Scripting
6 8 (11.59%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (11.59%) Test Automation
7 6 (8.70%) Agile
7 6 (8.70%) CI/CD
8 5 (7.25%) FPGA Design
9 4 (5.80%) Code Optimisation
9 4 (5.80%) Continuous Deployment
9 4 (5.80%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (5.80%) Defect Tracking
9 4 (5.80%) Device Driver Development
9 4 (5.80%) Memory Management
9 4 (5.80%) Open Source
9 4 (5.80%) Requirements Management
10 3 (4.35%) Multithreading
10 3 (4.35%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (100.00%) C
2 18 (26.09%) C++
3 16 (23.19%) Embedded C++
4 4 (5.80%) MATLAB
5 3 (4.35%) Bash
6 2 (2.90%) Python
7 1 (1.45%) C#
Qualifications
1 18 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 15 (21.74%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.35%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (5.80%) MISRA
2 4 (5.80%) MISRA C
System Software
1 9 (13.04%) Firmware
2 2 (2.90%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (27.54%) IBM
1 19 (27.54%) Lauterbach
2 4 (5.80%) Atlassian
2 4 (5.80%) Intel
2 4 (5.80%) Xilinx
3 2 (2.90%) Broadcom
4 1 (1.45%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.45%) SAP