Embedded C++ Contracts

Embedded C++
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 689 829
Rank change year-on-year +125 +140 -170
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 27 29 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.063% 0.049% 0.028%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.21% 0.14% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 10
10th Percentile £470 £183 £399
25th Percentile £475 £403 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £461 £418
Median % change year-on-year +8.94% +10.48% +28.46%
75th Percentile £620 £560 £450
90th Percentile £778 - £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £505 £461 £450
% change year-on-year +9.49% +2.50% +38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 13
10th Percentile £57.50 £74.43 £46.80
25th Percentile £71.25 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £90.00 £77.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.88% +40.00% +18.92%
75th Percentile - £90.00 -
90th Percentile - - £57.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £90.00 £77.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +16.88% +40.00% +18.92%

All Programming Languages
UK

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 with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12,769 20,649 32,224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.59% 34.91% 36.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,080 14,885 23,465
10th Percentile £350 £394 £384
25th Percentile £425 £463 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -2.50% +2.46% +14.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 487 467 511
10th Percentile £31.70 £26.20 £19.91
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £61.60 £60.55 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.73% +21.10% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.50 £77.40 £69.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £61.84 £49.75
% change year-on-year +1.07% +24.30% +17.75%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++.

Daily rate trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++.

Hourly rate trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 10 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 4 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
UK excluding London +65 26 £505 +9.49% 65
England +105 24 £503 +8.94% 62
Work from Home +136 11 £500 - 33
East of England +2 9 - - 7
South East +26 7 £635 +15.45% 20
South West +21 5 £500 +17.65% 14
Scotland - 3 - - 7
East Midlands - 2 £505 - 4
Midlands - 2 £505 - 12
London +100 1 £500 - 4

Embedded C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (11.11%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) Ethernet
1 3 (11.11%) Internet
1 3 (11.11%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 8 (29.63%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (18.52%) Automotive
2 2 (7.41%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
3 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (55.56%) Embedded Engineer
2 11 (40.74%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 11 (40.74%) Software Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) C Software Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) Embedded C Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 5 (18.52%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 5 (18.52%) FPGA Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) Design Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (11.11%) FPGA Design Engineer
6 2 (7.41%) DSP Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) .NET Developer
7 1 (3.70%) C++ Developer
7 1 (3.70%) Developer
7 1 (3.70%) Electronics Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Embedded C++ Developer
7 1 (3.70%) Process Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) Blazor
1 3 (11.11%) OpenGL
1 3 (11.11%) WebRTC
2 2 (7.41%) TensorFlow
3 1 (3.70%) .NET
3 1 (3.70%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 6 (22.22%) VHDL
3 5 (18.52%) FPGA
4 3 (11.11%) CUDA
5 2 (7.41%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 5 (18.52%) Linux
2 3 (11.11%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Software Engineering
2 12 (44.44%) Validation
3 10 (37.04%) Test Scripting
3 10 (37.04%) Verification and Validation
4 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (29.63%) Test Automation
5 5 (18.52%) FPGA Design
6 3 (11.11%) Open Source
6 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
7 2 (7.41%) Computer Vision
7 2 (7.41%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (7.41%) Signal Processing
8 1 (3.70%) Kalman Filter
8 1 (3.70%) Mathematics
8 1 (3.70%) Microservices
8 1 (3.70%) Multithreading
8 1 (3.70%) Physics
8 1 (3.70%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 27 (100.00%) C++
2 18 (66.67%) C
2 18 (66.67%) Embedded C
3 4 (14.81%) MATLAB
4 3 (11.11%) C#
4 3 (11.11%) JavaScript
5 2 (7.41%) Python
6 1 (3.70%) Bash
6 1 (3.70%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.11%) DV Cleared
3 2 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 3 (11.11%) Firmware
2 1 (3.70%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (14.81%) Xilinx
2 3 (11.11%) NVIDIA