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 | 518 | 660 | 816 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +142 | +156 | -181 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 73 | 58 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.098% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.57% | 0.28% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 22 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £315 | £403 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £474 | £410 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.60% | +15.55% | +9.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £560 | £432 |
| 90th Percentile | £747 | - | £444 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £486 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.11% | +14.41% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 21 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42.50 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £48.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +18.18% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £77.00 | £58.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £90.00 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £61.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.75% | +10.91% | +22.22% |
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.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Top 14 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 | +87 | 69 | £550 | +13.11% | 125 |
| England | +120 | 66 | £505 | +6.60% | 119 |
| Work from Home | +132 | 25 | - | - | 54 |
| South East | +23 | 18 | £550 | +22.22% | 31 |
| East of England | +3 | 18 | £550 | -0.90% | 24 |
| South West | +39 | 17 | - | - | 26 |
| North of England | +30 | 7 | - | - | 10 |
| Scotland | +44 | 6 | - | - | 11 |
| North East | - | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +95 | 4 | £250 | -46.09% | 6 |
| Midlands | +30 | 2 | £505 | +12.22% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 2 | £505 | +12.22% | 15 |
| North West | +18 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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: