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

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 561 673 808
Rank change year-on-year +112 +135 -131
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 26 33 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.057% 0.026%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.21% 0.16% 0.072%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 18 9
10th Percentile £470 £230 £398
25th Percentile £475 £384 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £468 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.49% +10.00% +30.77%
75th Percentile £620 £560 £450
90th Percentile £778 £572 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £505 £468 £450
% change year-on-year +8.02% +3.89% +38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 12 12
10th Percentile £57.50 - £49.00
25th Percentile £67.81 £77.00 £49.75
Median hourly rate £90.00 £83.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +51.82% +15.79%
75th Percentile - £90.00 -
90th Percentile - - £57.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £90.00 £83.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.78% +51.82% +15.79%

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 12,679 20,015 31,951
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.71% 34.72% 36.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,008 14,436 23,302
10th Percentile £350 £394 £385
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £653
90th Percentile £763 £783 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £490
% change year-on-year -2.50% +2.04% +15.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 489 461 514
10th Percentile £32.25 £26.25 £19.64
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +16.63%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.83 £78.00 £73.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +25.00% +21.95%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +59 25 £505 +8.02% 60
England +104 23 £503 +7.49% 57
Work from Home +117 10 £500 +25.00% 30
East of England +2 8 - - 9
South East +25 7 £635 +15.45% 17
South West +8 5 £500 +25.00% 15
Scotland - 3 - - 6
Midlands +26 2 £505 -15.83% 10
East Midlands - 2 £505 - 3
London +83 1 £500 - 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:

Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.54%) Ethernet
1 3 (11.54%) Internet
1 3 (11.54%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (19.23%) Automotive
2 2 (7.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
3 1 (3.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (53.85%) Embedded Engineer
2 10 (38.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 10 (38.46%) Software Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) C Software Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) Embedded C Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 5 (19.23%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 5 (19.23%) FPGA Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) Design Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (11.54%) FPGA Design Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) DSP Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) .NET Developer
7 1 (3.85%) C++ Developer
7 1 (3.85%) Developer
7 1 (3.85%) Electronics Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Embedded C++ Developer
7 1 (3.85%) Process Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.54%) Blazor
1 3 (11.54%) OpenGL
1 3 (11.54%) WebRTC
2 2 (7.69%) TensorFlow
3 1 (3.85%) .NET
3 1 (3.85%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Algorithms
2 6 (23.08%) VHDL
3 5 (19.23%) FPGA
4 3 (11.54%) CUDA
5 2 (7.69%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 5 (19.23%) Linux
2 3 (11.54%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) Software Engineering
2 11 (42.31%) Validation
3 9 (34.62%) Test Scripting
3 9 (34.62%) Verification and Validation
4 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (26.92%) Test Automation
5 5 (19.23%) FPGA Design
6 3 (11.54%) Open Source
6 3 (11.54%) Risk Management
7 2 (7.69%) Computer Vision
7 2 (7.69%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (7.69%) Signal Processing
8 1 (3.85%) Kalman Filter
8 1 (3.85%) Mathematics
8 1 (3.85%) Microservices
8 1 (3.85%) Multithreading
8 1 (3.85%) Physics
8 1 (3.85%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 26 (100.00%) C++
2 17 (65.38%) C
2 17 (65.38%) Embedded C
3 4 (15.38%) MATLAB
4 3 (11.54%) C#
4 3 (11.54%) JavaScript
5 2 (7.69%) Python
6 1 (3.85%) Bash
6 1 (3.85%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) DV Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.85%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 3 (11.54%) Firmware
2 1 (3.85%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) Xilinx
2 3 (11.54%) NVIDIA