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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 551 643 826
Rank change year-on-year +92 +183 -134
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 24 39 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.056% 0.070% 0.014%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.19% 0.20% 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 21 6
10th Percentile £470 £300 £394
25th Percentile £475 £375 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £475 £430
Median % change year-on-year +5.79% +10.47% +27.41%
75th Percentile £620 £560 £656
90th Percentile £778 £638 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £505 £475 £575
% change year-on-year +6.32% -17.39% +64.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 14 4
10th Percentile £57.50 - £48.13
25th Percentile £60.94 £77.00 £50.94
Median hourly rate £81.25 £90.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% +63.64% +15.79%
75th Percentile £90.00 - £57.81
90th Percentile - - £58.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £81.25 £90.00 £56.25
% change year-on-year -9.72% +60.00% +18.42%

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 12,939 19,124 31,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.05% 34.12% 36.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,176 13,793 23,095
10th Percentile £350 £388 £388
25th Percentile £425 £461 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £680 £660
90th Percentile £763 £788 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 522 433 488
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.60 £19.52
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.00 £62.50 £51.75
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% +20.77% +17.21%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £61.56
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.95 £71.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year - +19.05% +28.05%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +24 23 £505 +6.32% 42
England +70 21 £503 +9.24% 38
Work from Home +109 8 £500 +25.00% 20
South East +15 7 £635 +15.45% 14
East of England -11 6 - - 10
South West +3 5 £500 +25.00% 8
Scotland - 3 - - 5
Midlands +23 2 £505 -15.83% 4
East Midlands - 2 £505 - 3
London +93 1 £500 - 2

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 (12.50%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Ethernet
1 3 (12.50%) Internet
1 3 (12.50%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 5 (20.83%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (20.83%) Automotive
2 2 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) C Software Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Embedded C Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) FPGA Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Design Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) FPGA Design Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) DSP Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) .NET Developer
6 1 (4.17%) C++ Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Embedded C++ Developer
6 1 (4.17%) Process Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) VHDL Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.50%) Blazor
1 3 (12.50%) OpenGL
1 3 (12.50%) WebRTC
2 2 (8.33%) TensorFlow
3 1 (4.17%) .NET
3 1 (4.17%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 9 (37.50%) Algorithms
2 6 (25.00%) VHDL
3 5 (20.83%) FPGA
4 3 (12.50%) CUDA
5 2 (8.33%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.83%) Linux
2 3 (12.50%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (41.67%) Software Engineering
2 9 (37.50%) Validation
3 7 (29.17%) Test Scripting
3 7 (29.17%) Verification and Validation
4 5 (20.83%) FPGA Design
4 5 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (20.83%) Test Automation
5 3 (12.50%) Open Source
5 3 (12.50%) Risk Management
6 2 (8.33%) Computer Vision
6 2 (8.33%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (8.33%) Signal Processing
7 1 (4.17%) Kalman Filter
7 1 (4.17%) Mathematics
7 1 (4.17%) Microservices
7 1 (4.17%) Multithreading
7 1 (4.17%) Physics
7 1 (4.17%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) C++
2 15 (62.50%) C
2 15 (62.50%) Embedded C
3 4 (16.67%) MATLAB
4 3 (12.50%) C#
4 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
5 2 (8.33%) Python
6 1 (4.17%) Bash
6 1 (4.17%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 3 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.17%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 3 (12.50%) Firmware
2 1 (4.17%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Xilinx
2 3 (12.50%) NVIDIA