MISRA C Contract Job Trends in England

MISRA C
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring MISRA C skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 490 523 576
Rank change year-on-year +33 +53 -
Contract jobs citing MISRA C 11 10 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.040% 0.031% 0.057%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.23% 0.23% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £356
25th Percentile - - £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £550
75th Percentile - - £575
90th Percentile - - £588
UK median daily rate - - £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 12
10th Percentile £62.25 - £56.40
25th Percentile - £37.55 £59.44
Median hourly rate £65.00 £40.33 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +61.19% -37.96% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £47.01 -
90th Percentile £70.00 £54.06 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £40.33 £65.00
% change year-on-year +61.19% -37.96% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

MISRA C falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,794 4,268 5,932
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.27% 13.05% 14.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,128 2,545 4,037
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £400 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £539
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.60% +2.67%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £657
90th Percentile £725 £756 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 216 227
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.24 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.96 £15.20 £19.47
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.56 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.35% -18.51% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.99 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.78 £70.00 £78.36
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.09 £35.63
% change year-on-year +10.74% -23.97% +54.91%

MISRA C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing MISRA C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for MISRA C in England

MISRA C
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MISRA C.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MISRA C

MISRA C
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MISRA C.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MISRA C

MISRA C
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MISRA C within the England region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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 - 11 - - 5
MISRA C
UK

MISRA C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 2 (18.18%) Law
2 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Architect
1 4 (36.36%) Software Architect
2 3 (27.27%) C++ Developer
2 3 (27.27%) Developer
2 3 (27.27%) Software Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (100.00%) Qt
2 7 (63.64%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
1 1 (9.09%) Unix
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (36.36%) Multithreading
2 4 (36.36%) Software Architecture
3 1 (9.09%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Ada
1 11 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
2 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 11 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 11 (100.00%) MISRA