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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 511 512 577
Rank change year-on-year +1 +65 +183
Contract jobs citing MISRA C 13 11 16
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.046% 0.035% 0.039%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.26% 0.27% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £463
25th Percentile £463 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £550
75th Percentile £488 - £575
90th Percentile - - £588
UK median daily rate £475 - £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 8
10th Percentile £62.25 - £57.30
25th Percentile - £37.55 £63.19
Median hourly rate £65.00 £40.33 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +61.19% -37.96% -3.35%
75th Percentile £67.50 £48.26 -
90th Percentile £70.00 £57.56 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £40.33 £65.00
% change year-on-year +61.19% -37.96% -3.35%

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 5,080 4,113 5,769
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.81% 13.07% 14.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,297 2,405 3,912
10th Percentile £304 £291 £325
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -5.09% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £651
90th Percentile £713 £750 £766
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 182 240
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.42 £15.21
25th Percentile £17.55 £18.06 £20.07
Median hourly rate £31.49 £35.00 £36.75
Median % change year-on-year -10.03% -4.76% +51.55%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £83.12
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £27.50 £36.75
% change year-on-year +1.82% -25.17% +48.73%

MISRA C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MISRA C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

MISRA C job vacancy trend 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 25 October 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 +21 12 - - 14
East of England - 1 £475 - 2
MISRA C
UK

MISRA C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Polyspace
1 1 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (23.08%) Law
2 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.69%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Architect
3 3 (23.08%) C++ Developer
3 3 (23.08%) Developer
3 3 (23.08%) Software Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (92.31%) Qt
2 9 (69.23%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Unix
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (23.08%) Multithreading
2 3 (23.08%) Software Architecture
3 1 (7.69%) CI/CD
3 1 (7.69%) Software Testing
3 1 (7.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) C++
2 12 (92.31%) Ada
3 1 (7.69%) C
3 1 (7.69%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) SC Cleared
1 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) MISRA
2 12 (92.31%) Def Stans
2 12 (92.31%) IEC 61508
3 1 (7.69%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (7.69%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) QNX