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 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 464 530
Rank change year-on-year -117 +66 +93
Contract jobs citing MISRA C 14 16 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.034% 0.065% 0.019%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.20% 0.41% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £70 -
UK median daily rate - £70 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 11 7
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.25 £48.77
25th Percentile - £63.75 £56.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year - +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile - - £58.75
90th Percentile - £67.50 £66.25
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year - +13.04% -11.54%

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 6,859 3,925 5,136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 16.68% 16.04% 14.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,466 2,545 3,294
10th Percentile £344 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £605 £630 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 429 155 348
10th Percentile £14.02 £18.11 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.63 £13.18
Median hourly rate £33.98 £35.00 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +53.85% -40.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.31 £45.00
90th Percentile £81.20 £79.48 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £34.50 £21.12
% change year-on-year +4.35% +63.39% -39.67%

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 17 May 2026. 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 -31 14 - -
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:

General
1 3 (21.43%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.14%) Law
Job Titles
1 12 (85.71%) Software Engineer
2 10 (71.43%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) C++ Developer
3 1 (7.14%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (100.00%) Qt
2 12 (85.71%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (21.43%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 14 (100.00%) Ada
1 14 (100.00%) C++
2 1 (7.14%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 14 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 14 (100.00%) MISRA