The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Embedded C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
40 |
43 |
48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+5 |
+4 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire |
0.26% |
0.33% |
0.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
1.16% |
1.20% |
0.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
£525 |
- |
£375 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-26.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£52.50 |
£57.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£55.00 |
£60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£57.50 |
£62.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£55.00 |
£90.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.27% |
-38.89% |
+33.83% |
Embedded C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridgeshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
86 |
83 |
105 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire |
22.40% |
27.21% |
21.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
54 |
57 |
53 |
| 10th Percentile |
£237 |
£324 |
£415 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£400 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£454 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.63% |
-9.20% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£523 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£624 |
£563 |
£685 |
| East of England median daily rate |
£500 |
£454 |
£477 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.13% |
-4.82% |
-4.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27.83 |
£32.30 |
£35.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29.99 |
£42.50 |
£35.52 |
| Median hourly rate |
£35.00 |
£55.00 |
£60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-36.36% |
-8.33% |
+17.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£44.25 |
£65.00 |
£71.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£49.19 |
- |
£77.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£68.21 |
£67.50 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.05% |
+3.85% |
- |
Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
