Embedded C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Embedded C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 579 | 521 | 528 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | +7 | +230 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 15 | 45 | 88 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.042% | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.13% | 0.38% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £505 | £369 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £391 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -18.37% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £481 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £663 | £563 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -20.93% | +26.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.10 | £53.50 | £50.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.31 | £58.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.74% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.74% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 11,490 | 11,757 | 14,123 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.83% | 32.12% | 30.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,573 | 7,508 | 10,060 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £350 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £761 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 340 | 305 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.89 | £22.00 | £31.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.13 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £62.50 | £60.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.00% | +3.92% | -0.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.13 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Top 6 Contract Job 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 28 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -48 | 14 | £550 | +37.50% | 68 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 11 | £513 | +20.59% | 78 |
| East of England | -9 | 10 | £525 | - | 23 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 7 | - | - | 34 |
| London | +10 | 2 | £550 | +37.50% | 1 |
| South West | -25 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 8 |
Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: