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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 608 | 518 | 503 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | -15 | +128 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 33 | 6 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.066% | 0.020% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.25% | 0.060% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £428 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £439 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £465 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -7.92% | +12.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £505 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £525 | £792 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -15.45% | +11.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | +2.19% |
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 | 13,450 | 10,021 | 13,173 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.88% | 33.96% | 30.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,774 | 6,799 | 9,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £354 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £718 | £750 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 549 | 235 | 534 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £25.98 | £31.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.60 | £85.00 | £75.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
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.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Top 8 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 13 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -80 | 32 | £475 | +2.15% | 50 |
| England | -97 | 32 | £475 | +2.15% | 49 |
| East of England | -13 | 15 | - | - | 8 |
| South East | -52 | 13 | - | - | 23 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 9 | - | - | 16 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 7 |
| London | -61 | 1 | £300 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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: