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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 512 | 511 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | -1 | +147 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 40 | 14 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.086% | 0.048% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.31% | 0.14% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £410 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £429 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £470 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.70% | -6.47% | +9.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £497 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £519 | £778 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.06% | -14.55% | +19.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 2 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.80 | £55.13 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £60.94 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £71.25 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.75% | +1.79% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80.94 | £80.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £86.38 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £71.25 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.75% | +1.79% | +7.69% |
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 | 12,825 | 10,032 | 12,701 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.66% | 34.05% | 29.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,511 | 6,794 | 9,022 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 242 | 475 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.50 | £22.48 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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 22 April 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 22 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -88 | 39 | £525 | +11.70% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | -67 | 36 | £475 | +1.06% | 91 |
| East of England | -9 | 24 | £525 | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 16 | - | - | 28 |
| South East | -51 | 8 | - | - | 33 |
| South West | -36 | 3 | £475 | - | 16 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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: