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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 645 | 553 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | -53 | +65 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 33 | 4 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.061% | 0.012% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.23% | 0.038% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +2.56% | -11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | - | £780 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.25 | - | £62.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £80.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
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 | 14,150 | 10,627 | 12,177 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.00% | 32.74% | 31.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,188 | 7,032 | 8,268 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 535 | 292 | 343 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.75 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.75 | £37.50 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.06 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £78.75 | £78.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -1.92% | - |
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 15 September 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.
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Top 7 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 15 September 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 | -81 | 31 | £525 | +5.00% | 124 |
| England | -97 | 30 | £525 | +5.00% | 141 |
| East of England | -16 | 14 | - | - | 37 |
| South East | - | 14 | £525 | - | 26 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 12 | £525 | - | 59 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| London | -85 | 2 | £775 | - | 18 |
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: