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 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 554 | 484 | 506 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +22 | +222 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 26 | 37 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.070% | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £400 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £465 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.90% | -5.10% | +4.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £493 | £601 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -7.92% | +12.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.38 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.00 | £60.00 | £49.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £68.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -1.46% | +24.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £69.06 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £68.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -1.46% | +24.55% |
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 | 11,476 | 10,497 | 13,085 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.76% | 33.00% | 30.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,619 | 6,661 | 9,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £353 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 409 | 247 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.20 | £21.25 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.00 | £35.38 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.07% | -1.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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 17 January 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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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 17 January 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 | -67 | 26 | £525 | +12.90% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 22 | £475 | +2.15% | 77 |
| East of England | -1 | 19 | £525 | - | 10 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 14 | - | - | 32 |
| South West | -31 | 3 | £475 | - | 22 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 5 |
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: