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 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 508 | 545 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +37 | +239 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 6 | 52 | 89 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.018% | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.055% | 0.43% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £358 | £317 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £372 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £400 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -18.37% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £481 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £663 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -22.73% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 21 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £65.98 | £52.50 | £50.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.31 | £66.25 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.25 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.93% | - | +22.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.81 | - | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.93 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.25 | £70.00 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.93% | -12.50% | +40.35% |
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 | 10,903 | 11,995 | 15,257 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.74% | 32.01% | 31.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,132 | 7,840 | 10,885 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £442 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | £770 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 304 | 320 | 447 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £25.26 | £33.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £41.25 | £48.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.50 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.62% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.13 | £75.00 | £79.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.73% |
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 17 October 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 | -37 | 5 | £500 | +25.00% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 4 | £500 | +17.65% | 88 |
| East of England | -6 | 3 | - | - | 24 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 2 | - | - | 35 |
| London | +6 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | -13 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 14 |
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: