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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 583 | 506 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +4 | +127 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 42 | 10 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.089% | 0.035% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.33% | 0.10% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £435 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £458 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £475 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -5.94% | +3.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £500 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £523 | £747 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 2 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.40 | £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% | -3.45% |
| 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% | -1.41% |
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 | 12,679 | 9,864 | 12,664 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.86% | 34.04% | 29.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,340 | 6,705 | 9,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £414 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 238 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £25.07 | £33.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | +1.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.96 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +3.20% | - |
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 May 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 May 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 | -80 | 41 | £513 | +7.89% | 65 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 38 | £475 | - | 68 |
| East of England | -9 | 21 | - | - | 11 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 14 | - | - | 56 |
| South East | -46 | 13 | - | - | 22 |
| London | -62 | 3 | £550 | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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: