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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 598 | 511 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | -6 | +115 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 37 | 9 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.076% | 0.031% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.28% | 0.092% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £435 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £458 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.94% | +9.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £503 | £500 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £531 | £523 | £747 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £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 | £72.50 |
| 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 | 13,001 | 9,764 | 12,749 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.76% | 34.13% | 30.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,515 | 6,648 | 9,087 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £518 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -2.29% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.68% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 564 | 218 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.33 | £26.45 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.69 | £34.81 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
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 23 May 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
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 23 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 | -84 | 36 | £475 | - | 52 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 35 | £475 | - | 49 |
| East of England | -14 | 18 | - | - | 9 |
| South East | -61 | 13 | - | - | 19 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 11 | - | - | 21 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 11 |
| London | -68 | 2 | £425 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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: