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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 644 | 550 | 511 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -94 | -39 | +61 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 39 | 3 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.071% | 0.009% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.27% | 0.028% | 0.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £361 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +8.11% | -15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | - | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | - | £610 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.13 | - | £53.88 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £67.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.48% |
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 | 14,326 | 10,858 | 12,053 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.10% | 33.07% | 32.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,317 | 7,158 | 7,983 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £342 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £507 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.65% | -3.52% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £648 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £491 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.31% | -1.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 540 | 296 | 332 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.72 | £29.00 | £26.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.00 | £40.94 | £46.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.23 | £75.00 | £78.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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.
Embedded C
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 30 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 30 September 2026.
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 30 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -65 | 37 | £525 | +5.00% | 146 |
| England | -90 | 36 | £525 | +5.00% | 162 |
| East of England | - | 18 | - | - | 31 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 16 | £525 | - | 57 |
| South East | - | 15 | £525 | - | 31 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| London | -83 | 2 | £775 | - | 11 |
| South West | -39 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
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: