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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 509 | 545 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +36 | +240 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 9 | 47 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.025% | 0.13% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.079% | 0.40% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £501 | £359 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £503 | £377 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £400 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.13% | -18.37% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £478 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £534 | £619 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £400 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.13% | -25.58% | +30.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 14 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.43 | £55.50 | £50.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.44 | £66.25 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +22.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +22.27% |
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 | 11,456 | 11,781 | 14,546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.24% | 32.11% | 31.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,545 | 7,594 | 10,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 285 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £22.00 | £31.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.75 | £37.55 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.50 | £60.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +2.32% | +0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| 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.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Top 5 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 14 November 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 | -61 | 8 | £513 | +28.13% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 8 | £513 | +28.13% | 88 |
| East of England | -12 | 7 | £525 | +40.00% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 4 | - | - | 43 |
| South West | -29 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 16 |
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: