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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 490 | 506 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +16 | +229 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 26 | 37 | 84 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.070% | 0.12% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.23% | 0.36% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £400 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £465 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.90% | -5.10% | +6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £493 | £601 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -7.92% | +18.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 12 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.38 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.00 | £60.00 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £69.06 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | +27.27% |
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 | 11,389 | 10,373 | 12,866 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.81% | 32.82% | 30.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,560 | 6,597 | 9,141 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.43% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.43% | -2.20% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 239 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.05 | £21.25 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.00 | £36.25 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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 14 January 2026.
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 14 January 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 | -67 | 26 | £525 | +12.90% | 119 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 22 | £475 | +2.15% | 127 |
| East of England | +2 | 19 | £525 | - | 21 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 14 | - | - | 88 |
| South West | -36 | 3 | £475 | - | 32 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 6 |
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: