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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 632 | 546 | 519 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -86 | -27 | +94 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 25 | 6 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.048% | 0.019% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.18% | 0.056% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £463 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £471 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £495 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £521 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £531 | £792 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £495 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.71% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £50.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £80.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
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 | 13,883 | 10,624 | 13,270 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.90% | 33.68% | 30.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,009 | 7,164 | 9,321 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.29% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 539 | 254 | 537 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £26.52 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.55 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.15 | £79.61 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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.
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 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 4 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -73 | 25 | - | - | 64 |
| England | -96 | 24 | - | - | 74 |
| South East | -46 | 13 | - | - | 23 |
| East of England | -19 | 11 | - | - | 9 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 5 | - | - | 27 |
| 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: