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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 507 | 540 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +33 | +230 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 6 | 48 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.017% | 0.13% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.053% | 0.41% | 0.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £501 | £358 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £503 | £372 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £400 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.13% | -18.37% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £481 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £534 | £663 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -22.73% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £65.98 | £52.50 | £50.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.31 | £65.31 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.25 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.37% | -3.57% | +22.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.81 | £70.00 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.93 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.25 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | -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 | 11,308 | 11,807 | 14,620 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.35% | 32.15% | 31.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,449 | 7,629 | 10,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £644 | £662 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 285 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £24.74 | £33.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £61.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.46% | -0.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £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 7 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 | 5 | £513 | +28.13% | 108 |
| UK excluding London | -77 | 5 | £513 | +20.59% | 118 |
| East of England | -12 | 4 | £525 | +40.00% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2 | - | - | 50 |
| South West | -25 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 20 |
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: