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 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 626 | 531 | 525 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | -6 | +86 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 25 | 6 | 67 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.048% | 0.018% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.18% | 0.056% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £501 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £503 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +7.89% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £528 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £534 | £794 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | - | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | - | £60.25 |
| 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 | 14,148 | 10,777 | 13,056 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.88% | 33.17% | 30.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,193 | 7,253 | 9,236 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £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 | 538 | 265 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.73 | £27.44 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.36% | -2.31% | +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
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.
Embedded C
Top 7 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 16 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 | -84 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 39 |
| England | -90 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 45 |
| South East | -48 | 14 | £525 | - | 11 |
| East of England | -13 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | -68 | 4 | £525 | - | 20 |
| London | -68 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| 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: