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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 31 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 610 | 515 | 495 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | -20 | +129 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 35 | 7 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.071% | 0.024% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.26% | 0.070% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £431 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £448 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £483 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.55% | -3.98% | +9.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £509 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £526 | £733 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £483 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.55% | -12.27% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -6.35% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £90.00 |
| 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 | 13,251 | 9,952 | 12,894 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.97% | 34.19% | 30.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,666 | 6,765 | 9,149 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £514 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.72% | -2.10% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £627 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.41% | -2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 572 | 227 | 519 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.00 | £32.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.20 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.26% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.95 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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.
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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 31 May 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
Top 8 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 31 May 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 | -70 | 34 | £475 | -1.55% | 51 |
| England | -88 | 34 | £475 | -1.55% | 53 |
| East of England | -15 | 17 | - | - | 8 |
| South East | -49 | 13 | - | - | 17 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 11 | - | - | 28 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 13 |
| London | -73 | 1 | £300 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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: