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 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 500 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +24 | +221 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 19 | 39 | 84 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.052% | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.17% | 0.36% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £505 | £375 | £336 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £420 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.95% | -18.45% | +17.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £490 | £581 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £435 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.82% | -19.07% | +34.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.78 | £51.38 | £50.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £68.00 | £60.00 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
| 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% | +21.74% |
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 | 11,444 | 10,985 | 13,414 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.14% | 32.52% | 30.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,552 | 7,045 | 9,556 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £359 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 374 | 250 | 404 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £21.25 | £33.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £40.06 | £47.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69.13 | £68.56 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | -1.73% | - |
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 22 December 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 | -43 | 18 | £550 | +30.95% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | -58 | 15 | £513 | +17.82% | 76 |
| East of England | -7 | 14 | £525 | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 10 | - | - | 29 |
| London | +2 | 2 | £550 | +37.50% | 8 |
| South West | -23 | 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: