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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 649 | 555 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -94 | -54 | +54 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 33 | 5 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.061% | 0.015% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.23% | 0.046% | 0.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £803 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.13 | - | £60.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.06 | - | - |
| 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% | -22.22% |
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 | 14,102 | 10,818 | 12,175 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 32.83% | 31.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,178 | 7,199 | 8,411 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -5.57% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 523 | 299 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.69 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.90 | £79.00 | £76.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +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 30 August 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 30 August 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 | -65 | 32 | £525 | +5.00% | 73 |
| England | -82 | 30 | £525 | +5.00% | 77 |
| South East | -46 | 16 | £525 | - | 12 |
| East of England | -11 | 13 | - | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 9 | £525 | - | 33 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| London | -77 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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: