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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 601 | 532 | 515 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | -17 | +102 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 32 | 6 | 79 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.063% | 0.020% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.24% | 0.059% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £428 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £439 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £465 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -7.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £505 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £525 | £797 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -15.45% | +11.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | - | - | £81.00 |
| 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 | 13,578 | 10,121 | 13,285 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.87% | 33.94% | 30.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,847 | 6,867 | 9,316 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.59% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £756 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 553 | 236 | 550 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £25.50 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.13 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £84.75 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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 19 June 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 19 June 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 | -81 | 31 | £475 | +2.15% | 45 |
| England | -86 | 31 | £475 | +2.15% | 49 |
| East of England | -15 | 14 | - | - | 8 |
| South East | -56 | 13 | - | - | 19 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 8 | - | - | 19 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 8 |
| London | -69 | 1 | £300 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
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: