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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 486 | 501 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +15 | +219 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 26 | 33 | 96 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.068% | 0.10% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.22% | 0.31% | 0.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £400 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £410 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £465 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.90% | -2.11% | -1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £493 | £584 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -6.53% | +8.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 9 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £52.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.00 | £62.50 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | +15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | +15.56% |
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 | 11,650 | 10,521 | 13,200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.66% | 33.28% | 29.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,728 | 6,673 | 9,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.14% | -2.78% | -4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.02% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 431 | 248 | 483 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.53 | £21.25 | £35.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -3.85% |
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 24 January 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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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 24 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -65 | 26 | £525 | +12.90% | 104 |
| UK excluding London | -70 | 22 | £475 | +2.15% | 112 |
| East of England | +2 | 19 | £525 | - | 16 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 14 | - | - | 27 |
| South West | -30 | 3 | £475 | - | 26 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 4 |
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: