Embedded C Contract Job Trends

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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 635 543 523
Rank change year-on-year -92 -20 +79
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 24 7 70
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.046% 0.021% 0.16%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.17% 0.064% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 14
10th Percentile - £466 £354
25th Percentile - £479 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile - £519 £575
90th Percentile - £530 £794
UK excluding London median daily rate - £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 42
10th Percentile £48.00 - £46.25
25th Percentile £56.25 - £54.44
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% -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 14,174 10,875 13,174
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 26.90% 33.28% 30.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,205 7,329 9,262
10th Percentile £360 £350 £350
25th Percentile £420 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +3.16% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 267 519
10th Percentile £34.01 £27.76 £31.25
25th Percentile £52.50 £36.13 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £56.75 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.54% -9.20% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.28 £79.22 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +3.17% -3.08% +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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.

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.

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 13 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 13 July 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 -76 23 - - 47
England -96 23 - - 53
South East -64 13 - - 17
East of England -13 9 - - 4
Work from Home -58 3 - - 23
London -66 1 - - 10
Scotland - 1 - - 2

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) GitHub
1 1 (4.17%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.67%) Ethernet
1 4 (16.67%) Software-Defined Radio
1 4 (16.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.17%) Git
General
1 4 (16.67%) Law
2 1 (4.17%) Electronics
2 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (79.17%) Software Engineer
2 12 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) DSP Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) DSP Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) C Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) C/C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) PyQt
1 1 (4.17%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 7 (29.17%) FPGA
2 4 (16.67%) PCIe
3 3 (12.50%) ARM Cortex
3 3 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (12.50%) Verilog
3 3 (12.50%) VHDL
4 2 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (4.17%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 6 (25.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.67%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (12.50%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 7 (29.17%) Digital Signal Processing
2 7 (29.17%) Signal Processing
3 4 (16.67%) SysML
3 4 (16.67%) System Testing
3 4 (16.67%) UML
4 3 (12.50%) Acceptance Criteria
4 3 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
4 3 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (12.50%) Regression Testing
4 3 (12.50%) Test Assurance
4 3 (12.50%) Test Automation
4 3 (12.50%) Trade-off Analysis
5 1 (4.17%) AI
5 1 (4.17%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) C
2 9 (37.50%) C++
3 6 (25.00%) Embedded C++
4 4 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (12.50%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Firmware
2 1 (4.17%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Intel
1 3 (12.50%) SAP
1 3 (12.50%) Xilinx