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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 648 | 555 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | -53 | +40 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 41 | 3 | 54 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.075% | 0.009% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.29% | 0.028% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £484 | - | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +11.11% | -8.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | - | £645 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +8.11% | -15.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.63 | - | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.06 | - | £66.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -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 | 14,310 | 10,758 | 12,092 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.22% | 32.67% | 32.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,290 | 7,068 | 7,925 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -3.62% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £733 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 299 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.55 | £29.00 | £25.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.63 | £41.25 | £41.25 |
| 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 | £79.00 | £77.75 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 12 October 2026.
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 12 October 2026.
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 12 October 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 | -62 | 39 | £525 | +5.00% | 53 |
| England | -90 | 37 | £525 | +5.00% | 56 |
| East of England | - | 19 | - | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 18 | £525 | - | 25 |
| South East | - | 13 | £525 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £480 | - | 3 |
| South West | -29 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| London | -89 | 2 | £775 | - | 3 |
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: