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 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 495 | 514 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +19 | +210 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 28 | 32 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.072% | 0.10% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £400 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £410 | £356 |
| 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 | £593 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -7.92% | +9.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 9 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £52.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.50 | £46.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | +14.04% |
| 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% | +14.04% |
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 | 11,800 | 10,449 | 13,364 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.23% | 33.60% | 29.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,831 | 6,624 | 9,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.05% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 457 | 235 | 516 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.75 | £21.55 | £35.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.25 | £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 | £68.38 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -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 7 February 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 7 February 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 | -73 | 28 | £525 | +12.90% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | -78 | 24 | £475 | +2.15% | 79 |
| East of England | -3 | 21 | £525 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 16 | - | - | 25 |
| South West | -29 | 3 | £475 | - | 23 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 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: