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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 31 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 650 | 546 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | -29 | +70 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 25 | 6 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.047% | 0.018% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.18% | 0.056% | 0.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £501 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £503 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £528 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £534 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | +1.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.25 | - | £52.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.11% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.38 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.75 | - | £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 | 14,117 | 10,788 | 12,351 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.59% | 32.89% | 31.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,180 | 7,286 | 8,710 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.40% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -4.52% | -0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 528 | 256 | 418 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.87 | £27.97 | £27.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.56 | £36.19 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -11.54% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £81.48 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | +7.84% |
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.
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 31 July 2026.
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 31 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 | -63 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 52 |
| England | -104 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 59 |
| South East | -51 | 15 | £525 | - | 16 |
| East of England | -12 | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 4 | £525 | - | 27 |
| London | -65 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| 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: