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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 551 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -100 | -46 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 42 | 6 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.076% | 0.018% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.29% | 0.055% | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £484 | - | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +25.00% | -21.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £481 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | - | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +17.65% | -22.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 2 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.75 | £65.98 | £52.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.25 | £66.31 | £64.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.25 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -0.37% | -3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.81 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.00 | £67.93 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.25 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -0.37% | -3.57% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 14,611 | 10,910 | 11,880 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.50% | 32.61% | 32.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,519 | 7,138 | 7,737 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £732 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -2.96% | -2.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 575 | 301 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £29.00 | £25.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £41.60 | £40.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £63.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -9.09% | +1.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £78.25 | £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.
Embedded C Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 21 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 21 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 21 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 | -72 | 39 | £525 | +5.00% | 77 |
| England | -99 | 38 | £525 | +5.00% | 76 |
| East of England | -10 | 20 | - | - | 16 |
| Work from Home | -46 | 19 | £525 | - | 25 |
| South East | - | 12 | £525 | - | 16 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £480 | - | 4 |
| South West | -33 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| London | -94 | 3 | £775 | - | 4 |
Embedded C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 42 |
| 2 | C++ | 35.7% | 15 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 28.6% | 12 |
| 4 | Python | 4.8% | 2 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 2.4% | 1 |
| 5 | R | 2.4% | 1 |