Embedded C Contract Job Trends
Embedded C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Embedded C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 664 | 568 | 506 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | -62 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 38 | 6 | 47 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.069% | 0.018% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.26% | 0.054% | 0.40% |
| 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 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.75 | £65.98 | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.25 | £66.31 | £66.25 |
| 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 citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 14,640 | 11,142 | 11,764 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 26.71% | 32.56% | 32.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,546 | 7,304 | 7,624 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £507 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.60% | -3.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £619 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 586 | 313 | 298 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.08 | £29.00 | £25.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.36 | £42.25 | £40.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £59.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.24% | -4.80% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £67.84 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.13 | £77.25 | £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 30 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 for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 30 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 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -56 | 35 | £525 | +5.00% | 76 |
| England | -104 | 34 | £525 | +5.00% | 71 |
| East of England | -3 | 20 | - | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 19 | £525 | - | 22 |
| South East | - | 8 | £525 | - | 15 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £480 | - | 6 |
| South West | -23 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| London | -98 | 3 | £775 | - | 5 |
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% | 38 |
| 2 | C++ | 39.5% | 15 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 31.6% | 12 |
| 4 | MATLAB | 5.3% | 2 |
| 4 | Python | 5.3% | 2 |
| 6 | R | 2.6% | 1 |