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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 560 | 521 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | -4 | +250 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 17 | 40 | 87 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.047% | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.15% | 0.34% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £505 | £369 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £391 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -18.37% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £481 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £488 | £563 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -20.93% | +26.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.33 | £51.38 | £50.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £68.00 | £60.00 | £58.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £69.06 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
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 | 11,501 | 11,708 | 13,887 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.51% | 32.41% | 30.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,590 | 7,500 | 9,878 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.24% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 346 | 286 | 430 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.13 | £22.00 | £31.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £40.19 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £63.00 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.19% | +4.13% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £69.45 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £76.25 | £78.00 |
| 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
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
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 5 December 2025. 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 | -53 | 16 | £550 | +37.50% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 13 | £513 | +20.59% | 77 |
| East of England | -6 | 12 | £525 | - | 21 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 8 | - | - | 33 |
| London | +4 | 2 | £550 | +37.50% | 1 |
| South West | -30 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 11 |
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: