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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 638 | 539 | 518 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | -21 | +93 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 25 | 6 | 58 |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £501 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £503 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +2.50% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £528 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £534 | £797 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | +1.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | - | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £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 | 14,098 | 10,796 | 12,725 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.73% | 33.09% | 30.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,151 | 7,254 | 8,989 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 260 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.74 | £28.16 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.38 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.30% | -9.80% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -1.92% | +4.00% |
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
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 22 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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -83 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | -91 | 24 | £525 | +2.44% | 52 |
| South East | -49 | 14 | £525 | - | 16 |
| East of England | -12 | 9 | - | - | 6 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 4 | £525 | - | 23 |
| London | -70 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| 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: