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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 599 | 514 | 498 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | -16 | +125 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 34 | 7 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.070% | 0.024% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.26% | 0.071% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £431 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £448 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £483 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.55% | -4.46% | +10.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £509 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £526 | £792 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £483 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.55% | -12.27% | +10.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £90.00 |
| 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 | 13,131 | 9,828 | 12,943 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.88% | 34.16% | 30.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,589 | 6,685 | 9,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £756 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 227 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.88 | £34.20 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.26% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.80 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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 3 June 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 | -73 | 33 | £475 | -1.55% | 64 |
| England | -94 | 33 | £475 | -1.55% | 65 |
| East of England | -15 | 16 | - | - | 12 |
| South East | -53 | 13 | - | - | 17 |
| Work from Home | -39 | 10 | - | - | 29 |
| South West | - | 3 | £475 | - | 16 |
| London | -83 | 1 | £300 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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: