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 23 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 576 | 498 | 522 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +24 | +173 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 34 | 20 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.078% | 0.068% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £410 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £429 | £321 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £470 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.70% | +1.62% | +0.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £497 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £519 | £778 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.06% | -1.05% | -2.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 6 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.25 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -5.36% | +22.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79.38 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.25 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -5.36% | +22.81% |
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 | 12,660 | 10,052 | 12,894 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.93% | 34.01% | 29.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,419 | 6,691 | 9,119 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £484 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -0.31% | -3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 499 | 245 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.87 | £22.09 | £30.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £31.76 | £46.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -5.23% |
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 23 March 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 23 March 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 | -92 | 33 | £525 | +11.70% | 89 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 30 | £475 | +1.06% | 99 |
| East of England | -5 | 24 | £525 | - | 13 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 17 | - | - | 26 |
| South West | -25 | 3 | £475 | - | 16 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 2 |
| South East | -62 | 2 | - | - | 27 |
| 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: