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 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 649 | 550 | 516 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | -34 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 33 | 5 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.062% | 0.015% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.24% | 0.046% | 0.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -1.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.75 | - | £60.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £68.13 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | -6.35% |
| 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 | 14,026 | 10,851 | 12,238 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.15% | 32.89% | 31.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,116 | 7,238 | 8,479 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £505 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.16% | -4.72% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 531 | 296 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.38 | £36.19 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +8.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.63 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.38 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +7.35% |
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 24 August 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 24 August 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 | -75 | 32 | £525 | +5.00% | 60 |
| England | -87 | 30 | £525 | +5.00% | 58 |
| South East | -52 | 16 | £525 | - | 12 |
| East of England | -12 | 13 | - | - | 14 |
| Work from Home | -58 | 8 | £525 | - | 17 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| London | -76 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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: