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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 580 | 500 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | +21 | +188 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 32 | 22 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.076% | 0.074% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £410 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £429 | £320 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £470 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.70% | +4.44% | -5.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £497 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £519 | £693 |
| 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 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.25 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -1.85% | +20.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.25 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.66% | -1.85% | +20.54% |
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 | 12,458 | 10,182 | 13,018 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.50% | 34.22% | 29.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,305 | 6,707 | 9,167 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -6.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.36% | - | -3.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 482 | 244 | 513 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £21.25 | £30.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.14 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +2.81% | -4.62% |
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 9 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 9 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 | -65 | 31 | £525 | +11.70% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 28 | £475 | +1.06% | 91 |
| East of England | -11 | 23 | £525 | - | 14 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 17 | - | - | 23 |
| South West | -33 | 3 | £475 | - | 18 |
| London | - | 3 | £550 | - | 2 |
| South East | -50 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
| 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: