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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 635 | 543 | 523 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | -20 | +79 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 24 | 7 | 70 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.046% | 0.021% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.17% | 0.064% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £466 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £479 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £519 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £530 | £794 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | - | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | - | £54.44 |
| 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 | 14,174 | 10,875 | 13,174 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.90% | 33.28% | 30.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,205 | 7,329 | 9,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.49% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 540 | 267 | 519 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.76 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.13 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.28 | £79.22 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | +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 13 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -76 | 23 | - | - | 47 |
| England | -96 | 23 | - | - | 53 |
| South East | -64 | 13 | - | - | 17 |
| East of England | -13 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | -58 | 3 | - | - | 23 |
| London | -66 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| 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: