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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 492 | 504 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +12 | +228 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 26 | 37 | 84 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.070% | 0.11% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £414 | £380 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £420 | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.02% | -15.58% | +24.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £576 | £493 | £598 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £448 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.94% | -15.17% | +36.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 12 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.38 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £68.50 | £60.00 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £69.06 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | +33.33% |
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 | 11,401 | 10,539 | 12,856 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.80% | 32.68% | 30.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,560 | 6,718 | 9,154 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £502 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | -2.50% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 390 | 240 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.75 | £21.25 | £34.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.21 | £38.44 | £46.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.12% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.40 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.33 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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 7 January 2026.
Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Top 6 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 7 January 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 | -54 | 26 | £513 | +22.02% | 106 |
| UK excluding London | -71 | 22 | £488 | +8.94% | 111 |
| East of England | -4 | 18 | £525 | - | 19 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 13 | - | - | 81 |
| South West | -18 | 4 | £475 | - | 22 |
| London | -18 | 3 | £550 | +37.50% | 9 |
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: