Embedded C Contract Job Trends
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 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 647 | 560 | 523 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -87 | -37 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 41 | 6 | 51 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.075% | 0.018% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.28% | 0.055% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £484 | - | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +25.00% | -18.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £481 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | - | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +17.65% | -22.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 2 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.63 | £65.98 | £52.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.06 | £66.31 | £65.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.25 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -2.18% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.81 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £67.93 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.25 | £68.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -2.18% | -1.79% |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 14,490 | 10,872 | 11,985 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.36% | 32.65% | 32.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,419 | 7,103 | 7,816 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £732 | £772 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 573 | 304 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £29.00 | £25.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £41.85 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -11.54% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.31 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.24 | £77.13 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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 Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
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 18 October 2026.
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 18 October 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 | -62 | 39 | £525 | +5.00% | 134 |
| England | -82 | 37 | £525 | +5.00% | 151 |
| East of England | -8 | 20 | - | - | 36 |
| Work from Home | -67 | 18 | £525 | - | 60 |
| South East | - | 12 | £525 | - | 20 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £480 | - | 8 |
| South West | -38 | 3 | - | - | 24 |
| London | -93 | 2 | £775 | - | 13 |
Embedded C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 41 |
| 2 | C++ | 34.1% | 14 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 26.8% | 11 |
| 4 | Python | 4.9% | 2 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 2.4% | 1 |
| 5 | R | 2.4% | 1 |