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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 527 | 512 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | -15 | +109 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 27 | 5 | 75 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.053% | 0.016% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.20% | 0.048% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £463 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £471 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £521 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £531 | £797 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -10.00% | +2.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £51.19 |
| 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 | 13,752 | 10,327 | 13,271 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.96% | 33.80% | 30.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,930 | 6,972 | 9,310 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £511 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -2.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £491 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.37% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 542 | 246 | 544 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.22 | £26.66 | £31.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.55 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.95 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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
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 28 June 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 | -84 | 27 | £475 | -4.04% | 52 |
| England | -105 | 26 | £475 | -4.04% | 54 |
| South East | -48 | 13 | - | - | 21 |
| East of England | -15 | 12 | - | - | 6 |
| Work from Home | -48 | 6 | - | - | 16 |
| South West | - | 1 | £475 | - | 9 |
| Scotland | - | 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: