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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 565 | 503 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -62 | +18 | +238 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 17 | 40 | 87 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.047% | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £505 | £372 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £395 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £425 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -13.27% | +8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | £491 | £563 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | -16.28% | +26.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.33 | £51.38 | £50.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £68.00 | £60.00 | £58.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £69.06 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -3.57% | +21.74% |
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 | 11,393 | 11,557 | 14,015 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.40% | 32.36% | 30.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,515 | 7,415 | 9,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.94% | -1.00% | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 343 | 282 | 433 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.02 | £22.00 | £31.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £40.19 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £64.50 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | +3.31% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.00 | £78.00 |
| 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
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
Embedded C
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 8 December 2025. 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 | -57 | 16 | £550 | +29.41% | 65 |
| UK excluding London | -63 | 13 | £513 | +13.89% | 71 |
| East of England | -3 | 12 | £525 | - | 22 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 8 | - | - | 29 |
| London | -3 | 2 | £550 | +37.50% | |
| South West | -34 | 1 | £500 | +8.11% | 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: