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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 553 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -53 | +42 |
| Contract jobs citing Embedded C | 35 | 4 | 62 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.064% | 0.012% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.25% | 0.037% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +2.56% | -11.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.25 | - | £62.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £90.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +28.57% | +4.48% |
| 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% | -2.78% |
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 | 14,147 | 10,836 | 12,360 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.00% | 32.89% | 32.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,184 | 7,163 | 8,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £503 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.98% | -4.29% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 549 | 294 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.51 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.75 | £41.25 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.45 | £79.63 | £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.
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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 18 September 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.
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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 18 September 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 | -79 | 33 | £525 | +5.00% | 123 |
| England | -75 | 32 | £525 | +5.00% | 145 |
| East of England | -15 | 15 | - | - | 29 |
| South East | - | 15 | £525 | - | 33 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 13 | £525 | - | 54 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| London | -73 | 2 | £775 | - | 15 |
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: