Hybrid/Remote Embedded C++ Contract Job Trends

Embedded C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 - 323
Rank change year-on-year - - +82
Contract jobs citing Embedded C++ 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.022% - 0.008%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.072% - 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.65%
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £625 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +25.00% -9.09% -1.79%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,140 3,632 4,542
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 30.54% 36.56% 35.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,731 2,502 3,245
10th Percentile £363 £340 £331
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.33%
75th Percentile £610 £638 £650
90th Percentile £719 £788 £825
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £530
% change year-on-year +2.48% -4.72% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 80 77
10th Percentile £43.00 £31.25 £30.25
25th Percentile £62.50 £51.25 £37.50
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £71.00 £68.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £85.80 £80.75 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +7.65%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Embedded C++ and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Embedded C++
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Linux Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Linux Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Device Driver
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) API Integration
1 3 (100.00%) Device Driver Development
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded C
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Firmware