Embedded C Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded C
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Embedded C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 295 318 453
Rank change year-on-year +23 +135 +168
Contract jobs citing Embedded C 9 27 24
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.091% 0.18% 0.093%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.24% 0.53% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile £435 - £356
25th Percentile £458 £463 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £500 £488 £475
90th Percentile £523 - £509
UK median daily rate £470 £503 £460
% change year-on-year -6.47% +9.24% +12.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 25 10
10th Percentile - - £45.53
25th Percentile - £46.25 £47.19
Median hourly rate £90.00 £47.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +89.47% -9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile - £90.00 £90.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £71.25 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +1.79% +7.69% +18.18%

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 3,699 5,133 9,659
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 37.34% 33.45% 37.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,627 3,702 7,073
10th Percentile £363 £350 £393
25th Percentile £421 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £640 £650 £656
90th Percentile £800 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 147 213
10th Percentile £24.60 £27.75 £35.00
25th Percentile £35.00 £46.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -8.73% +26.95%
75th Percentile £68.25 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.50 £86.50 £79.20
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £60.50 £60.70
% change year-on-year +3.31% -0.33% +21.40%

Embedded C
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded C trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded C
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded C.

Embedded C daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded C
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded C.

Embedded C hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) AWS
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Ethernet
1 1 (11.11%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Senior
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Solutions Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Penetration Tester
3 2 (22.22%) Software Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (55.56%) Algorithms
2 5 (55.56%) Device Driver
2 5 (55.56%) IoT
3 1 (11.11%) FPGA
3 1 (11.11%) PCIe
3 1 (11.11%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Linux
2 1 (11.11%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) Architectural Design
2 5 (55.56%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (55.56%) Cloud Enablement
2 5 (55.56%) Decision-Making
2 5 (55.56%) Device Driver Development
2 5 (55.56%) Multithreading
2 5 (55.56%) Project Management
2 5 (55.56%) SDLC
2 5 (55.56%) Signal Processing
3 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Ethical Hacking
3 2 (22.22%) Offensive Security
3 2 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
4 1 (11.11%) SysML
4 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
4 1 (11.11%) UML
4 1 (11.11%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) C
2 2 (22.22%) C++
2 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
2 2 (22.22%) Rust
3 1 (11.11%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CEH
1 2 (22.22%) OSCP
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Intel
1 1 (11.11%) Siemens