Embedded C++
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 854 966 1099
Rank change year-on-year +112 +133 -303
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 57 33 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.058% 0.032% 0.073%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.17% 0.074% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 39 24 32
10th Percentile £38,300 £36,425 £46,063
25th Percentile £45,500 £46,563 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £100,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £64,250 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +12.50% +26.32%

All Programming Languages
UK

Embedded C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,199 44,762 84,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.70% 43.22% 53.81%
Number of salaries quoted 24,953 28,538 44,073
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £53,350
% change year-on-year -1.82% +3.09% +6.70%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++.

Salary trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +15 55 £50,000 -25.93% 65
England +115 52 £52,500 -8.70% 62
Midlands +32 19 £50,000 +33.33% 12
Work from Home +74 14 £45,000 -55.00% 33
South East +23 14 £57,500 +7.98% 20
West Midlands +28 13 £60,000 +71.43% 8
East of England +31 11 £43,750 - 7
East Midlands -9 6 £43,750 +9.38% 4
South West -24 5 - - 14
Wales - 4 £50,000 - 1
Yorkshire +90 2 £55,000 -4.35% 1
North of England +34 2 £55,000 -4.35% 6
London - 1 - - 4

Embedded C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 6 (10.53%) Simulink
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.75%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.75%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.04%) AWS
2 7 (12.28%) AWS IoT
3 3 (5.26%) Azure
4 1 (1.75%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.77%) Ethernet
2 4 (7.02%) Bluetooth
2 4 (7.02%) Internet
2 4 (7.02%) LoRaWAN
2 4 (7.02%) LTE
2 4 (7.02%) MQTT
2 4 (7.02%) Profibus
2 4 (7.02%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (5.26%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.51%) 2G
4 2 (3.51%) 3G
4 2 (3.51%) 4G
4 2 (3.51%) 5G
5 1 (1.75%) Network Security
5 1 (1.75%) SNMP
5 1 (1.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.51%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (3.51%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) Git
2 3 (5.26%) Eclipse
2 3 (5.26%) Visual Studio
3 2 (3.51%) Subversion
4 1 (1.75%) LabVIEW
General
1 22 (38.60%) Electronics
2 16 (28.07%) Social Skills
3 11 (19.30%) Manufacturing
4 10 (17.54%) Telecoms
5 9 (15.79%) Marketing
6 8 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (14.04%) Automotive
6 8 (14.04%) Finance
6 8 (14.04%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.51%) Aerospace
7 2 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Legal
Job Titles
1 42 (73.68%) Embedded Engineer
2 31 (54.39%) Software Engineer
3 28 (49.12%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (31.58%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 11 (19.30%) Firmware Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) C Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded C Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.79%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 7 (12.28%) Senior
8 6 (10.53%) Developer
9 5 (8.77%) Audio Engineer
9 5 (8.77%) Audio Software Engineer
9 5 (8.77%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.77%) FFmpeg
1 5 (8.77%) GStreamer
1 5 (8.77%) OpenEmbedded
1 5 (8.77%) Yocto
2 4 (7.02%) Flask
3 2 (3.51%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.79%) Embedded Systems
1 9 (15.79%) IoT
2 4 (7.02%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.26%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.51%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.51%) FPGA
4 2 (3.51%) Robotics
5 1 (1.75%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (1.75%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.75%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.75%) GNSS
5 1 (1.75%) Machine to Machine
5 1 (1.75%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 31 (54.39%) Linux
2 8 (14.04%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (5.26%) Debian
4 2 (3.51%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (3.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (64.91%) Software Engineering
2 10 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (15.79%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (14.04%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (14.04%) Programme Management
5 7 (12.28%) Software Testing
6 6 (10.53%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.53%) SDLC
6 6 (10.53%) Test Automation
7 5 (8.77%) Multithreading
7 5 (8.77%) Open Source
8 4 (7.02%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (7.02%) Physics
8 4 (7.02%) Validation
9 3 (5.26%) Computer Science
10 2 (3.51%) Agile
10 2 (3.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (3.51%) Mathematics
10 2 (3.51%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (100.00%) C++
2 52 (91.23%) C
3 46 (80.70%) Embedded C
4 15 (26.32%) Python
5 6 (10.53%) C#
5 6 (10.53%) MATLAB
6 3 (5.26%) Bash
6 3 (5.26%) SQL
7 2 (3.51%) Java
7 2 (3.51%) PHP
8 1 (1.75%) Ada
8 1 (1.75%) Groovy
8 1 (1.75%) Perl
8 1 (1.75%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.75%) Ruby
8 1 (1.75%) Rust
Qualifications
1 19 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (7.02%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.51%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.75%) HND
4 1 (1.75%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.53%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (7.02%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (7.02%) ISO 13485
3 3 (5.26%) QA
4 1 (1.75%) MISRA
System Software
1 21 (36.84%) Firmware
2 10 (17.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.75%) Docker
Vendors
1 9 (15.79%) SAP
2 2 (3.51%) EMC
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.75%) Parasoft
3 1 (1.75%) Renesas