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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 545 801 946
Rank change year-on-year +256 +145 -208
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 381 169 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.16% 0.19%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.15% 0.37% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 328 81 113
10th Percentile £36,050 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%

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 33,106 45,516 82,656
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.77% 43.49% 53.63%
Number of salaries quoted 24,929 28,962 44,133
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 £53,635 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -2.48% +2.80% +7.00%

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 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 15 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 27 April 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 +182 373 £52,500 -4.55% 109
England +234 275 £55,000 - 102
Work from Home +228 213 £52,500 -19.23% 43
Scotland +13 101 £52,500 -22.22% 11
South East +76 74 £55,000 - 26
South West +64 68 £50,000 -20.00% 24
East of England +48 50 £60,000 -7.69% 15
Midlands -6 41 £55,000 +17.65% 24
North of England +46 35 £50,000 -4.76% 8
West Midlands +15 27 £57,500 +16.75% 10
North West -1 19 £50,000 -4.76% 4
Yorkshire +101 16 £45,000 +5.88% 2
East Midlands -17 14 £45,000 - 14
London - 5 £105,000 - 6
Wales - 4 £45,000 - 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 34 (8.92%) Simulink
2 22 (5.77%) Stateflow
3 7 (1.84%) CANalyzer
4 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.26%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.10%) AWS
1 8 (2.10%) AWS IoT
2 5 (1.31%) GitHub
3 3 (0.79%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 91 (23.88%) Wireless
2 43 (11.29%) Wi-Fi
3 34 (8.92%) Bluetooth
4 31 (8.14%) RS-232
5 27 (7.09%) Ethernet
6 18 (4.72%) Internet
7 14 (3.67%) J1939
8 11 (2.89%) TCP/IP
9 9 (2.36%) RS-485
10 8 (2.10%) ZigBee
11 5 (1.31%) LTE
11 5 (1.31%) MQTT
12 4 (1.05%) LoRaWAN
13 2 (0.52%) RS-422
14 1 (0.26%) DVB
14 1 (0.26%) FlexRay
14 1 (0.26%) GSM
14 1 (0.26%) HTTP
14 1 (0.26%) Network Security
14 1 (0.26%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.05%) Big Data
2 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (0.52%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 24 (6.30%) JIRA
2 21 (5.51%) ClearCase
2 21 (5.51%) Plastic SCM
3 15 (3.94%) Git
4 14 (3.67%) ClearQuest
5 13 (3.41%) Subversion
6 6 (1.57%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.05%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.79%) LabVIEW
General
1 110 (28.87%) Electronics
2 102 (26.77%) Social Skills
3 68 (17.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (14.70%) Manufacturing
5 48 (12.60%) Automotive
6 26 (6.82%) Marketing
7 22 (5.77%) Aerospace
8 20 (5.25%) Telecoms
9 19 (4.99%) Finance
10 16 (4.20%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.62%) Legal
12 9 (2.36%) Retail
13 7 (1.84%) Analytical Skills
14 6 (1.57%) Tech for Good
15 4 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
18 1 (0.26%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 245 (64.30%) Embedded Engineer
2 231 (60.63%) Software Engineer
3 177 (46.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 99 (25.98%) Senior
5 76 (19.95%) Senior Software Engineer
6 56 (14.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 52 (13.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 42 (11.02%) Firmware Engineer
9 34 (8.92%) C Software Engineer
10 32 (8.40%) Junior
11 31 (8.14%) Junior Embedded Engineer
12 27 (7.09%) Embedded C Engineer
12 27 (7.09%) Graduate
13 25 (6.56%) Embedded C Software Engineer
13 25 (6.56%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
14 22 (5.77%) Electronics Engineer
15 18 (4.72%) Developer
16 14 (3.67%) Embedded Developer
17 12 (3.15%) Senior Firmware Engineer
18 11 (2.89%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.25%) Yocto
2 6 (1.57%) HTML
3 5 (1.31%) FFmpeg
3 5 (1.31%) GStreamer
3 5 (1.31%) OpenEmbedded
3 5 (1.31%) WPF
4 4 (1.05%) Flask
5 3 (0.79%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 72 (18.90%) Embedded Systems
2 45 (11.81%) IoT
3 37 (9.71%) Algorithms
4 17 (4.46%) Device Driver
5 12 (3.15%) Analogue Electronics
6 11 (2.89%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.89%) RISC-V
7 10 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.10%) ARM Cortex
8 8 (2.10%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.84%) CAN bus
9 7 (1.84%) Robotics
10 6 (1.57%) FPGA
11 5 (1.31%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.31%) Smart Home
12 4 (1.05%) Driving Licence
12 4 (1.05%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (1.05%) Smart Energy
12 4 (1.05%) VHDL
13 3 (0.79%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 168 (44.09%) Linux
2 85 (22.31%) Embedded Linux
3 20 (5.25%) Windows
4 8 (2.10%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (1.05%) Debian
6 1 (0.26%) Android
6 1 (0.26%) Fedora
6 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
6 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 307 (80.58%) Software Engineering
2 78 (20.47%) Computer Science
3 55 (14.44%) Agile
4 51 (13.39%) Cybersecurity
5 47 (12.34%) Physics
6 45 (11.81%) Mathematics
7 44 (11.55%) Software Testing
8 33 (8.66%) Mentoring
9 29 (7.61%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (7.09%) Configuration Management
11 23 (6.04%) Open Source
12 20 (5.25%) Embedded Software Development
12 20 (5.25%) Prototyping
12 20 (5.25%) SDLC
13 16 (4.20%) Business Intelligence
13 16 (4.20%) Digital Marketing
13 16 (4.20%) OOD
13 16 (4.20%) Programme Management
14 14 (3.67%) Data Acquisition
14 14 (3.67%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 381 (100.00%) C
2 147 (38.58%) Python
3 72 (18.90%) C++
4 59 (15.49%) Bash
5 58 (15.22%) Rust
6 45 (11.81%) Embedded C++
7 37 (9.71%) MATLAB
8 34 (8.92%) C#
9 15 (3.94%) Perl
10 12 (3.15%) Java
11 9 (2.36%) R
12 8 (2.10%) SQL
13 5 (1.31%) JavaScript
13 5 (1.31%) XAML
14 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.52%) Assembly Language
15 2 (0.52%) PHP
16 1 (0.26%) Ada
16 1 (0.26%) PowerShell
16 1 (0.26%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 152 (39.90%) Degree
2 53 (13.91%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.94%) HND
4 9 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.79%) HNC
6 2 (0.52%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.26%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.66%) MISRA
2 22 (5.77%) AUTOSAR
3 15 (3.94%) ISO 26262
4 14 (3.67%) Automotive SPICE
5 13 (3.41%) QA
6 9 (2.36%) IEC 62304
7 8 (2.10%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 110 (28.87%) Firmware
2 49 (12.86%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (2.89%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (2.89%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 21 (5.51%) IBM
1 21 (5.51%) Lauterbach
2 17 (4.46%) SAP
3 14 (3.67%) EMC
4 4 (1.05%) Facebook
4 4 (1.05%) Instagram
4 4 (1.05%) Renesas
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.52%) Altera
6 2 (0.52%) Cadence
6 2 (0.52%) Lattice Semiconductor
7 1 (0.26%) Parasoft