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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 840 947 1091
Rank change year-on-year +107 +144 -283
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 58 33 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.058% 0.033% 0.070%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.17% 0.075% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 41 24 28
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,425 £48,688
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 £71,250 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -25.93% +8.00% +31.58%

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 33,186 43,722 84,922
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.45% 43.28% 53.99%
Number of salaries quoted 24,983 27,941 43,470
10th Percentile £35,195 £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 £107,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +5.00%

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 10 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 10 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 +17 57 £50,000 -25.93% 57
England +123 52 £53,750 -6.52% 55
Midlands 0 19 £50,000 +33.33% 10
Work from Home +61 15 £55,000 -45.00% 30
South East +18 15 £57,500 +7.98% 17
West Midlands +12 13 £60,000 +71.43% 8
East of England +27 11 £43,750 - 8
East Midlands -12 6 £43,750 +9.38% 2
South West -24 5 - - 13
Wales - 4 £50,000 - 1
Yorkshire +88 2 £55,000 -4.35%
North of England +47 2 £55,000 -4.35% 4
Scotland -63 1 £67,500 - 6

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 (10.34%) Simulink
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.72%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.79%) AWS
2 7 (12.07%) AWS IoT
3 3 (5.17%) Azure
4 1 (1.72%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.62%) Ethernet
2 4 (6.90%) Bluetooth
2 4 (6.90%) Internet
2 4 (6.90%) LoRaWAN
2 4 (6.90%) LTE
2 4 (6.90%) MQTT
2 4 (6.90%) Profibus
2 4 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (5.17%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.45%) 2G
4 2 (3.45%) 3G
4 2 (3.45%) 4G
4 2 (3.45%) 5G
5 1 (1.72%) Network Security
5 1 (1.72%) SNMP
5 1 (1.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (3.45%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (10.34%) Git
2 3 (5.17%) Eclipse
2 3 (5.17%) Visual Studio
3 2 (3.45%) Subversion
General
1 23 (39.66%) Electronics
2 16 (27.59%) Social Skills
3 11 (18.97%) Manufacturing
4 10 (17.24%) Telecoms
5 9 (15.52%) Marketing
6 8 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (13.79%) Automotive
6 8 (13.79%) Finance
6 8 (13.79%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.45%) Aerospace
7 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.72%) Legal
Job Titles
1 44 (75.86%) Embedded Engineer
2 33 (56.90%) Software Engineer
3 30 (51.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (31.03%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 11 (18.97%) Firmware Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) C Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded C Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Senior
7 6 (10.34%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Audio Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Audio Video Software Engineer
8 5 (8.62%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.62%) FFmpeg
1 5 (8.62%) GStreamer
1 5 (8.62%) OpenEmbedded
1 5 (8.62%) Yocto
2 4 (6.90%) Flask
3 2 (3.45%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Embedded Systems
1 9 (15.52%) IoT
2 4 (6.90%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.17%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.45%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.45%) FPGA
4 2 (3.45%) Robotics
5 1 (1.72%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (1.72%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.72%) GNSS
5 1 (1.72%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 32 (55.17%) Linux
2 8 (13.79%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (5.17%) Debian
3 3 (5.17%) Windows
4 2 (3.45%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (67.24%) Software Engineering
2 10 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (15.52%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (13.79%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (13.79%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (13.79%) Programme Management
5 7 (12.07%) Software Testing
6 6 (10.34%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.34%) SDLC
6 6 (10.34%) Test Automation
7 5 (8.62%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (8.62%) Multithreading
7 5 (8.62%) Open Source
8 4 (6.90%) Physics
8 4 (6.90%) Validation
9 3 (5.17%) Computer Science
10 2 (3.45%) Agile
10 2 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (3.45%) Mathematics
10 2 (3.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (100.00%) C++
2 52 (89.66%) C
3 46 (79.31%) Embedded C
4 15 (25.86%) Python
5 6 (10.34%) C#
5 6 (10.34%) MATLAB
6 3 (5.17%) Bash
6 3 (5.17%) SQL
7 2 (3.45%) Java
7 2 (3.45%) PHP
8 1 (1.72%) Ada
8 1 (1.72%) Groovy
8 1 (1.72%) Perl
8 1 (1.72%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.72%) Ruby
8 1 (1.72%) Rust
Qualifications
1 19 (32.76%) Degree
2 4 (6.90%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.72%) HND
4 1 (1.72%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.34%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (6.90%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (6.90%) ISO 13485
3 3 (5.17%) QA
4 1 (1.72%) MISRA
System Software
1 22 (37.93%) Firmware
2 10 (17.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.72%) Docker
Vendors
1 9 (15.52%) SAP
2 2 (3.45%) EMC
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.72%) Parasoft
3 1 (1.72%) Renesas