Embedded C Engineer Job Trends in Canterbury

Embedded C Engineer
Kent > Canterbury

The median Embedded C Engineer salary in Canterbury is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury 0.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Canterbury

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Canterbury. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Canterbury with a recognized job title 119 20 69
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.54% 83.33% 93.24%
Number of salaries quoted 28 4 62
10th Percentile £42,475 £40,625 £23,875
25th Percentile £44,500 £43,438 £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +2.78% -9.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,313 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £53,125 £65,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -1.18% -7.61%

Embedded C Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Embedded C Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Canterbury region featuring Embedded C Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) RS-232
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Embedded C Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury 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 1 (100.00%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware