Embedded C Job Trends in England

Embedded C
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Embedded C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 634 595 581
Rank change year-on-year -39 -14 +124
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 104 49 181
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.11% 0.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.62% 0.39% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 84 47 126
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,563 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%

All Programming Languages
England

Embedded C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 16,784 12,587 21,412
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.74% 28.71% 29.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12,196 8,409 15,759
10th Percentile £38,469 £33,750 £36,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,733 £61,206
Median % change year-on-year +3.61% +2.49% -5.84%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Embedded C job vacancy trend in England

Embedded C
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Embedded C

Embedded C
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the England region over the 6 months to 16 August 2026. 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
Midlands +5 33 £67,500 +35.00% 11
South East -29 27 £65,000 +18.18% 15
North of England -44 19 £57,500 +23.66% 9
West Midlands - 18 £80,000 - 6
East Midlands -11 15 £54,000 +8.00% 5
East of England -23 15 £62,500 +15.74% 10
North West +1 14 £57,500 +23.66% 6
South West -84 6 £50,000 -4.76% 12
London -49 4 £80,000 +45.45%
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
Yorkshire -33 1 £70,000 +64.71% 1
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (12.50%) Simulink
2 5 (4.81%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.96%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (15.38%) Wireless
2 14 (13.46%) Bluetooth
3 10 (9.62%) LTE
3 10 (9.62%) Modbus
4 3 (2.88%) RS-232
5 2 (1.92%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.96%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.96%) Profibus
6 1 (0.96%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.85%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (13.46%) Git
2 3 (2.88%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.92%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.92%) JIRA
4 1 (0.96%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.96%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.96%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.96%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.96%) Zephyr
General
1 54 (51.92%) Electronics
2 18 (17.31%) Social Skills
3 12 (11.54%) Manufacturing
4 8 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (7.69%) Automotive
5 4 (3.85%) Swedish Language
6 3 (2.88%) Advertising
6 3 (2.88%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.96%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 52 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 36 (34.62%) Senior
2 36 (34.62%) Software Engineer
3 35 (33.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 20 (19.23%) Electronics Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Design Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Firmware Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Senior Design Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Senior Electronics Engineer
5 15 (14.42%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 11 (10.58%) Senior Firmware Engineer
7 9 (8.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 9 (8.65%) Senior Software Engineer
8 8 (7.69%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 8 (7.69%) FPGA Engineer
8 8 (7.69%) Hardware Engineer
8 8 (7.69%) Linux Engineer
9 7 (6.73%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (9.62%) Yocto
2 3 (2.88%) .NET
3 2 (1.92%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 23 (22.12%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (21.15%) Analogue Electronics
3 17 (16.35%) VHDL
4 16 (15.38%) FPGA
4 16 (15.38%) IoT
5 15 (14.42%) Device Driver
6 14 (13.46%) Algorithms
7 12 (11.54%) Robotics
7 12 (11.54%) Verilog
8 9 (8.65%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (7.69%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (6.73%) PCIe
11 6 (5.77%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (4.81%) CAN bus
13 4 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (2.88%) Acoustics
15 1 (0.96%) NB-IoT
15 1 (0.96%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 19 (18.27%) FreeRTOS
2 16 (15.38%) Linux
3 12 (11.54%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (1.92%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.92%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.96%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (51.92%) Software Engineering
2 23 (22.12%) Validation
3 21 (20.19%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (18.27%) Digital Signal Processing
4 19 (18.27%) Schematic Capture
4 19 (18.27%) Signal Processing
5 17 (16.35%) Collaborative Working
5 17 (16.35%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
7 13 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
7 13 (12.50%) Test Automation
8 11 (10.58%) Collaborative Engineering
8 11 (10.58%) Device Driver Development
9 10 (9.62%) AI
9 10 (9.62%) Kalman Filter
10 9 (8.65%) CI/CD
10 9 (8.65%) Software Testing
11 8 (7.69%) Computer Science
11 8 (7.69%) Mentoring
12 7 (6.73%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 104 (100.00%) C
2 46 (44.23%) C++
3 34 (32.69%) Embedded C++
4 29 (27.88%) Python
5 17 (16.35%) MATLAB
6 11 (10.58%) C#
7 2 (1.92%) Java
8 1 (0.96%) R
Qualifications
1 24 (23.08%) Degree
2 21 (20.19%) Security Cleared
3 12 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 7 (6.73%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.81%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.88%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.81%) DO-254
2 4 (3.85%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.88%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.92%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.96%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.96%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.96%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.96%) QA
System Software
1 52 (50.00%) Firmware
2 28 (26.92%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (2.88%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (12.50%) EMC
2 4 (3.85%) Facebook
2 4 (3.85%) Instagram
3 1 (0.96%) Google
3 1 (0.96%) Microsoft