Embedded C Jobs in England

Embedded C
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Embedded C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 654 570 775
Rank change year-on-year -84 +205 +201
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 47 296 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.090% 0.33% 0.11%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.31% 1.07% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 44 226 42
10th Percentile £45,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £60,938
90th Percentile £66,000 £80,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £54,125
% change year-on-year +2.86% -3.00% -5.87%

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 15,158 27,633 30,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.89% 30.68% 40.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9,745 21,418 22,877
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,500 £39,982
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,751 £80,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded C in England

Embedded C
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in England over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

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 12 July 2025. 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
South East +23 14 £60,000 +9.09% 46
South West +44 12 £52,500 - 24
East of England -9 9 £54,000 -10.00% 31
North of England +10 7 £46,500 -7.00% 27
North West -8 4 £46,500 -7.00% 14
London +90 3 £55,000 -57.69% 9
Yorkshire +28 3 £42,500 -5.56% 8
Midlands +16 2 £50,000 -6.98% 29
East Midlands +11 2 £50,000 +25.00% 15
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (8.51%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (4.26%) GNU Octave
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.26%) OrCAD
2 2 (4.26%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Bluetooth
1 5 (10.64%) Wireless
2 3 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (4.26%) LTE
3 2 (4.26%) Modbus
3 2 (4.26%) RS-232
4 1 (2.13%) Ethernet
4 1 (2.13%) HTTP
4 1 (2.13%) RS-422
4 1 (2.13%) RS-485
4 1 (2.13%) Wideband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (4.26%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Git
2 4 (8.51%) LabVIEW
3 3 (6.38%) Subversion
4 2 (4.26%) Eclipse
5 1 (2.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (34.04%) Electronics
2 13 (27.66%) Automotive
3 11 (23.40%) Manufacturing
4 3 (6.38%) Aerospace
4 3 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (6.38%) Marketing
4 3 (6.38%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Law
6 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Finance
6 1 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (48.94%) Embedded Engineer
2 20 (42.55%) Software Engineer
3 18 (38.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 16 (34.04%) Senior
5 11 (23.40%) Electronics Engineer
5 11 (23.40%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 10 (21.28%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 10 (21.28%) Senior Software Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) Senior Test Engineer
7 5 (10.64%) Test Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Development Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Senior Development Engineer
8 4 (8.51%) Test Development Engineer
9 3 (6.38%) Lead
10 2 (4.26%) Firmware Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Hardware Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Junior
10 2 (4.26%) Junior Software Engineer
10 2 (4.26%) Systems Engineer
11 1 (2.13%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) .NET
1 1 (2.13%) .NET Framework
1 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET
1 1 (2.13%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.53%) Algorithms
2 9 (19.15%) Analogue Electronics
3 6 (12.77%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (10.64%) IoT
5 4 (8.51%) Device Driver
5 4 (8.51%) FPGA
6 3 (6.38%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (4.26%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (4.26%) VHDL
8 1 (2.13%) Acoustics
8 1 (2.13%) GNSS
8 1 (2.13%) Robotics
8 1 (2.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Linux
2 1 (2.13%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (2.13%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (2.13%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (51.06%) Software Engineering
2 10 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (12.77%) Signal Processing
3 6 (12.77%) Test Automation
4 5 (10.64%) Embedded Software Development
4 5 (10.64%) Mathematics
4 5 (10.64%) Physics
5 4 (8.51%) Agile
5 4 (8.51%) CAD
5 4 (8.51%) Computer Science
5 4 (8.51%) Device Driver Development
5 4 (8.51%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (8.51%) Software Testing
6 3 (6.38%) Logistics
6 3 (6.38%) Prototyping
6 3 (6.38%) Roadmaps
6 3 (6.38%) SDLC
6 3 (6.38%) Unit Testing
7 2 (4.26%) Control Theory
7 2 (4.26%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 44 (93.62%) C
2 16 (34.04%) C++
2 16 (34.04%) Python
3 10 (21.28%) Embedded C++
4 4 (8.51%) MATLAB
5 3 (6.38%) C#
6 1 (2.13%) Rust
6 1 (2.13%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 14 (29.79%) Degree
2 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.38%) PhD
3 3 (6.38%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) MISRA
2 2 (4.26%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (4.26%) Def Stans
2 2 (4.26%) MISRA C
3 1 (2.13%) ISO 26262
3 1 (2.13%) QA
System Software
1 17 (36.17%) Firmware
2 4 (8.51%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) systemd
Vendors
1 10 (21.28%) EMC
2 2 (4.26%) Atmel
3 1 (2.13%) Renesas
3 1 (2.13%) SAP
3 1 (2.13%) Xilinx