Embedded C/C++ Engineer Jobs in England

Embedded C/C++ Engineer
UK > England

The median Embedded C/C++ Engineer salary in England is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 804 926 1113
Rank change year-on-year +122 +187 -291
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C/C++ Engineer 27 31 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.032% 0.032% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.035% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 17 18 2
10th Percentile £42,500 - -
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% -22.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £43,750 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +35.29% -22.73% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 79,484 88,194 124,195
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 91.69% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 59,920 55,480 76,097
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,308 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.15% - +9.09%

Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Embedded C/C++ Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C/C++ Engineer in England

Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Embedded C/C++ Engineer in England

Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C/C++ Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C/C++ Engineer in England

Embedded C/C++ Engineer
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/C++ Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
South East +40 11 £85,000 - 1
East Midlands - 6 £50,000 -
Midlands - 6 £50,000 - 5
East of England +22 5 - - 1
South West -1 5 - - 3
Embedded C/C++ Engineer
UK

Embedded C/C++ Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, Embedded C/C++ Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Embedded C/C++ Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) C
1 27 (100.00%) C++
2 21 (77.78%) Software Engineering
3 15 (55.56%) Embedded Systems
4 12 (44.44%) Linux
5 10 (37.04%) Embedded Linux
6 8 (29.63%) Yocto
6 8 (29.63%) Social Skills
7 7 (25.93%) Embedded C
7 7 (25.93%) Embedded C++
8 5 (18.52%) Multithreading
8 5 (18.52%) Open Source
8 5 (18.52%) GStreamer
8 5 (18.52%) FFmpeg
8 5 (18.52%) OpenEmbedded
8 5 (18.52%) C#
8 5 (18.52%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (14.81%) Firmware
9 4 (14.81%) Wireless
10 3 (11.11%) Device Driver
10 3 (11.11%) FPGA
10 3 (11.11%) Device Driver Development
10 3 (11.11%) Linux Kernel Development
10 3 (11.11%) Memory Management
10 3 (11.11%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 3 (11.11%) Continuous Integration
10 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
11 2 (7.41%) Value Proposition
11 2 (7.41%) CCTV
11 2 (7.41%) Embedded Software Development

Embedded C/C++ Engineer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Wireless
2 2 (7.41%) TCP/IP
General
1 8 (29.63%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (29.63%) Yocto
2 5 (18.52%) FFmpeg
2 5 (18.52%) GStreamer
2 5 (18.52%) OpenEmbedded
3 3 (11.11%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 15 (55.56%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (18.52%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (11.11%) Device Driver
3 3 (11.11%) FPGA
4 2 (7.41%) Algorithms
4 2 (7.41%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 12 (44.44%) Linux
2 10 (37.04%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (77.78%) Software Engineering
2 5 (18.52%) Multithreading
2 5 (18.52%) Open Source
3 3 (11.11%) Continuous Integration
3 3 (11.11%) Device Driver Development
3 3 (11.11%) Linux Kernel Development
3 3 (11.11%) Memory Management
3 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (7.41%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (7.41%) Computer Vision
4 2 (7.41%) DevOps
4 2 (7.41%) Embedded Software Development
4 2 (7.41%) Mathematics
4 2 (7.41%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 27 (100.00%) C
1 27 (100.00%) C++
2 7 (25.93%) Embedded C
2 7 (25.93%) Embedded C++
3 5 (18.52%) C#
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) QA
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) Firmware