Embedded C Job Trends in the South East

Embedded C
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Embedded C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 286 303
Rank change year-on-year -24 +17 -19
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 29 13 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.16% 0.14% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.99% 0.74% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 21 13 21
10th Percentile - - £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - £66,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.98% -3.18% +8.37%

All Programming Languages
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 2,920 1,768 3,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.97% 19.51% 29.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,335 1,182 2,537
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.36% +1.60% -3.85%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Embedded C job vacancy trend in the South East

Embedded C
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Embedded C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Embedded C

Embedded C
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in the South East over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the South East

Embedded C
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Hampshire -37 17 £65,000 +18.18% 11
Kent -18 7 £52,500 -12.50% 1
Thames Valley +8 3 £57,500 +4.55% 3
Surrey -27 2 £57,500 +2.22% 2
Berkshire - 2 £55,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire - 1 £60,000 -
Embedded C
England

Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Simulink
2 1 (3.45%) Mathcad
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.45%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) RS-232
2 1 (3.45%) 5G
2 1 (3.45%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Git
General
1 18 (62.07%) Electronics
2 8 (27.59%) Social Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (13.79%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.45%) Advertising
5 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (31.03%) FPGA Engineer
2 8 (27.59%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (27.59%) Senior
3 6 (20.69%) Hardware Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Senior Hardware Engineer
4 5 (17.24%) Security Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Electronics Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Embedded C Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Systems Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Firmware Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Design Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) DSP Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Senior Design Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 12 (41.38%) FPGA
1 12 (41.38%) VHDL
2 9 (31.03%) Algorithms
2 9 (31.03%) Verilog
3 8 (27.59%) PCIe
4 5 (17.24%) Analogue Electronics
5 4 (13.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (13.79%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (10.34%) Acoustics
7 2 (6.90%) Device Driver
7 2 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (3.45%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) Validation
2 9 (31.03%) Systems Engineering
2 9 (31.03%) Test Automation
3 8 (27.59%) FPGA Design
3 8 (27.59%) Kalman Filter
4 7 (24.14%) AI
5 6 (20.69%) Digital Signal Processing
5 6 (20.69%) Mathematics
5 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (20.69%) Signal Processing
6 5 (17.24%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (17.24%) Collaborative Engineering
6 5 (17.24%) DevOps
6 5 (17.24%) Model Validation
7 4 (13.79%) Agile
7 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (13.79%) Control Theory
7 4 (13.79%) FMEA
7 4 (13.79%) Physics
7 4 (13.79%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
Programming Languages
1 29 (100.00%) C
2 21 (72.41%) C++
3 17 (58.62%) Embedded C++
4 13 (44.83%) MATLAB
4 13 (44.83%) Python
5 7 (24.14%) C#
6 1 (3.45%) R
Qualifications
1 19 (65.52%) Security Cleared
2 11 (37.93%) Degree
3 9 (31.03%) SC Cleared
4 8 (27.59%) DV Cleared
5 3 (10.34%) PhD
6 1 (3.45%) Master's Degree
6 1 (3.45%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.79%) Def Stans
2 1 (3.45%) MISRA
2 1 (3.45%) QA
System Software
1 12 (41.38%) Firmware
2 6 (20.69%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 11 (37.93%) EMC
2 4 (13.79%) Facebook
2 4 (13.79%) Instagram
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.45%) Thales