Embedded C++ Job Trends in the South West

Embedded C++
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 163 213
Rank change year-on-year -59 +50 +6
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 22 1 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.22% 0.029% 0.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.42% 0.14% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 22 1 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £32,500 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £35,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +71.43% -48.15% +35.00%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £46,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +29.03% -25.60% +19.05%

All Programming Languages
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,548 720 1,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.65% 20.74% 25.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,131 489 1,272
10th Percentile £32,750 £29,200 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +1.56% +2.40% -3.85%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend in the South West

Embedded C++
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bristol - 22 £60,000 - 3
Embedded C++
England

Embedded C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 7 (31.82%) Ethernet
General
1 8 (36.36%) Aerospace
1 8 (36.36%) Automotive
2 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 22 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 20 (90.91%) C++ Software Engineer
2 20 (90.91%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 20 (90.91%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Device Driver
1 7 (31.82%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (9.09%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 20 (90.91%) Linux
2 2 (9.09%) FreeRTOS
2 2 (9.09%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (31.82%) CI/CD
2 7 (31.82%) Software Architecture
2 7 (31.82%) Validation
3 1 (4.55%) Concurrent Programming
3 1 (4.55%) FMEA
3 1 (4.55%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 22 (100.00%) C++
2 2 (9.09%) C
2 2 (9.09%) Embedded C
3 1 (4.55%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) DO-254
1 1 (4.55%) HAZOP
1 1 (4.55%) IEC 61508
1 1 (4.55%) IEC 62304
1 1 (4.55%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Firmware