Embedded C Job Trends in Staffordshire

Embedded C
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Embedded C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 57 -
Rank change year-on-year -17 - -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.10% 0.91% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.67% 3.65% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% - -
West Midlands median annual salary £62,500 £50,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +13.64%

All Programming Languages
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 60 137 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 6.07% 24.91% 26.89%
Number of salaries quoted 43 95 106
10th Percentile £33,250 - £28,750
25th Percentile £44,375 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,688 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.31% -5.26% +1.60%
75th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £63,875
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.44% +2.26% -4.55%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Embedded C job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Embedded C
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Embedded C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Embedded C

Embedded C
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Rugeley - 1 £65,000 - 1
Embedded C
West Midlands

Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared