Embedded C Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Embedded C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 447 471
Rank change year-on-year -26 +24 +134
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 46 123 81
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.33% 0.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.69% 1.08% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 46 57 75
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,250 £27,900
25th Percentile £45,750 £43,750 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £69,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6,624 11,414 11,589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.77% 30.78% 37.33%
Number of salaries quoted 4,976 6,215 9,001
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,938 £42,500 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £69,500 £72,500 £69,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £61,900 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.77% +4.00% -3.85%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Embedded C job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Embedded C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Embedded C

Embedded C
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK excluding London

Embedded C
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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
North of England +17 16 £46,500 -25.60% 6
South East +2 11 £55,000 - 15
North West +38 10 £46,500 -33.57% 3
East of England +21 9 £45,000 -25.00% 10
Yorkshire -9 5 £55,000 -2.22% 2
South West -13 4 £52,500 +0.48% 21
Scotland -3 3 £65,000 +4.00% 8
West Midlands +23 2 £62,500 +25.00% 5
Midlands +10 2 £62,500 +25.00% 11
Wales +4 1 £45,000 +27.66% 4
North East +4 1 £40,000 - 1
Embedded C
UK

Embedded C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.17%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.52%) Ethernet
1 3 (6.52%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 3 (6.52%) Git
1 3 (6.52%) GitLab
2 1 (2.17%) JIRA
2 1 (2.17%) Rational DOORS
General
1 34 (73.91%) Electronics
2 13 (28.26%) Automotive
2 13 (28.26%) Manufacturing
3 5 (10.87%) Finance
4 1 (2.17%) Advertising
4 1 (2.17%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.17%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (78.26%) Embedded Engineer
2 20 (43.48%) Electronics Engineer
3 12 (26.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 12 (26.09%) Software Engineer
4 11 (23.91%) Firmware Engineer
5 10 (21.74%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 8 (17.39%) Senior
7 7 (15.22%) Design Engineer
7 7 (15.22%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 6 (13.04%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Embedded Linux Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Linux Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Senior Software Engineer
9 5 (10.87%) Software Design Engineer
10 3 (6.52%) Lead
10 3 (6.52%) Software Team Leader
10 3 (6.52%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (19.57%) Flash
2 3 (6.52%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.96%) Embedded Systems
2 10 (21.74%) Analogue Electronics
3 3 (6.52%) Device Driver
4 2 (4.35%) IoT
4 2 (4.35%) RISC-V
5 1 (2.17%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 9 (19.57%) Linux
2 8 (17.39%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (2.17%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (34.78%) Software Engineering
2 10 (21.74%) Agile
2 10 (21.74%) Collaborative Culture
3 9 (19.57%) Embedded Software Development
4 4 (8.70%) Mentoring
5 3 (6.52%) Coaching
5 3 (6.52%) Line Management
5 3 (6.52%) Logistics
5 3 (6.52%) Schematic Capture
5 3 (6.52%) Scrum
5 3 (6.52%) Validation
6 2 (4.35%) Physics
6 2 (4.35%) Software Testing
6 2 (4.35%) Unit Testing
7 1 (2.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.17%) Digital Signal Processing
7 1 (2.17%) Requirements Management
7 1 (2.17%) Signal Processing
7 1 (2.17%) Strategic Planning
7 1 (2.17%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 46 (100.00%) C
2 25 (54.35%) C++
3 21 (45.65%) Embedded C++
4 8 (17.39%) Python
5 1 (2.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 14 (30.43%) Degree
2 1 (2.17%) Master's Degree
2 1 (2.17%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) ISO 9000
1 2 (4.35%) JTAG
System Software
1 36 (78.26%) Firmware
2 24 (52.17%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 14 (30.43%) EMC