MISRA C Job Trends in the UK excluding London

MISRA C
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring MISRA C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 510 562 541
Rank change year-on-year +52 -21 +212
Permanent jobs citing MISRA C 7 18 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.017% 0.048% 0.033%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.15% 0.31% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7 14 10
10th Percentile - £47,125 £52,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -12.28% +18.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,813 £78,750
90th Percentile - £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £71,250
% change year-on-year -4.00% -12.28% +18.75%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

MISRA C falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,808 5,878 4,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 11.46% 15.78% 14.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,530 2,479 3,180
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,500 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%

MISRA C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

MISRA C job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

MISRA C
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

MISRA 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 MISRA C within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
Scotland - 6 £60,000 - 2
North West +25 1 £60,000 +9.09%
North of England +24 1 £60,000 +9.09%
MISRA C
UK

MISRA 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:

Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (85.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 6 (85.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 6 (85.71%) Senior
2 6 (85.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
2 6 (85.71%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 6 (85.71%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Lead
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) CAN bus
1 6 (85.71%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (85.71%) Embedded Software Development
2 6 (85.71%) Safety Engineering
2 6 (85.71%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C
2 6 (85.71%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded C
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) MISRA
2 6 (85.71%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 6 (85.71%) Functional Safety