Embedded C++ Engineer Job Trends

Embedded C++ Engineer
UK

The median Embedded C++ Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 731 673 727
Rank change year-on-year -58 +54 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an Embedded C++ Engineer 57 10 90
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.055% 0.020% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.022% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 57 2 68
10th Percentile £50,750 £49,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,875 £62,813
90th Percentile - £63,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 97,595 44,677 79,563
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 90.06% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 66,719 26,547 53,755
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,991
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £90,793
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -6.54%

Embedded C++ Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Embedded C++ Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded C++ Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Embedded C++ Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Embedded C++ Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ Engineer in the UK

Embedded C++ Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded C++ Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 August 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
England -22 57 £60,000 +4.35% 6
UK excluding London -33 53 £60,000 +4.35% 4
South East -2 28 £63,750 +10.87% 2
South West -42 20 £60,000 - 2
Work from Home -26 5 £80,000 - 3
East of England - 5 £50,000 -
London - 4 £80,000 - 2

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Embedded C++ Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Embedded C++ Engineer in the job title.

1 57 (100.00%) C++
2 54 (94.74%) Software Engineering
3 34 (59.65%) C
4 31 (54.39%) Embedded C++
5 24 (42.11%) Linux
6 11 (19.30%) CI/CD
7 10 (17.54%) Software Architecture
7 10 (17.54%) Validation
8 7 (12.28%) Embedded C
8 7 (12.28%) Ethernet
9 6 (10.53%) Test Automation
10 4 (7.02%) CMake
10 4 (7.02%) Docker
10 4 (7.02%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (7.02%) Git
10 4 (7.02%) Python
10 4 (7.02%) Yocto
11 3 (5.26%) .NET
11 3 (5.26%) Agile
11 3 (5.26%) AI
11 3 (5.26%) API Development
11 3 (5.26%) Black-Box Testing
11 3 (5.26%) C#
11 3 (5.26%) Computer Vision
11 3 (5.26%) Containerisation
11 3 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
11 3 (5.26%) Firmware
11 3 (5.26%) GraphQL
11 3 (5.26%) Jenkins
11 3 (5.26%) Release Automation

Embedded C++ Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (12.28%) Ethernet
2 3 (5.26%) RS-232
3 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 4 (7.02%) CMake
1 4 (7.02%) Git
2 3 (5.26%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.75%) GDB
General
1 7 (12.28%) Aerospace
1 7 (12.28%) Automotive
1 7 (12.28%) Electronics
1 7 (12.28%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.02%) Yocto
2 3 (5.26%) .NET
2 3 (5.26%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 10 (17.54%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (12.28%) Device Driver
3 4 (7.02%) Robotics
4 3 (5.26%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.75%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 24 (42.11%) Linux
2 4 (7.02%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (94.74%) Software Engineering
2 11 (19.30%) CI/CD
3 10 (17.54%) Software Architecture
3 10 (17.54%) Validation
4 6 (10.53%) Test Automation
5 3 (5.26%) Agile
5 3 (5.26%) AI
5 3 (5.26%) API Development
5 3 (5.26%) Black-Box Testing
5 3 (5.26%) Computer Vision
5 3 (5.26%) Containerisation
5 3 (5.26%) Release Automation
5 3 (5.26%) Software Testing
6 1 (1.75%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (1.75%) Collaborative Engineering
6 1 (1.75%) Concurrent Programming
6 1 (1.75%) Embedded Software Development
6 1 (1.75%) Memory Management
6 1 (1.75%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 57 (100.00%) C++
2 34 (59.65%) C
3 31 (54.39%) Embedded C++
4 7 (12.28%) Embedded C
5 4 (7.02%) Python
6 3 (5.26%) C#
7 1 (1.75%) Bash
Qualifications
1 3 (5.26%) SC Cleared
1 3 (5.26%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (7.02%) Docker
2 3 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (5.26%) Firmware