Embedded C++ Jobs

Embedded C++
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Embedded C++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C++ over the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 698 702 1010
Rank change year-on-year +4 +308 -25
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 91 34 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.064% 0.053%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.41% 0.16% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 51 28 23
10th Percentile £48,750 £31,750 £49,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £71,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -26.57% +30.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £61,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £73,250
% change year-on-year +23.81% -28.33% +40.87%

All Programming Languages
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 21,986 21,694 56,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.74% 40.61% 45.80%
Number of salaries quoted 12,841 16,964 36,175
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,750 £38,322
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,131 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £106,250 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C++.

Salary trend for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 6 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 6 December 2024. 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
UK excluding London +3 90 £65,000 +23.81% 39
England +6 83 £65,000 +18.18% 35
South East +4 36 £62,500 +108.33% 18
Work from Home +33 35 £67,500 +28.57% 15
South West +15 21 £67,500 +35.00% 1
East of England -46 11 £80,000 - 4
North of England -30 7 £70,000 +27.27% 6
Midlands -33 7 £57,500 -0.86% 7
Scotland -9 5 £65,000 +40.54% 1
East Midlands -27 5 £57,500 -0.86% 5
North West -41 5 £70,000 +27.27% 2
Wales - 3 £50,000 - 3
West Midlands -39 2 £75,000 +36.36% 2
Yorkshire +22 1 £62,500 - 4
London +5 1 - -
North East - 1 £56,000 -

Embedded C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (8.79%) WinCC
Applications
1 1 (1.10%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 12 (13.19%) AWS
2 3 (3.30%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.58%) TCP/IP
2 14 (15.38%) HTTP
3 12 (13.19%) Internet
4 5 (5.49%) Ethernet
5 4 (4.40%) Network Security
5 4 (4.40%) RS-232
5 4 (4.40%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (4.40%) Wireless
6 3 (3.30%) Bluetooth
7 2 (2.20%) Broadband
7 2 (2.20%) RS-485
7 2 (2.20%) SNMP
8 1 (1.10%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.79%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.20%) MySQL
2 2 (2.20%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 7 (7.69%) Git
2 3 (3.30%) Eclipse
2 3 (3.30%) Subversion
3 2 (2.20%) Jenkins
General
1 32 (35.16%) Electronics
2 22 (24.18%) Aerospace
3 19 (20.88%) Social Skills
4 12 (13.19%) Automotive
5 5 (5.49%) Manufacturing
6 3 (3.30%) Advertising
6 3 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.30%) Wearables
7 1 (1.10%) Finance
7 1 (1.10%) Marketing
7 1 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.10%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.10%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (54.95%) Embedded Engineer
2 49 (53.85%) Software Engineer
3 46 (50.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 17 (18.68%) Developer
4 17 (18.68%) Senior
5 16 (17.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 15 (16.48%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 15 (16.48%) Senior Software Engineer
7 12 (13.19%) C# Developer
7 12 (13.19%) Embedded C Engineer
7 12 (13.19%) Lead
7 12 (13.19%) Software Team Leader
7 12 (13.19%) Team Leader
8 10 (10.99%) C# Software Engineer
9 9 (9.89%) C Software Engineer
9 9 (9.89%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 8 (8.79%) .NET Software Engineer
11 6 (6.59%) Embedded C++ Engineer
12 5 (5.49%) C++ Developer
12 5 (5.49%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (24.18%) .NET
2 20 (21.98%) HTML
3 12 (13.19%) XML
4 10 (10.99%) WPF
5 8 (8.79%) .NET Framework
5 8 (8.79%) ASP.NET
5 8 (8.79%) Blazor
5 8 (8.79%) CSS
6 4 (4.40%) .NET Core
6 4 (4.40%) Yocto
7 2 (2.20%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (18.68%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (15.38%) ARM Cortex
2 14 (15.38%) FPGA
3 8 (8.79%) Arduino
3 8 (8.79%) CAN bus
3 8 (8.79%) IoT
3 8 (8.79%) Robotics
4 7 (7.69%) Device Driver
5 5 (5.49%) GNSS
6 3 (3.30%) Driving Licence
6 3 (3.30%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (3.30%) Legacy Code
6 3 (3.30%) Virtual Team
7 2 (2.20%) Algorithms
7 2 (2.20%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (1.10%) Lidar
8 1 (1.10%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.10%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 48 (52.75%) Linux
2 25 (27.47%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (13.19%) Windows
4 7 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (4.40%) Android
5 4 (4.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (4.40%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.10%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (58.24%) Software Engineering
2 25 (27.47%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (23.08%) Software Testing
4 14 (15.38%) Data Science
4 14 (15.38%) Machine Learning
4 14 (15.38%) OO
5 13 (14.29%) OOD
5 13 (14.29%) UML
6 12 (13.19%) High Availability
6 12 (13.19%) Project Management
6 12 (13.19%) Requirements Analysis
7 10 (10.99%) Mathematics
8 9 (9.89%) Computer Science
9 8 (8.79%) Data Collection
9 8 (8.79%) Full-Stack Development
9 8 (8.79%) Mathematical Modelling
9 8 (8.79%) Open Source
9 8 (8.79%) Web Design
10 6 (6.59%) Cross-Platform Development
10 6 (6.59%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 91 (100.00%) C++
2 66 (72.53%) C
3 49 (53.85%) Embedded C
4 34 (37.36%) Python
5 25 (27.47%) C#
6 13 (14.29%) Go
7 10 (10.99%) SQL
8 8 (8.79%) JavaScript
9 4 (4.40%) Perl
9 4 (4.40%) PowerShell
10 2 (2.20%) Ada
10 2 (2.20%) Bash
10 2 (2.20%) Groovy
10 2 (2.20%) MATLAB
10 2 (2.20%) Ruby
10 2 (2.20%) Rust
10 2 (2.20%) XAML
11 1 (1.10%) R
Qualifications
1 28 (30.77%) Degree
2 23 (25.27%) Security Cleared
3 21 (23.08%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.20%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (1.10%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (1.10%) PhD
5 1 (1.10%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (13.19%) ISO 9001
2 8 (8.79%) MISRA
3 3 (3.30%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.30%) IEC 62304
3 3 (3.30%) ISO 26262
4 2 (2.20%) JTAG
System Software
1 18 (19.78%) Firmware
2 4 (4.40%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.10%) Docker
Vendors
1 8 (8.79%) Siemens
2 4 (4.40%) Parasoft
2 4 (4.40%) Xamarin
3 3 (3.30%) Cadence
4 2 (2.20%) Microsoft
4 2 (2.20%) NVIDIA
5 1 (1.10%) SAP
5 1 (1.10%) Xilinx