Embedded C++
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 733 658 664
Rank change year-on-year -75 +6 +85
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 72 15 120
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.064% 0.030% 0.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.38% 0.11% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 55 15 76
10th Percentile £49,000 £43,800 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -20.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £46,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +29.03% -25.60% +19.05%

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 18,712 13,139 24,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.56% 26.45% 30.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13,335 8,501 15,343
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,250 £46,250 £46,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,400
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +0.16% -4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend in the UK

Embedded C++
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 12 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 10 September 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
UK excluding London -65 66 £60,000 +29.03% 34
England -68 66 £60,000 +29.03% 43
South West -59 22 £60,000 +71.43% 6
South East -4 21 £65,000 -13.33% 2
Work from Home -27 18 £65,000 +39.78% 17
East of England - 15 £62,500 - 13
Scotland +10 4 £60,000 +20.00% 3
London - 4 £80,000 - 9
Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 8
West Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 5
North West -19 1 £48,500 +4.30% 2
North of England -60 1 £48,500 +4.30% 2

Embedded C++
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:

Applications
1 13 (18.06%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 10 (13.89%) Ethernet
2 4 (5.56%) RS-232
3 1 (1.39%) 5G
3 1 (1.39%) MQTT
3 1 (1.39%) RS-485
3 1 (1.39%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.56%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (8.33%) Git
2 4 (5.56%) CMake
3 3 (4.17%) Jenkins
4 2 (2.78%) Mercurial
5 1 (1.39%) GDB
General
1 23 (31.94%) Electronics
2 16 (22.22%) Automotive
3 12 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 10 (13.89%) Aerospace
5 8 (11.11%) Manufacturing
6 7 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.17%) Advertising
7 3 (4.17%) Games
7 3 (4.17%) Multimedia
8 1 (1.39%) Finance
8 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 44 (61.11%) Embedded Engineer
2 33 (45.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 33 (45.83%) Software Engineer
3 32 (44.44%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 29 (40.28%) C++ Software Engineer
4 29 (40.28%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 10 (13.89%) FPGA Engineer
6 8 (11.11%) Embedded C Engineer
6 8 (11.11%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
7 7 (9.72%) Systems Engineer
8 6 (8.33%) Architect
9 5 (6.94%) C Software Engineer
9 5 (6.94%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
9 5 (6.94%) C/C++ Software Engineer
9 5 (6.94%) Embedded C Software Engineer
9 5 (6.94%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
9 5 (6.94%) Security Engineer
10 4 (5.56%) Senior
10 4 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 4 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.11%) Yocto
2 4 (5.56%) GraphQL
3 3 (4.17%) .NET
3 3 (4.17%) CarPlay
4 2 (2.78%) iOS SDK
4 2 (2.78%) Middleware
5 1 (1.39%) gRPC
5 1 (1.39%) Kafka
5 1 (1.39%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (1.39%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (27.78%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (23.61%) FPGA
3 16 (22.22%) Algorithms
4 13 (18.06%) Verilog
5 12 (16.67%) VHDL
6 11 (15.28%) Device Driver
7 9 (12.50%) Robotics
8 8 (11.11%) IoT
8 8 (11.11%) PCIe
9 4 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (4.17%) Analogue Electronics
10 3 (4.17%) ARM Cortex
10 3 (4.17%) Mobile App
10 3 (4.17%) Onboarding
10 3 (4.17%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (2.78%) ASIC
11 2 (2.78%) CAN bus
12 1 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 31 (43.06%) Linux
2 11 (15.28%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (6.94%) Android
3 5 (6.94%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.78%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (2.78%) SafeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (52.78%) Software Engineering
2 20 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (25.00%) Validation
4 15 (20.83%) Test Automation
5 14 (19.44%) AI
5 14 (19.44%) CI/CD
6 12 (16.67%) Software Architecture
7 11 (15.28%) FPGA Design
8 10 (13.89%) Systems Engineering
9 8 (11.11%) Signal Processing
10 7 (9.72%) Business Development
10 7 (9.72%) Computer Science
11 6 (8.33%) Collaborative Culture
11 6 (8.33%) Collaborative Engineering
11 6 (8.33%) DevOps
11 6 (8.33%) Digital Signal Processing
11 6 (8.33%) Kalman Filter
12 5 (6.94%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
12 5 (6.94%) Model Validation
12 5 (6.94%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 72 (100.00%) C++
2 46 (63.89%) C
3 45 (62.50%) Embedded C
4 28 (38.89%) Python
5 17 (23.61%) MATLAB
6 9 (12.50%) C#
7 3 (4.17%) Java
8 2 (2.78%) Perl
8 2 (2.78%) Tcl
9 1 (1.39%) Bash
9 1 (1.39%) R
9 1 (1.39%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 19 (26.39%) Degree
2 17 (23.61%) Security Cleared
3 9 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 9 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 5 (6.94%) Master's Degree
5 4 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.56%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (5.56%) Def Stans
2 3 (4.17%) ISO 26262
3 1 (1.39%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.39%) DO-254
3 1 (1.39%) HAZOP
3 1 (1.39%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.39%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 14 (19.44%) Firmware
2 5 (6.94%) Docker
3 3 (4.17%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (5.56%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (8.33%) EMC
2 4 (5.56%) Facebook
2 4 (5.56%) Instagram
3 3 (4.17%) Apple
4 1 (1.39%) Altera
4 1 (1.39%) Microsoft