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 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 647 797 986
Rank change year-on-year +150 +189 +91
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 23 52 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.046% 0.056% 0.026%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.15% 0.16% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 20 38 21
10th Percentile £47,500 £36,500 £39,750
25th Percentile £49,688 £42,500 £51,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -25.93% +12.50%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,938 £100,000
90th Percentile £68,500 £71,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -25.93% +12.50%

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 15,411 32,300 48,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.49% 34.86% 43.62%
Number of salaries quoted 11,524 24,726 30,584
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,505 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £100,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% +3.14%

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 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 11 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 2 April 2025. 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 +129 20 £55,000 - 62
UK excluding London +153 19 £57,500 +15.00% 55
South East +100 12 £57,500 - 24
Work from Home +162 11 £55,000 +22.22% 18
London +82 4 £55,000 - 7
Scotland - 3 £62,500 - 4
North of England +91 2 £56,250 +2.27% 5
Yorkshire +71 2 £56,250 +2.27% 4
South West +94 1 £52,500 -4.55% 3
Midlands +50 1 £57,500 +15.00% 8
East Midlands +46 1 £57,500 +31.43% 5

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:

Applications
1 1 (4.35%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) GitHub
2 1 (4.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.04%) Bluetooth
1 3 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (13.04%) Wireless
2 1 (4.35%) Ethernet
2 1 (4.35%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Eclipse
2 4 (17.39%) Git
3 1 (4.35%) CMake
General
1 7 (30.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (26.09%) Electronics
3 4 (17.39%) Aerospace
3 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Wearables
5 1 (4.35%) Automotive
5 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Software Engineer
2 8 (34.78%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (34.78%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 6 (26.09%) Hardware Engineer
3 6 (26.09%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (17.39%) C++ Developer
4 4 (17.39%) Developer
4 4 (17.39%) Embedded C++ Developer
4 4 (17.39%) Embedded Developer
5 2 (8.70%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Design Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Digital Design Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Graduate
6 1 (4.35%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) POCO
1 1 (4.35%) Qt
1 1 (4.35%) STL
1 1 (4.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (56.52%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (17.39%) GNSS
3 3 (13.04%) FPGA
3 3 (13.04%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (13.04%) IoT
3 3 (13.04%) Legacy Code
3 3 (13.04%) Virtual Team
4 2 (8.70%) Algorithms
4 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (8.70%) VHDL
5 1 (4.35%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (4.35%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 8 (34.78%) Linux
2 3 (13.04%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (13.04%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) Software Engineering
2 5 (21.74%) Agile
3 4 (17.39%) Code Quality
3 4 (17.39%) Computer Science
3 4 (17.39%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (17.39%) Prototyping
3 4 (17.39%) Software Testing
3 4 (17.39%) Test Automation
3 4 (17.39%) Time Management
4 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (13.04%) Logistics
4 3 (13.04%) Open Source
4 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Product Roadmap
4 3 (13.04%) Roadmaps
4 3 (13.04%) Signal Processing
4 3 (13.04%) UML
4 3 (13.04%) Unit Testing
5 2 (8.70%) Mathematics
5 2 (8.70%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 23 (100.00%) C++
2 19 (82.61%) C
3 15 (65.22%) Embedded C
4 6 (26.09%) Python
5 3 (13.04%) SQL
6 1 (4.35%) Ada
6 1 (4.35%) Bash
6 1 (4.35%) C#
6 1 (4.35%) Groovy
6 1 (4.35%) Perl
6 1 (4.35%) PowerShell
6 1 (4.35%) Ruby
6 1 (4.35%) Rust
Qualifications
1 10 (43.48%) Degree
2 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) PhD
3 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) Accessibility
1 4 (17.39%) MISRA
2 3 (13.04%) IEC 62304
2 3 (13.04%) QA
3 1 (4.35%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (26.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Cadence
2 1 (4.35%) Atlassian
2 1 (4.35%) Intel
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Parasoft