Embedded C++
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 696 1011 974
Rank change year-on-year +315 -37 -293
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 34 63 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.063% 0.051% 0.095%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.16% 0.11% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 28 23 64
10th Percentile £31,750 £49,000 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,125 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £71,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.57% +30.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £61,500 £82,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,750 £100,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £73,250 £52,000
% change year-on-year -28.33% +40.87% +4.00%

All Programming Languages
UK

Embedded C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 21,778 56,942 66,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 40.63% 45.86% 52.11%
Number of salaries quoted 17,013 36,354 45,316
10th Percentile £39,750 £38,442 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,103 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £106,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% 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 2023.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 14 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 2023. 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 +219 33 £52,500 -28.33% 75
England +290 24 £55,000 -15.38% 81
Work from Home +272 20 £52,500 -19.23% 37
Scotland +55 10 £46,250 -38.33% 2
Midlands +118 7 £58,000 +10.48% 5
South West +70 7 £50,000 -50.00% 14
East Midlands +59 6 £58,000 +10.48% 5
South East +156 4 £30,000 -61.29% 18
East of England +114 3 - - 26
North of England +147 2 £55,000 -4.35% 13
London +259 1 - - 6
West Midlands +133 1 £55,000 -
North West +116 1 £55,000 -15.38% 9
Yorkshire +95 1 - - 2

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 2 (5.88%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) AWS
1 1 (2.94%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.59%) Wireless
2 6 (17.65%) Network Security
2 6 (17.65%) SNMP
3 4 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (8.82%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (2.94%) GSM
5 1 (2.94%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 8 (23.53%) Visual Studio
2 2 (5.88%) Git
2 2 (5.88%) JIRA
3 1 (2.94%) LabVIEW
3 1 (2.94%) Subversion
General
1 12 (35.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (20.59%) Social Skills
3 4 (11.76%) Electronics
3 4 (11.76%) Telecoms
4 3 (8.82%) Finance
4 3 (8.82%) Manufacturing
4 3 (8.82%) Marketing
4 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (55.88%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (35.29%) Software Engineer
3 10 (29.41%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 9 (26.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (17.65%) Firmware Engineer
5 6 (17.65%) Senior
6 5 (14.71%) Applications Engineer
6 5 (14.71%) Customer Engineer
6 5 (14.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 4 (11.76%) C Software Engineer
7 4 (11.76%) Embedded C Engineer
7 4 (11.76%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 4 (11.76%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) C/C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) Developer
8 3 (8.82%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (8.82%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) STL
2 1 (2.94%) React
2 1 (2.94%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Analogue Electronics
1 2 (5.88%) Verilog
2 1 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.94%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (2.94%) IoT
2 1 (2.94%) Machine to Machine
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.76%) Linux
2 1 (2.94%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (70.59%) Software Engineering
2 8 (23.53%) Mentoring
3 7 (20.59%) Computer Science
4 6 (17.65%) Software Testing
4 6 (17.65%) Test Automation
5 4 (11.76%) Agile
6 3 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (8.82%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (8.82%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (8.82%) OO
6 3 (8.82%) Process Improvement
6 3 (8.82%) Programme Management
6 3 (8.82%) Signal Processing
7 2 (5.88%) OOD
7 2 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (2.94%) Mathematics
8 1 (2.94%) OOP
8 1 (2.94%) Refactoring
8 1 (2.94%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (2.94%) UML
Programming Languages
1 34 (100.00%) C++
2 29 (85.29%) C
3 26 (76.47%) Embedded C
4 14 (41.18%) Python
5 7 (20.59%) Ada
6 6 (17.65%) Bash
6 6 (17.65%) C#
6 6 (17.65%) Groovy
6 6 (17.65%) Java
6 6 (17.65%) Perl
6 6 (17.65%) PowerShell
6 6 (17.65%) Ruby
6 6 (17.65%) Rust
6 6 (17.65%) SQL
7 2 (5.88%) MATLAB
8 1 (2.94%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (35.29%) Degree
2 4 (11.76%) Postgraduate
2 4 (11.76%) SC Cleared
2 4 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (23.53%) MISRA
2 2 (5.88%) MISRA C
System Software
1 15 (44.12%) Firmware
2 7 (20.59%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (11.76%) Parasoft
2 3 (8.82%) Atlassian
2 3 (8.82%) SAP
3 2 (5.88%) Cadence