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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 839 956 1082
Rank change year-on-year +117 +126 -300
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 55 33 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.056% 0.031% 0.074%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.17% 0.072% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 38 24 31
10th Percentile £38,075 £36,425 £45,625
25th Percentile £45,500 £46,563 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £100,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £65,125 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +12.50% +23.08%

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 33,192 45,823 82,668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.81% 43.57% 53.71%
Number of salaries quoted 25,038 29,105 44,126
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +1.85% +8.00%

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 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 13 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 25 April 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 +28 53 £50,000 -25.93% 63
England +133 50 £51,250 -10.87% 62
Midlands +22 18 £50,000 +33.33% 13
Work from Home +95 14 £45,000 -55.00% 30
South East +27 13 £57,500 +7.98% 17
West Midlands +30 12 £60,000 +71.43% 9
East of England +37 11 £43,750 - 7
East Midlands -12 6 £43,750 +9.38% 4
South West -24 5 - - 15
Wales - 4 £50,000 - 1
Yorkshire +87 2 £55,000 -4.35% 1
North of England +40 2 £55,000 -4.35% 5
London - 1 - - 6

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 6 (10.91%) Simulink
2 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.82%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.82%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.55%) AWS
2 7 (12.73%) AWS IoT
3 3 (5.45%) Azure
4 1 (1.82%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.09%) Ethernet
2 4 (7.27%) Bluetooth
2 4 (7.27%) Internet
2 4 (7.27%) LoRaWAN
2 4 (7.27%) LTE
2 4 (7.27%) MQTT
2 4 (7.27%) Profibus
2 4 (7.27%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (5.45%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.64%) 2G
4 2 (3.64%) 3G
4 2 (3.64%) 4G
4 2 (3.64%) 5G
5 1 (1.82%) Network Security
5 1 (1.82%) SNMP
5 1 (1.82%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.64%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (3.64%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (10.91%) Git
2 3 (5.45%) Eclipse
2 3 (5.45%) Visual Studio
3 2 (3.64%) Subversion
4 1 (1.82%) LabVIEW
General
1 22 (40.00%) Electronics
2 16 (29.09%) Social Skills
3 10 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 10 (18.18%) Telecoms
4 9 (16.36%) Marketing
5 8 (14.55%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (14.55%) Automotive
5 8 (14.55%) Finance
5 8 (14.55%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.64%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.82%) Legal
Job Titles
1 40 (72.73%) Embedded Engineer
2 30 (54.55%) Software Engineer
3 27 (49.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 16 (29.09%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 11 (20.00%) Firmware Engineer
6 9 (16.36%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) C Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) C/C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) Embedded C Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
7 8 (14.55%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 7 (12.73%) Senior
9 6 (10.91%) Developer
10 5 (9.09%) Audio Engineer
10 5 (9.09%) Audio Software Engineer
10 5 (9.09%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.09%) FFmpeg
1 5 (9.09%) GStreamer
1 5 (9.09%) OpenEmbedded
1 5 (9.09%) Yocto
2 4 (7.27%) Flask
3 2 (3.64%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.36%) Embedded Systems
1 9 (16.36%) IoT
2 4 (7.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.45%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.64%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.64%) FPGA
4 2 (3.64%) Robotics
5 1 (1.82%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (1.82%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.82%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.82%) GNSS
5 1 (1.82%) Machine to Machine
5 1 (1.82%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 30 (54.55%) Linux
2 8 (14.55%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (5.45%) Debian
4 2 (3.64%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (3.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (63.64%) Software Engineering
2 10 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (16.36%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (14.55%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (14.55%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (14.55%) Programme Management
5 7 (12.73%) Software Testing
6 6 (10.91%) Mentoring
6 6 (10.91%) SDLC
6 6 (10.91%) Test Automation
7 5 (9.09%) Multithreading
7 5 (9.09%) Open Source
8 4 (7.27%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (7.27%) Physics
8 4 (7.27%) Validation
9 3 (5.45%) Computer Science
10 2 (3.64%) Agile
10 2 (3.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (3.64%) Mathematics
10 2 (3.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (100.00%) C++
2 51 (92.73%) C
3 45 (81.82%) Embedded C
4 15 (27.27%) Python
5 6 (10.91%) C#
5 6 (10.91%) MATLAB
6 3 (5.45%) Bash
6 3 (5.45%) SQL
7 2 (3.64%) Java
7 2 (3.64%) PHP
8 1 (1.82%) Ada
8 1 (1.82%) Groovy
8 1 (1.82%) Perl
8 1 (1.82%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.82%) Ruby
8 1 (1.82%) Rust
Qualifications
1 19 (34.55%) Degree
2 3 (5.45%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.82%) HND
3 1 (1.82%) Postgraduate
3 1 (1.82%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.91%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (7.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (7.27%) ISO 13485
3 3 (5.45%) QA
4 1 (1.82%) MISRA
System Software
1 20 (36.36%) Firmware
2 10 (18.18%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.82%) Docker
Vendors
1 9 (16.36%) SAP
2 2 (3.64%) EMC
3 1 (1.82%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.82%) Parasoft
3 1 (1.82%) Renesas