Embedded C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Embedded C skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 624 | 557 | 688 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +131 | +298 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 49 | 239 | 86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.099% | 0.31% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.38% | 0.99% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 146 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,750 | £37,500 | £29,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,250 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,563 | £64,688 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,000 | £71,250 | £69,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | -7.49% |
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 | 12,991 | 24,042 | 25,072 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 26.37% | 30.92% | 40.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,348 | 14,965 | 20,597 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £37,500 | £39,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,750 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £107,500 | £106,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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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 16 September 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 | -27 | 44 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -89 | 43 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 31 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 9 |
| South East | +22 | 14 | £55,000 | - | 26 |
| South West | +37 | 13 | £52,500 | -2.33% | 8 |
| North of England | +35 | 6 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 9 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £46,500 | -33.57% | 7 |
| East of England | -24 | 5 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 15 |
| London | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +18 | 2 | £50,000 | - | 13 |
| Scotland | +14 | 2 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 2 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +14 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% |
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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: