Embedded C Job Trends

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 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 578 553
Rank change year-on-year -35 -25 +291
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 57 112 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.087% 0.22% 0.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.47% 0.65% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 57 47 219
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,250 £28,300
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

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 12,230 17,161 27,718
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.70% 34.08% 37.28%
Number of salaries quoted 8,790 10,074 22,872
10th Percentile £33,729 £38,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -

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 9 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 15 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 9 February 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 -38 50 £55,000 - 84
England -28 44 £55,000 +1.85% 80
Work from Home +64 35 £55,000 +1.85% 26
North of England -1 15 £46,500 -7.00% 10
South East -11 12 £55,000 - 20
North West +29 9 £46,500 +16.25% 2
East of England +12 8 £45,000 -16.67% 5
Scotland -12 8 £65,000 +4.00% 5
Midlands +8 6 £54,000 +0.47% 20
Yorkshire -31 5 £55,000 -2.22% 7
East Midlands -16 4 £54,000 -6.09% 13
London +40 3 £65,000 - 3
West Midlands +21 2 £62,500 +25.00% 7
Wales +3 1 £45,000 +27.66% 2
North East -5 1 £40,000 - 1

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 1 (1.75%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.53%) Ethernet
1 6 (10.53%) RS-232
2 4 (7.02%) Bluetooth
2 4 (7.02%) LTE
2 4 (7.02%) Modbus
2 4 (7.02%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (7.02%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) Git
2 4 (7.02%) Eclipse
2 4 (7.02%) Subversion
3 2 (3.51%) GitLab
4 1 (1.75%) JIRA
4 1 (1.75%) Rational DOORS
General
1 34 (59.65%) Electronics
2 13 (22.81%) Automotive
3 8 (14.04%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.77%) Finance
5 1 (1.75%) Advertising
5 1 (1.75%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.75%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 50 (87.72%) Embedded Engineer
2 24 (42.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 24 (42.11%) Software Engineer
3 19 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
4 12 (21.05%) Senior
5 11 (19.30%) Firmware Engineer
6 10 (17.54%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 9 (15.79%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 8 (14.04%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 8 (14.04%) Senior Software Engineer
9 7 (12.28%) Design Engineer
9 7 (12.28%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 5 (8.77%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 5 (8.77%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
10 5 (8.77%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
10 5 (8.77%) Linux Engineer
10 5 (8.77%) Software Design Engineer
11 3 (5.26%) Embedded C Engineer
12 2 (3.51%) C Software Engineer
12 2 (3.51%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (15.79%) Flash
2 6 (10.53%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (29.82%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (12.28%) Analogue Electronics
2 7 (12.28%) Device Driver
3 4 (7.02%) Raspberry Pi
4 2 (3.51%) IoT
4 2 (3.51%) RISC-V
5 1 (1.75%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.75%) FPGA
5 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.75%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 13 (22.81%) Linux
2 11 (19.30%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.75%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (47.37%) Software Engineering
2 13 (22.81%) Agile
3 10 (17.54%) Collaborative Culture
4 9 (15.79%) Embedded Software Development
5 6 (10.53%) Scrum
6 4 (7.02%) Mentoring
7 3 (5.26%) Schematic Capture
7 3 (5.26%) Validation
8 2 (3.51%) Coaching
8 2 (3.51%) Line Management
8 2 (3.51%) Logistics
8 2 (3.51%) Physics
8 2 (3.51%) Signal Processing
8 2 (3.51%) Software Testing
8 2 (3.51%) Unit Testing
9 1 (1.75%) Collaborative Working
9 1 (1.75%) Customer Requirements
9 1 (1.75%) Device Driver Development
9 1 (1.75%) Problem-Solving
9 1 (1.75%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 57 (100.00%) C
2 29 (50.88%) C++
3 20 (35.09%) Embedded C++
4 7 (12.28%) Python
5 1 (1.75%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (19.30%) Degree
2 2 (3.51%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.75%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.75%) PhD
3 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.51%) ISO 9000
1 2 (3.51%) JTAG
System Software
1 35 (61.40%) Firmware
2 23 (40.35%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (15.79%) EMC
2 4 (7.02%) Atmel