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 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 673 618 560
Rank change year-on-year -55 -58 +112
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 135 50 222
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 0.39% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 99 49 118
10th Percentile £47,350 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,000 - £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +10.00%

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 18,721 12,944 23,534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.93% 26.08% 30.96%
Number of salaries quoted 13,256 8,345 14,347
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

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 27 September 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 27 September 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 -37 128 £57,500 +9.52% 146
England -38 121 £57,500 +9.52% 162
Work from Home -18 50 £65,000 +23.81% 59
Midlands -7 47 £59,500 +19.00% 20
South East -36 28 £65,000 +18.18% 31
East Midlands -15 24 £54,000 +8.00% 10
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 10
North of England -40 22 £57,500 +23.66% 21
East of England -16 18 £62,500 -21.88% 35
North West -16 18 £57,500 +23.66% 10
Scotland +26 10 £67,500 +35.00% 12
London -57 4 £80,000 +45.45% 12
North East -60 4 £51,000 +27.50% 7
South West -94 2 £62,500 +19.05% 27
Wales -71 1 £44,000 -2.22% 2

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.74%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (17.78%) Simulink
2 3 (2.22%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.74%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.74%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.30%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (16.30%) Wireless
2 17 (12.59%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.63%) LTE
3 13 (9.63%) Modbus
4 11 (8.15%) Ethernet
4 11 (8.15%) RS-232
5 9 (6.67%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.48%) RS-485
7 1 (0.74%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.96%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (13.33%) Git
2 10 (7.41%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.48%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.48%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.74%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.74%) CANoe
4 1 (0.74%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.74%) JIRA
4 1 (0.74%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (49.63%) Electronics
2 28 (20.74%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.07%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.63%) Manufacturing
5 8 (5.93%) Automotive
6 3 (2.22%) Advertising
6 3 (2.22%) Swedish Language
7 2 (1.48%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.48%) Military
8 1 (0.74%) Aviation
8 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.74%) Finance
8 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.74%) Retail
Job Titles
1 67 (49.63%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (37.04%) Senior
3 45 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 45 (33.33%) Software Engineer
4 27 (20.00%) Electronics Engineer
4 27 (20.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 18 (13.33%) Design Engineer
5 18 (13.33%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 18 (13.33%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (12.59%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.59%) Senior Design Engineer
6 17 (12.59%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.59%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (10.37%) Lead
8 13 (9.63%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 13 (9.63%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (8.89%) Firmware Engineer
9 12 (8.89%) FPGA Engineer
10 9 (6.67%) Applications Engineer
10 9 (6.67%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (17.78%) Yocto
2 3 (2.22%) .NET
3 2 (1.48%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.48%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 33 (24.44%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (22.22%) FPGA
3 27 (20.00%) Device Driver
4 25 (18.52%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (16.30%) IoT
5 22 (16.30%) VHDL
6 19 (14.07%) Algorithms
7 17 (12.59%) Verilog
8 13 (9.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (9.63%) Raspberry Pi
8 13 (9.63%) Robotics
9 8 (5.93%) PCIe
10 7 (5.19%) ARM Cortex
11 6 (4.44%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.22%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.22%) ASIC
12 3 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (1.48%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 31 (22.96%) Linux
2 27 (20.00%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (11.85%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.48%) Android
4 2 (1.48%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.74%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.74%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (48.15%) Software Engineering
2 37 (27.41%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (22.96%) Validation
4 27 (20.00%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.56%) Digital Signal Processing
6 20 (14.81%) Agile
6 20 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (14.07%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (13.33%) Collaborative Culture
8 18 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (11.85%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (11.85%) Scrum
10 15 (11.11%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (11.11%) Software Testing
11 14 (10.37%) FPGA Design
12 13 (9.63%) CI/CD
12 13 (9.63%) Systems Engineering
12 13 (9.63%) Test Automation
13 12 (8.89%) AI
13 12 (8.89%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 135 (100.00%) C
2 69 (51.11%) C++
3 47 (34.81%) Embedded C++
4 38 (28.15%) Python
5 30 (22.22%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.67%) C#
6 9 (6.67%) Java
7 3 (2.22%) Perl
7 3 (2.22%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.22%) Tcl
8 1 (0.74%) R
Qualifications
1 39 (28.89%) Degree
2 26 (19.26%) Security Cleared
3 15 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.67%) DV Cleared
5 8 (5.93%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.70%) PhD
8 4 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.74%) HNC
9 1 (0.74%) HND
9 1 (0.74%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.96%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (2.96%) Def Stans
2 3 (2.22%) DO-254
3 2 (1.48%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.74%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.74%) MISRA
4 1 (0.74%) QA
System Software
1 62 (45.93%) Firmware
2 35 (25.93%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.96%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.11%) EMC
2 4 (2.96%) Facebook
2 4 (2.96%) Instagram
3 2 (1.48%) Intel
3 2 (1.48%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.48%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.74%) Altera
4 1 (0.74%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.74%) Google
4 1 (0.74%) Thales