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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 685 625 571
Rank change year-on-year -60 -54 +104
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 128 52 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.69% 0.41% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 94 51 95
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £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 18,536 12,797 22,989
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.70% 25.77% 30.98%
Number of salaries quoted 13,096 8,193 13,930
10th Percentile £39,000 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £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 £108,750
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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -57 121 £57,500 +9.52% 150
England -47 115 £57,500 +4.55% 166
Work from Home -24 49 £65,000 +23.81% 64
Midlands -8 45 £54,000 +8.00% 24
South East -38 28 £65,000 +18.18% 30
East Midlands -18 24 £54,000 +8.00% 12
North of England -40 21 £57,500 +23.66% 23
West Midlands - 21 £58,750 - 12
North West -23 17 £57,500 +23.66% 9
East of England -22 16 £62,500 -21.88% 35
Scotland - 9 £67,500 - 12
North East -59 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
London -72 4 £80,000 +45.45% 10
Wales -65 1 £50,000 +11.11% 2
South West -85 1 £70,000 +33.33% 26

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 2 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.75%) Simulink
2 3 (2.34%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.78%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.19%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (17.19%) Wireless
2 17 (13.28%) Bluetooth
3 13 (10.16%) LTE
3 13 (10.16%) Modbus
4 10 (7.81%) Ethernet
4 10 (7.81%) RS-232
5 9 (7.03%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.56%) RS-485
7 1 (0.78%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.13%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (14.06%) Git
2 10 (7.81%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.56%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.56%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.78%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.78%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.78%) JIRA
4 1 (0.78%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 66 (51.56%) Electronics
2 26 (20.31%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.84%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.38%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.25%) Automotive
6 3 (2.34%) Advertising
7 2 (1.56%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.56%) Military
7 2 (1.56%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.78%) Aviation
8 1 (0.78%) Finance
8 1 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 62 (48.44%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (37.50%) Senior
3 40 (31.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 40 (31.25%) Software Engineer
4 26 (20.31%) Electronics Engineer
4 26 (20.31%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 17 (13.28%) Design Engineer
5 17 (13.28%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (13.28%) Senior Software Engineer
6 16 (12.50%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 16 (12.50%) Senior Design Engineer
6 16 (12.50%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 16 (12.50%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (10.94%) Lead
8 13 (10.16%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 13 (10.16%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (9.38%) FPGA Engineer
10 11 (8.59%) Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.03%) Applications Engineer
11 9 (7.03%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (17.97%) Yocto
2 3 (2.34%) .NET
3 2 (1.56%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.56%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 32 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (23.44%) FPGA
3 26 (20.31%) Device Driver
4 24 (18.75%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (17.19%) IoT
6 21 (16.41%) VHDL
7 19 (14.84%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.50%) Verilog
9 13 (10.16%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (10.16%) Raspberry Pi
10 12 (9.38%) Robotics
11 8 (6.25%) PCIe
12 6 (4.69%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (4.69%) CAN bus
13 4 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (2.34%) Acoustics
14 3 (2.34%) ASIC
15 2 (1.56%) Optoelectronics
16 1 (0.78%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 30 (23.44%) Linux
2 26 (20.31%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (10.94%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.56%) Android
4 2 (1.56%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.78%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (46.09%) Software Engineering
2 37 (28.91%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (23.44%) Validation
4 26 (20.31%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.63%) Digital Signal Processing
6 19 (14.84%) Agile
6 19 (14.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (14.06%) Collaborative Culture
7 18 (14.06%) Schematic Capture
8 17 (13.28%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (11.72%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (11.72%) Scrum
11 14 (10.94%) FPGA Design
12 13 (10.16%) CI/CD
12 13 (10.16%) Software Testing
13 12 (9.38%) Device Driver Development
13 12 (9.38%) Systems Engineering
13 12 (9.38%) Test Automation
14 11 (8.59%) AI
Programming Languages
1 128 (100.00%) C
2 66 (51.56%) C++
3 46 (35.94%) Embedded C++
4 36 (28.13%) Python
5 30 (23.44%) MATLAB
6 9 (7.03%) C#
6 9 (7.03%) Java
7 3 (2.34%) Perl
7 3 (2.34%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.34%) Tcl
8 1 (0.78%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (29.69%) Degree
2 25 (19.53%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.94%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.03%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.25%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.91%) PhD
8 4 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.13%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.13%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.56%) DO-254
2 2 (1.56%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.78%) GDPR
3 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.78%) MISRA
3 1 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 62 (48.44%) Firmware
2 34 (26.56%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.72%) EMC
2 4 (3.13%) Facebook
2 4 (3.13%) Instagram
3 3 (2.34%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.56%) Intel
4 2 (1.56%) Xilinx
5 1 (0.78%) Altera
5 1 (0.78%) Google
5 1 (0.78%) Thales