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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 613 591 523
Rank change year-on-year -22 -68 +310
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 82 46 361
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.11% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.57% 0.34% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 77 41 313
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,500 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -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 14,317 13,721 31,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.04% 33.58% 35.02%
Number of salaries quoted 9,934 10,202 24,655
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,531
25th Percentile £46,276 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £86,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £56,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -0.88% +4.63% -1.82%

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 1 April 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 1 April 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 75 £55,000 +1.85% 85
England -32 56 £55,000 +1.85% 81
Work from Home +10 34 £57,500 +6.48% 22
Scotland -6 19 £65,000 +1.96% 2
North of England -43 16 £55,000 +18.92% 11
Midlands -21 12 £72,500 +45.00% 18
East of England -23 12 £45,000 -16.67% 14
North West -13 9 £46,500 +16.25% 3
West Midlands -7 8 £80,000 +60.00% 13
South West -33 7 £50,000 - 15
Yorkshire -49 7 £55,000 +10.00% 6
South East -41 6 £55,000 -8.33% 24
East Midlands -40 4 £54,000 -6.09% 5
London -9 3 £65,000 - 1
Wales -22 3 £44,000 +24.82% 5

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 3 (3.66%) CANalyzer
2 2 (2.44%) OrCAD
3 1 (1.22%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 13 (15.85%) Ethernet
2 12 (14.63%) RS-232
3 5 (6.10%) Bluetooth
3 5 (6.10%) LTE
3 5 (6.10%) Modbus
3 5 (6.10%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (6.10%) Wireless
4 1 (1.22%) MQTT
4 1 (1.22%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 5 (6.10%) Git
2 4 (4.88%) Eclipse
2 4 (4.88%) Subversion
3 3 (3.66%) CANoe
4 2 (2.44%) JIRA
5 1 (1.22%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.22%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (1.22%) Zephyr
General
1 33 (40.24%) Electronics
2 13 (15.85%) Manufacturing
3 8 (9.76%) Social Skills
4 6 (7.32%) Automotive
5 5 (6.10%) Aerospace
5 5 (6.10%) Finance
6 3 (3.66%) Swedish Language
7 2 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Advertising
8 1 (1.22%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 65 (79.27%) Embedded Engineer
2 45 (54.88%) Software Engineer
3 43 (52.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (23.17%) Electronics Engineer
5 18 (21.95%) Senior
6 13 (15.85%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 12 (14.63%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (14.63%) Senior Software Engineer
8 9 (10.98%) Design Engineer
8 9 (10.98%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 8 (9.76%) Firmware Engineer
10 7 (8.54%) Embedded C Engineer
11 6 (7.32%) C Software Engineer
11 6 (7.32%) Embedded C Software Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Linux Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 5 (6.10%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (14.63%) Yocto
2 2 (2.44%) Flash
3 1 (1.22%) GraphQL
3 1 (1.22%) gRPC
3 1 (1.22%) Kafka
3 1 (1.22%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (1.22%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (19.51%) Device Driver
2 12 (14.63%) Analogue Electronics
2 12 (14.63%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (7.32%) VHDL
4 4 (4.88%) Raspberry Pi
4 4 (4.88%) Robotics
5 3 (3.66%) ARM Cortex
5 3 (3.66%) FPGA
5 3 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (3.66%) Verilog
6 2 (2.44%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.44%) IoT
7 1 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (1.22%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (25.61%) Linux
2 18 (21.95%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (8.54%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (2.44%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (1.22%) ThreadX
5 1 (1.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (65.85%) Software Engineering
2 19 (23.17%) Agile
3 12 (14.63%) Scrum
4 9 (10.98%) Embedded Software Development
5 8 (9.76%) Validation
6 7 (8.54%) Schematic Capture
6 7 (8.54%) Software Testing
7 6 (7.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (6.10%) Signal Processing
9 4 (4.88%) AI
9 4 (4.88%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (4.88%) Computer Science
9 4 (4.88%) Device Driver Development
9 4 (4.88%) Digital Signal Processing
9 4 (4.88%) Prototyping
9 4 (4.88%) Systems Engineering
9 4 (4.88%) Test Automation
9 4 (4.88%) Verification and Validation
10 3 (3.66%) Collaborative Culture
10 3 (3.66%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 82 (100.00%) C
2 44 (53.66%) C++
3 23 (28.05%) Embedded C++
4 14 (17.07%) Python
5 3 (3.66%) C#
6 1 (1.22%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.22%) R
Qualifications
1 16 (19.51%) Degree
2 5 (6.10%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.88%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.66%) HNC
4 3 (3.66%) HND
5 2 (2.44%) Master's Degree
5 2 (2.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.88%) DO-254
2 1 (1.22%) HAZOP
2 1 (1.22%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.22%) IEC 62304
2 1 (1.22%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 32 (39.02%) Firmware
2 19 (23.17%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.22%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (7.32%) EMC
2 4 (4.88%) Atmel
3 3 (3.66%) Atlassian