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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 669 | 623 | 561 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | -62 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 129 | 49 | 213 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.099% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.69% | 0.38% | 0.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 94 | 48 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +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 | 18,701 | 12,833 | 23,111 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.86% | 25.94% | 30.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,269 | 8,249 | 14,060 |
| 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 | £107,625 |
| 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
Salary Trend
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 October 2026.
Embedded C
Top 14 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 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -50 | 122 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 173 |
| England | -51 | 117 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 185 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 49 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 70 |
| Midlands | -2 | 46 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 27 |
| South East | -47 | 28 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 24 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 12 |
| West Midlands | - | 22 | £65,000 | - | 15 |
| North of England | -61 | 21 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 23 |
| East of England | -14 | 17 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 41 |
| North West | -20 | 17 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £67,500 | - | 13 |
| London | -59 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 12 |
| North East | -63 | 4 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 6 |
| South West | -88 | 1 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 34 |
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:
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