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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 677 | 620 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | -50 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 137 | 49 | 188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.74% | 0.40% | 0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 48 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,000 | £70,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +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 | 18,516 | 12,265 | 22,246 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.54% | 25.08% | 31.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,162 | 8,116 | 13,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,267 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 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 16 October 2026.
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 16 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 | -43 | 130 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 56 |
| England | -54 | 125 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 54 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 51 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 23 |
| Midlands | -1 | 47 | £59,500 | +19.00% | 13 |
| South East | -40 | 32 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 9 |
| North of England | -53 | 21 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 9 |
| West Midlands | - | 20 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| East of England | -33 | 18 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 13 |
| North West | -20 | 17 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 3 |
| North East | -68 | 4 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 3 |
| London | -76 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 3 |
| South West | -75 | 3 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 7 |
| Wales | -75 | 2 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 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:
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