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 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 696 | 623 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | -53 | +94 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 143 | 44 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.089% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.77% | 0.36% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 103 | 43 | 82 |
| 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% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +7.32% |
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.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,658 | 12,096 | 21,855 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.46% | 24.56% | 31.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,167 | 8,055 | 13,085 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,694 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £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 23 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 23 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 | -51 | 136 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 150 |
| England | -60 | 131 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 170 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 57 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 68 |
| Midlands | -19 | 46 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 20 |
| South East | -48 | 32 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 10 |
| North of England | -56 | 24 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 30 |
| East of England | -21 | 21 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 36 |
| North West | -20 | 19 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 12 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 9 |
| North East | -59 | 5 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 11 |
| South West | -79 | 4 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 30 |
| London | -87 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 14 |
| Wales | -66 | 2 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 2 |
Embedded C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 143 |
| 2 | C++ | 50.3% | 72 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 37.1% | 53 |
| 4 | Python | 23.1% | 33 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 21.7% | 31 |
| 6 | C# | 6.3% | 9 |
| 6 | Java | 6.3% | 9 |
| 8 | R | 2.8% | 4 |
| 8 | SystemVerilog | 2.8% | 4 |
| 10 | Perl | 2.1% | 3 |
| 10 | Tcl | 2.1% | 3 |