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 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 619 529
Rank change year-on-year -22 -90 +223
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 119 54 371
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.38%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.37% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 101 51 301
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £36,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.48% +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 17,734 14,421 30,657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.78% 29.29% 31.50%
Number of salaries quoted 12,707 9,589 22,724
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,200 £35,212
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

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 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 16 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 19 July 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 -13 116 £57,500 +6.48% 39
England -24 92 £57,500 +6.48% 43
Work from Home +2 41 £65,000 +23.81% 15
Midlands -3 28 £67,500 +35.00% 9
Scotland +39 24 £65,000 - 2
South East -23 21 £65,000 +8.33% 8
North of England -23 17 £57,500 +23.66% 7
East of England -12 15 £62,500 +15.74% 5
East Midlands -3 14 £54,000 +8.00% 7
West Midlands - 14 £80,000 - 2
North West -3 11 £57,500 +23.66% 3
South West -68 8 £50,000 -4.76% 7
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
London -43 3 £80,000 +45.45% 8
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
Yorkshire -34 2 £72,500 +70.59% 2

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 1 (0.84%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.40%) Simulink
2 3 (2.52%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.68%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 17 (14.29%) RS-232
2 15 (12.61%) Ethernet
2 15 (12.61%) Wi-Fi
2 15 (12.61%) Wireless
3 14 (11.76%) Bluetooth
4 10 (8.40%) LTE
4 10 (8.40%) Modbus
5 1 (0.84%) MQTT
5 1 (0.84%) Profibus
5 1 (0.84%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (13.45%) Git
2 5 (4.20%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.52%) CANoe
3 3 (2.52%) Subversion
4 2 (1.68%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.68%) JIRA
5 1 (0.84%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.84%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.84%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.84%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.84%) Zephyr
General
1 46 (38.66%) Electronics
2 17 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 12 (10.08%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.72%) Automotive
5 6 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.20%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.36%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.52%) Advertising
9 2 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.84%) Finance
10 1 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.84%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 77 (64.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 57 (47.90%) Software Engineer
3 55 (46.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 40 (33.61%) Senior
5 26 (21.85%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (17.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (17.65%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (12.61%) Firmware Engineer
8 14 (11.76%) Electronics Engineer
9 12 (10.08%) Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Embedded C Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) C Software Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) Embedded C Software Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) FPGA Engineer
12 7 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (19.33%) Yocto
2 3 (2.52%) .NET
3 2 (1.68%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.68%) Middleware
4 1 (0.84%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.84%) gRPC
4 1 (0.84%) Kafka
4 1 (0.84%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.84%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 26 (21.85%) Device Driver
1 26 (21.85%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
3 14 (11.76%) IoT
3 14 (11.76%) VHDL
4 13 (10.92%) Algorithms
5 12 (10.08%) FPGA
6 11 (9.24%) Robotics
6 11 (9.24%) Verilog
7 9 (7.56%) Raspberry Pi
8 7 (5.88%) ARM Cortex
9 6 (5.04%) PCIe
10 5 (4.20%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (3.36%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.52%) Acoustics
13 2 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
14 1 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
14 1 (0.84%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.85%) Linux
2 24 (20.17%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.97%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.68%) Android
4 2 (1.68%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.68%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.68%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (63.87%) Software Engineering
2 21 (17.65%) Validation
3 18 (15.13%) Agile
3 18 (15.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
4 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (14.29%) Signal Processing
5 16 (13.45%) Test Automation
6 15 (12.61%) Collaborative Culture
6 15 (12.61%) Collaborative Working
6 15 (12.61%) Scrum
7 14 (11.76%) Systems Engineering
8 13 (10.92%) Schematic Capture
9 11 (9.24%) Software Testing
10 10 (8.40%) AI
10 10 (8.40%) Collaborative Engineering
11 9 (7.56%) CI/CD
11 9 (7.56%) Computer Science
12 8 (6.72%) Device Driver Development
12 8 (6.72%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 119 (100.00%) C
2 62 (52.10%) C++
3 34 (28.57%) Embedded C++
3 34 (28.57%) Python
4 14 (11.76%) MATLAB
5 12 (10.08%) C#
6 1 (0.84%) Java
6 1 (0.84%) R
6 1 (0.84%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 22 (18.49%) Degree
2 19 (15.97%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.92%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 6 (5.04%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.52%) HNC
7 3 (2.52%) HND
8 2 (1.68%) PhD
9 1 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.20%) DO-254
2 4 (3.36%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.68%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.84%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.84%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.84%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.84%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.84%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 52 (43.70%) Firmware
2 26 (21.85%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 7 (5.88%) EMC
2 4 (3.36%) Facebook
2 4 (3.36%) Instagram
3 3 (2.52%) Atlassian
3 3 (2.52%) Atmel
4 1 (0.84%) Altera
4 1 (0.84%) Google