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 7 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 657 611 587
Rank change year-on-year -46 -24 +91
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 132 52 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.71% 0.41% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 98 51 93
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £71,000
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 18,479 12,786 22,648
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.64% 25.74% 30.94%
Number of salaries quoted 13,116 8,181 13,706
10th Percentile £39,163 £32,750 £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 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £108,750
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 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 7 October 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 7 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 -34 125 £57,500 +9.52% 159
England -57 119 £57,500 +4.55% 174
Work from Home -30 51 £65,000 +23.81% 66
Midlands +7 46 £54,000 +8.00% 24
South East -31 28 £65,000 +18.18% 33
East Midlands -6 26 £54,000 +8.00% 10
North of England -46 22 £57,500 +23.66% 23
West Midlands - 20 £65,000 - 14
North West -12 18 £57,500 +23.66% 9
East of England -23 16 £62,500 -21.88% 40
Scotland - 9 £67,500 - 11
North East -66 4 £51,000 +27.50% 8
London -77 4 £80,000 +45.45% 9
South West -83 3 £70,000 +33.33% 27
Wales -66 1 £50,000 +11.11% 3

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 2 (1.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.18%) Simulink
2 3 (2.27%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.76%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (18.18%) Wi-Fi
1 24 (18.18%) Wireless
2 17 (12.88%) Bluetooth
3 14 (10.61%) LTE
3 14 (10.61%) Modbus
4 10 (7.58%) Ethernet
4 10 (7.58%) RS-232
5 9 (6.82%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.52%) RS-485
7 1 (0.76%) 5G
7 1 (0.76%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.03%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (13.64%) Git
2 10 (7.58%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.52%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.52%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.76%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.76%) JIRA
4 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 68 (51.52%) Electronics
2 26 (19.70%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.85%) Manufacturing
5 7 (5.30%) Automotive
6 3 (2.27%) Advertising
7 2 (1.52%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.52%) Military
7 2 (1.52%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.76%) Aviation
8 1 (0.76%) Finance
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 63 (47.73%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (37.88%) Senior
3 40 (30.30%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 40 (30.30%) Software Engineer
4 29 (21.97%) Electronics Engineer
5 26 (19.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 19 (14.39%) Design Engineer
7 18 (13.64%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 18 (13.64%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 17 (12.88%) Senior Design Engineer
8 17 (12.88%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 16 (12.12%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 16 (12.12%) Senior Software Engineer
10 15 (11.36%) Lead
11 14 (10.61%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 14 (10.61%) Linux Engineer
12 12 (9.09%) FPGA Engineer
13 11 (8.33%) Firmware Engineer
14 10 (7.58%) Senior Linux Engineer
15 9 (6.82%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.18%) Yocto
2 3 (2.27%) .NET
3 2 (1.52%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.52%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 34 (25.76%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (23.48%) FPGA
3 28 (21.21%) Device Driver
4 25 (18.94%) Analogue Electronics
5 23 (17.42%) IoT
6 22 (16.67%) VHDL
7 19 (14.39%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.12%) Verilog
9 14 (10.61%) Raspberry Pi
10 13 (9.85%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (9.09%) Robotics
12 8 (6.06%) PCIe
13 6 (4.55%) ARM Cortex
14 5 (3.79%) CAN bus
15 4 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
16 3 (2.27%) Acoustics
16 3 (2.27%) ASIC
17 2 (1.52%) Optoelectronics
18 1 (0.76%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 32 (24.24%) Linux
2 27 (20.45%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (9.85%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.52%) Android
4 2 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.76%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (45.45%) Software Engineering
2 36 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (22.73%) Validation
4 27 (20.45%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.91%) Digital Signal Processing
6 20 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (14.39%) Agile
7 19 (14.39%) Collaborative Culture
7 19 (14.39%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.12%) Collaborative Engineering
9 16 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (11.36%) Scrum
11 14 (10.61%) CI/CD
11 14 (10.61%) Device Driver Development
11 14 (10.61%) FPGA Design
12 13 (9.85%) Software Testing
12 13 (9.85%) Systems Engineering
13 12 (9.09%) Test Automation
14 11 (8.33%) AI
Programming Languages
1 132 (100.00%) C
2 69 (52.27%) C++
3 48 (36.36%) Embedded C++
4 35 (26.52%) Python
5 30 (22.73%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.82%) C#
6 9 (6.82%) Java
7 3 (2.27%) Perl
7 3 (2.27%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.27%) Tcl
8 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 40 (30.30%) Degree
2 25 (18.94%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.61%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.82%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.06%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.79%) PhD
8 4 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.03%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.03%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.52%) DO-254
2 2 (1.52%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.76%) GDPR
3 1 (0.76%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.76%) MISRA
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 64 (48.48%) Firmware
2 34 (25.76%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 16 (12.12%) EMC
2 4 (3.03%) Facebook
2 4 (3.03%) Instagram
3 3 (2.27%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.52%) Intel
4 2 (1.52%) Xilinx
5 1 (0.76%) Altera
5 1 (0.76%) Google
5 1 (0.76%) Thales