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 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 620 550
Rank change year-on-year -46 -70 +144
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 132 50 255
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.38% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 100 49 167
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -

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 18,741 13,097 24,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.66% 26.41% 30.69%
Number of salaries quoted 13,338 8,454 15,305
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,250 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +0.81% -4.62%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
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 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 9 September 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 9 September 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 -33 126 £57,500 +9.52% 109
England -52 114 £57,500 +6.48% 111
Work from Home -25 47 £65,000 +23.81% 42
Midlands -13 38 £65,000 +30.00% 20
South East -16 29 £65,000 +18.18% 26
North of England -44 22 £57,500 +23.66% 9
West Midlands - 21 £72,500 - 11
North West -3 17 £57,500 +23.66% 8
East Midlands -18 17 £54,000 +8.00% 9
East of England -24 17 £58,750 -12.31% 28
Scotland +19 13 £67,500 +17.39% 7
London -61 4 £80,000 +45.45% 10
South West -80 4 £52,500 - 20
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales -68 3 £44,000 -2.22% 2
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (15.15%) Simulink
2 3 (2.27%) CANalyzer
2 3 (2.27%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.76%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
1 18 (13.64%) Wireless
2 15 (11.36%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.85%) Ethernet
3 13 (9.85%) RS-232
4 11 (8.33%) LTE
4 11 (8.33%) Modbus
5 7 (5.30%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.52%) RS-485
7 1 (0.76%) 5G
7 1 (0.76%) MQTT
7 1 (0.76%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.03%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (12.12%) Git
2 8 (6.06%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.27%) CANoe
4 2 (1.52%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.52%) JIRA
5 1 (0.76%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.76%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.76%) Zephyr
General
1 66 (50.00%) Electronics
2 29 (21.97%) Social Skills
3 18 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 16 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (7.58%) Automotive
6 5 (3.79%) Swedish Language
7 4 (3.03%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.27%) Advertising
9 1 (0.76%) Aviation
9 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Finance
9 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.76%) Retail
9 1 (0.76%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 68 (51.52%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (36.36%) Software Engineer
3 47 (35.61%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (34.85%) Senior
5 25 (18.94%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 24 (18.18%) Electronics Engineer
7 18 (13.64%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (13.64%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (12.12%) Design Engineer
9 15 (11.36%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.36%) Senior Design Engineer
9 15 (11.36%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.36%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 14 (10.61%) Firmware Engineer
11 11 (8.33%) Lead
12 10 (7.58%) FPGA Engineer
12 10 (7.58%) Senior Firmware Engineer
13 9 (6.82%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 9 (6.82%) Linux Engineer
14 8 (6.06%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (15.15%) Yocto
2 3 (2.27%) .NET
3 2 (1.52%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.52%) Middleware
4 1 (0.76%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.76%) gRPC
4 1 (0.76%) Kafka
4 1 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.48%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (18.94%) Analogue Electronics
3 23 (17.42%) Device Driver
4 21 (15.91%) FPGA
5 20 (15.15%) VHDL
6 19 (14.39%) IoT
7 17 (12.88%) Verilog
8 14 (10.61%) Robotics
9 13 (9.85%) Algorithms
10 11 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (7.58%) Raspberry Pi
12 9 (6.82%) ARM Cortex
13 8 (6.06%) PCIe
14 6 (4.55%) CAN bus
15 3 (2.27%) Acoustics
16 2 (1.52%) ASIC
16 2 (1.52%) Optoelectronics
16 2 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
17 1 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
17 1 (0.76%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 25 (18.94%) Linux
2 22 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (14.39%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.52%) Android
4 2 (1.52%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.52%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.52%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.76%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (51.52%) Software Engineering
2 34 (25.76%) Validation
3 32 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (15.91%) Signal Processing
6 20 (15.15%) Agile
6 20 (15.15%) Digital Signal Processing
7 18 (13.64%) Schematic Capture
7 18 (13.64%) Software Testing
8 17 (12.88%) Collaborative Culture
8 17 (12.88%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.12%) Scrum
9 16 (12.12%) Test Automation
10 15 (11.36%) Systems Engineering
11 13 (9.85%) AI
11 13 (9.85%) Collaborative Engineering
11 13 (9.85%) Cybersecurity
12 12 (9.09%) CI/CD
13 11 (8.33%) FPGA Design
14 10 (7.58%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 132 (100.00%) C
2 68 (51.52%) C++
3 43 (32.58%) Embedded C++
4 39 (29.55%) Python
5 24 (18.18%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.33%) C#
7 7 (5.30%) Java
8 2 (1.52%) Perl
8 2 (1.52%) R
8 2 (1.52%) Tcl
9 1 (0.76%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 38 (28.79%) Degree
2 25 (18.94%) Security Cleared
3 15 (11.36%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.82%) DV Cleared
5 7 (5.30%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.79%) PhD
7 4 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.27%) HNC
8 3 (2.27%) HND
9 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.55%) DO-254
2 4 (3.03%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (3.03%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.27%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.76%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.76%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.76%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.76%) MISRA
4 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 61 (46.21%) Firmware
2 34 (25.76%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (10.61%) EMC
2 4 (3.03%) Facebook
2 4 (3.03%) Instagram
3 3 (2.27%) Atlassian
4 2 (1.52%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.76%) Altera
5 1 (0.76%) Google
5 1 (0.76%) Thales