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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 672 616 559
Rank change year-on-year -56 -57 +132
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 129 47 241
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.095% 0.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.36% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 97 46 153
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% -3.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,938 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +4.76%

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 18,457 13,026 24,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.25% 26.34% 30.85%
Number of salaries quoted 13,111 8,383 15,238
10th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,722
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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £106,250
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 14 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 14 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 -28 123 £57,500 +9.52% 120
England -16 113 £57,500 +9.52% 124
Work from Home -23 45 £65,000 +23.81% 112
Midlands -9 40 £59,500 +19.00% 22
South East -21 29 £65,000 +18.18% 26
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 13
North of England -42 21 £57,500 +23.66% 11
East Midlands -16 17 £54,000 +8.00% 9
North West -6 16 £57,500 +23.66% 8
East of England -16 15 £62,500 -21.88% 36
Scotland +17 12 £67,500 +17.39% 7
London -53 4 £80,000 +45.45% 10
South West -86 4 £52,500 - 19
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
Wales -71 2 £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 (0.78%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (16.28%) Simulink
2 3 (2.33%) OrCAD
3 2 (1.55%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.78%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.18%) Wi-Fi
1 17 (13.18%) Wireless
2 14 (10.85%) Bluetooth
3 12 (9.30%) Ethernet
3 12 (9.30%) RS-232
4 11 (8.53%) Modbus
5 10 (7.75%) LTE
6 8 (6.20%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.55%) RS-485
8 1 (0.78%) 5G
8 1 (0.78%) MQTT
8 1 (0.78%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.10%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (12.40%) Git
2 9 (6.98%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.55%) CANoe
3 2 (1.55%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.78%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.78%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.78%) JIRA
4 1 (0.78%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 65 (50.39%) Electronics
2 28 (21.71%) Social Skills
3 17 (13.18%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (12.40%) Manufacturing
5 10 (7.75%) Automotive
6 4 (3.10%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.10%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.33%) Advertising
8 1 (0.78%) Aviation
8 1 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.78%) Finance
8 1 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 64 (49.61%) Embedded Engineer
2 46 (35.66%) Software Engineer
3 45 (34.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 44 (34.11%) Senior
5 25 (19.38%) Electronics Engineer
6 24 (18.60%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 17 (13.18%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 17 (13.18%) Senior Software Engineer
8 15 (11.63%) Design Engineer
9 14 (10.85%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (10.85%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (10.85%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (10.85%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 12 (9.30%) Firmware Engineer
10 12 (9.30%) Lead
11 10 (7.75%) FPGA Engineer
12 9 (6.98%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 9 (6.98%) Linux Engineer
12 9 (6.98%) Senior Firmware Engineer
13 8 (6.20%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (14.73%) Yocto
2 3 (2.33%) .NET
3 2 (1.55%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.55%) Middleware
4 1 (0.78%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.78%) gRPC
4 1 (0.78%) Kafka
4 1 (0.78%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.78%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (21.71%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (18.60%) Analogue Electronics
3 22 (17.05%) FPGA
4 21 (16.28%) Device Driver
5 19 (14.73%) VHDL
6 18 (13.95%) IoT
7 17 (13.18%) Verilog
8 13 (10.08%) Algorithms
8 13 (10.08%) Robotics
9 12 (9.30%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (7.75%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (6.20%) ARM Cortex
11 8 (6.20%) PCIe
12 6 (4.65%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.33%) Acoustics
14 2 (1.55%) ASIC
14 2 (1.55%) Optoelectronics
14 2 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
15 1 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.83%) Linux
2 20 (15.50%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (13.18%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.55%) Android
4 2 (1.55%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.55%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.78%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (49.61%) Software Engineering
2 34 (26.36%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (24.81%) Validation
4 21 (16.28%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.50%) Agile
5 20 (15.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (14.73%) Digital Signal Processing
7 17 (13.18%) Schematic Capture
8 16 (12.40%) Collaborative Culture
8 16 (12.40%) Collaborative Working
8 16 (12.40%) Scrum
8 16 (12.40%) Software Testing
9 14 (10.85%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (10.85%) Systems Engineering
9 14 (10.85%) Test Automation
10 13 (10.08%) Collaborative Engineering
11 12 (9.30%) AI
11 12 (9.30%) CI/CD
12 11 (8.53%) FPGA Design
13 9 (6.98%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 129 (100.00%) C
2 67 (51.94%) C++
3 44 (34.11%) Embedded C++
4 37 (28.68%) Python
5 25 (19.38%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.53%) C#
7 8 (6.20%) Java
8 2 (1.55%) Perl
8 2 (1.55%) R
8 2 (1.55%) Tcl
9 1 (0.78%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 37 (28.68%) Degree
2 24 (18.60%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.85%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.98%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.65%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.10%) PhD
7 3 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.55%) HNC
8 2 (1.55%) HND
9 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.88%) DO-254
2 4 (3.10%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (3.10%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.33%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.78%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.78%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.78%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.78%) MISRA
4 1 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 59 (45.74%) Firmware
2 33 (25.58%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.10%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.63%) EMC
2 4 (3.10%) Facebook
2 4 (3.10%) Instagram
3 2 (1.55%) Atlassian
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.78%) Altera
4 1 (0.78%) Google
4 1 (0.78%) Thales