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 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 616 | 587 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -28 | +296 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 58 | 84 | 266 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.082% | 0.18% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 40 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,625 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | +3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,313 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.92% | +3.81% | -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 | 12,986 | 15,643 | 28,699 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.39% | 34.32% | 36.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,212 | 9,910 | 23,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £37,574 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £85,188 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £54,145 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +6.20% | -1.55% |
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
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 3 March 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 3 March 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 | -36 | 51 | £55,000 | +0.92% | 113 |
| England | -36 | 42 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 106 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 32 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 27 |
| North of England | -27 | 15 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 21 |
| Scotland | -3 | 12 | £65,000 | +1.96% | 7 |
| North West | +13 | 8 | £46,500 | +16.25% | 7 |
| Midlands | -16 | 8 | £57,000 | +6.05% | 21 |
| South East | -31 | 7 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 29 |
| East of England | -1 | 6 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 6 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 4 | £72,500 | +45.00% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 14 |
| London | +27 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| South West | -35 | 3 | £50,000 | -14.89% | 15 |
| North East | -18 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 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: