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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 668 623 556
Rank change year-on-year -45 -67 +158
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 127 55 263
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.69% 0.39% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 105 53 199
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -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 18,493 13,928 25,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.39% 27.90% 30.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13,084 9,127 17,762
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
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 August 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 August 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 -25 123 £57,500 +9.52% 59
England -14 106 £57,500 +7.98% 66
Work from Home -14 46 £65,000 +23.81% 24
Midlands +5 33 £67,500 +35.00% 10
South East -17 27 £65,000 +18.18% 14
North of England -32 19 £57,500 +23.66% 13
Scotland +20 18 £66,250 +1.92% 1
West Midlands - 18 £80,000 - 5
East of England -12 15 £62,500 +15.74% 9
East Midlands -13 15 £54,000 +8.00% 5
North West +3 14 £57,500 +23.66% 7
South West -67 8 £50,000 -4.76% 13
London -49 4 £80,000 +45.45% 2
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -37 1 £70,000 +64.71% 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 1 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (10.24%) Simulink
2 5 (3.94%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.36%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.79%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (12.60%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (12.60%) Wireless
2 15 (11.81%) RS-232
3 14 (11.02%) Bluetooth
4 13 (10.24%) Ethernet
5 10 (7.87%) LTE
5 10 (7.87%) Modbus
6 2 (1.57%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.79%) MQTT
7 1 (0.79%) Profibus
7 1 (0.79%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.02%) Git
2 3 (2.36%) CANoe
2 3 (2.36%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.57%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.57%) JIRA
4 1 (0.79%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.79%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (43.31%) Electronics
2 21 (16.54%) Social Skills
3 15 (11.81%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.09%) Automotive
5 8 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.94%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.15%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.36%) Advertising
9 2 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Finance
10 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.79%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (58.27%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (41.73%) Software Engineer
3 52 (40.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 48 (37.80%) Senior
5 27 (21.26%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (16.54%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (16.54%) Senior Software Engineer
7 20 (15.75%) Electronics Engineer
8 16 (12.60%) Design Engineer
9 15 (11.81%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.81%) Firmware Engineer
9 15 (11.81%) Senior Design Engineer
9 15 (11.81%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.81%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (8.66%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.09%) Embedded C Engineer
11 9 (7.09%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.30%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.30%) Hardware Engineer
12 8 (6.30%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (17.32%) Yocto
2 3 (2.36%) .NET
3 2 (1.57%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.57%) Middleware
4 1 (0.79%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.79%) gRPC
4 1 (0.79%) Kafka
4 1 (0.79%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.05%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (21.26%) Device Driver
3 22 (17.32%) Analogue Electronics
4 18 (14.17%) VHDL
5 17 (13.39%) FPGA
6 16 (12.60%) IoT
7 14 (11.02%) Algorithms
8 13 (10.24%) Robotics
9 12 (9.45%) Verilog
10 9 (7.09%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (6.30%) ARM Cortex
12 7 (5.51%) PCIe
13 6 (4.72%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (3.94%) CAN bus
15 4 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
16 3 (2.36%) Acoustics
17 1 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
17 1 (0.79%) NB-IoT
17 1 (0.79%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.05%) Linux
2 24 (18.90%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (14.96%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.57%) Android
4 2 (1.57%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.57%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.57%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (57.48%) Software Engineering
2 26 (20.47%) Validation
3 22 (17.32%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (15.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (14.96%) Digital Signal Processing
5 19 (14.96%) Schematic Capture
5 19 (14.96%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.39%) Agile
6 17 (13.39%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (12.60%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (12.60%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.02%) Scrum
8 14 (11.02%) Systems Engineering
9 12 (9.45%) Software Testing
10 11 (8.66%) AI
10 11 (8.66%) Collaborative Engineering
10 11 (8.66%) Device Driver Development
11 10 (7.87%) CI/CD
11 10 (7.87%) Kalman Filter
12 8 (6.30%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 127 (100.00%) C
2 65 (51.18%) C++
3 38 (29.92%) Embedded C++
4 34 (26.77%) Python
5 17 (13.39%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.66%) C#
7 2 (1.57%) Java
8 1 (0.79%) R
8 1 (0.79%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 28 (22.05%) Degree
2 22 (17.32%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.24%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.30%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.72%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.15%) PhD
7 3 (2.36%) HNC
7 3 (2.36%) HND
8 1 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.94%) DO-254
2 4 (3.15%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.36%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.57%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.79%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.79%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.79%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 53 (41.73%) Firmware
2 28 (22.05%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.24%) EMC
2 4 (3.15%) Facebook
2 4 (3.15%) Instagram
3 3 (2.36%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.79%) Altera
4 1 (0.79%) Google
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft