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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 588 | 593 | 618 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +25 | +250 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 56 | 124 | 83 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.095% | 0.22% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.48% | 0.66% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 57 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £38,250 | £28,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £43,750 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £71,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -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 | 11,585 | 18,765 | 20,279 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 19.58% | 33.84% | 39.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,477 | 11,094 | 16,511 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,968 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +3.23% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £110,000 | £106,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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 31 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -1 | 48 | £55,000 | - | 63 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 48 | £55,000 | - | 68 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 36 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 28 |
| North of England | +11 | 18 | £46,500 | -25.60% | 8 |
| North West | +31 | 12 | £46,500 | -33.57% | 4 |
| South East | +7 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 17 |
| East of England | +17 | 9 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 2 |
| London | +62 | 4 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
| South West | -12 | 4 | £52,500 | +0.48% | 19 |
| Scotland | +5 | 3 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +15 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 9 |
| Wales | +8 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 3 |
| North East | +6 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 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: