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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 580 509
Rank change year-on-year -48 -71 +319
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 83 46 375
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.11% 0.41%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.56% 0.34% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 77 41 326
10th Percentile - £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -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 14,806 13,642 31,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.88% 33.36% 34.80%
Number of salaries quoted 10,246 10,233 24,769
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,529
25th Percentile £46,939 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £77,715
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%

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 8 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 8 April 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 77 £55,000 +1.85% 85
England -38 57 £55,000 +1.85% 81
Work from Home +14 34 £60,000 +11.11% 22
Scotland -9 20 £65,000 +1.96% 2
North of England -43 17 £55,000 +18.92% 11
Midlands -34 13 £65,000 +30.00% 18
East of England -36 12 £45,000 -16.67% 14
North West -25 10 £51,250 +28.13% 3
West Midlands +2 9 £80,000 +60.00% 13
South West -37 7 £50,000 - 15
Yorkshire -51 7 £55,000 +10.00% 6
South East -44 5 £55,000 -8.33% 24
East Midlands -54 4 £54,000 -6.09% 5
London -5 3 £65,000 - 1
Wales -24 3 £44,000 +24.82% 5

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:

Applications
1 3 (3.61%) CANalyzer
2 2 (2.41%) OrCAD
3 1 (1.20%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 14 (16.87%) Ethernet
2 13 (15.66%) RS-232
3 6 (7.23%) Bluetooth
4 5 (6.02%) LTE
4 5 (6.02%) Modbus
4 5 (6.02%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (6.02%) Wireless
5 1 (1.20%) MQTT
5 1 (1.20%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 6 (7.23%) Git
2 4 (4.82%) Eclipse
2 4 (4.82%) Subversion
3 3 (3.61%) CANoe
4 2 (2.41%) JIRA
5 1 (1.20%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.20%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (1.20%) Zephyr
General
1 33 (39.76%) Electronics
2 14 (16.87%) Manufacturing
3 9 (10.84%) Social Skills
4 5 (6.02%) Aerospace
4 5 (6.02%) Automotive
4 5 (6.02%) Finance
5 4 (4.82%) Swedish Language
6 2 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.20%) Advertising
7 1 (1.20%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 66 (79.52%) Embedded Engineer
2 47 (56.63%) Software Engineer
3 45 (54.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 20 (24.10%) Electronics Engineer
4 20 (24.10%) Senior
5 15 (18.07%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 14 (16.87%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 14 (16.87%) Senior Software Engineer
7 10 (12.05%) Design Engineer
7 10 (12.05%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 8 (9.64%) Firmware Engineer
9 7 (8.43%) Embedded C Engineer
10 6 (7.23%) C Software Engineer
10 6 (7.23%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 6 (7.23%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 5 (6.02%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 5 (6.02%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
11 5 (6.02%) Senior Design Engineer
11 5 (6.02%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 5 (6.02%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (15.66%) Yocto
2 1 (1.20%) Flash
2 1 (1.20%) GraphQL
2 1 (1.20%) gRPC
2 1 (1.20%) Kafka
2 1 (1.20%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (1.20%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (19.28%) Device Driver
2 13 (15.66%) Analogue Electronics
3 11 (13.25%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (7.23%) VHDL
5 5 (6.02%) Robotics
6 4 (4.82%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (4.82%) Verilog
7 3 (3.61%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (2.41%) Algorithms
8 2 (2.41%) FPGA
8 2 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (1.20%) CAN bus
9 1 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.20%) IoT
9 1 (1.20%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (25.30%) Linux
2 19 (22.89%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (10.84%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (2.41%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (1.20%) ThreadX
5 1 (1.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (68.67%) Software Engineering
2 19 (22.89%) Agile
3 13 (15.66%) Scrum
4 9 (10.84%) Validation
5 8 (9.64%) Embedded Software Development
5 8 (9.64%) Software Testing
6 7 (8.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (8.43%) Schematic Capture
7 5 (6.02%) AI
7 5 (6.02%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (6.02%) Digital Signal Processing
7 5 (6.02%) Prototyping
7 5 (6.02%) Signal Processing
7 5 (6.02%) Systems Engineering
7 5 (6.02%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (4.82%) Computer Science
8 4 (4.82%) Programme Management
8 4 (4.82%) Project Management
8 4 (4.82%) Test Automation
8 4 (4.82%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 83 (100.00%) C
2 43 (51.81%) C++
3 22 (26.51%) Embedded C++
4 16 (19.28%) Python
5 3 (3.61%) C#
6 1 (1.20%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.20%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (16.87%) Degree
2 5 (6.02%) SC Cleared
2 5 (6.02%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.61%) HNC
3 3 (3.61%) HND
4 2 (2.41%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.20%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.02%) DO-254
2 1 (1.20%) HAZOP
2 1 (1.20%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.20%) IEC 62304
2 1 (1.20%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 32 (38.55%) Firmware
2 20 (24.10%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.20%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (6.02%) EMC
2 4 (4.82%) Atmel
3 3 (3.61%) Atlassian