Embedded C Jobs

Embedded C
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Embedded C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 602 703 965
Rank change year-on-year +101 +262 -75
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 190 74 201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.12% 0.14%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.81% 0.30% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 88 66 81
10th Percentile £37,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,063 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -10.87% +15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,938 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,375 £68,750 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £56,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.89% +15.82%

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 23,508 24,567 71,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.05% 40.58% 49.37%
Number of salaries quoted 13,694 19,076 38,917
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,380 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £108,750 £105,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.

Salary trend for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 11 October 2024.

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 11 October 2024. 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 +84 189 £55,000 +10.00% 78
England +75 162 £55,000 +10.00% 76
Work from Home +31 44 £60,000 +14.29% 33
Midlands -15 41 £40,000 -20.00% 13
South East -17 39 £55,000 -4.35% 26
South West +4 34 £65,000 +85.71% 13
East of England -20 26 £60,000 +9.09% 9
East Midlands -18 25 £40,000 -13.98% 8
North of England +18 22 £62,500 +8.70% 9
Scotland -7 19 £63,750 +21.43% 2
West Midlands -23 16 £65,000 +18.18% 5
North West -17 10 £70,000 +24.44% 4
Wales - 8 £50,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 8 £55,000 - 3
North East -34 4 - - 2

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.21%) WinCC
Applications
1 12 (6.32%) Simulink
2 3 (1.58%) Windchill
3 2 (1.05%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.53%) AWS
1 1 (0.53%) Azure
1 1 (0.53%) GCP
1 1 (0.53%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.32%) DVB
1 12 (6.32%) RS-232
2 9 (4.74%) Ethernet
2 9 (4.74%) RS-485
2 9 (4.74%) Wireless
3 8 (4.21%) Bluetooth
4 7 (3.68%) TCP/IP
4 7 (3.68%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.58%) FlexRay
5 3 (1.58%) HTTP
5 3 (1.58%) Network Security
6 2 (1.05%) Broadband
6 2 (1.05%) Internet
6 2 (1.05%) Modbus
6 2 (1.05%) MQTT
6 2 (1.05%) SNMP
6 2 (1.05%) ZigBee
7 1 (0.53%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.05%) MySQL
1 2 (1.05%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (3.16%) Git
2 5 (2.63%) Jenkins
3 4 (2.11%) Subversion
4 3 (1.58%) LabVIEW
4 3 (1.58%) Visual Studio
5 2 (1.05%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.53%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.53%) GitLab
6 1 (0.53%) JIRA
6 1 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 84 (44.21%) Electronics
2 33 (17.37%) Social Skills
3 31 (16.32%) Manufacturing
4 24 (12.63%) Automotive
5 21 (11.05%) Aerospace
6 8 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (4.21%) Avionics
7 7 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (3.16%) Legal
9 5 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (2.11%) Advertising
10 4 (2.11%) Tech for Good
11 3 (1.58%) German Language
12 2 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.53%) Aviation
13 1 (0.53%) Finance
13 1 (0.53%) Marketing
13 1 (0.53%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 148 (77.89%) Embedded Engineer
2 122 (64.21%) Software Engineer
3 108 (56.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 43 (22.63%) Senior
5 33 (17.37%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 33 (17.37%) Senior Software Engineer
6 28 (14.74%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 22 (11.58%) Embedded C Engineer
8 19 (10.00%) Firmware Engineer
9 18 (9.47%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
10 17 (8.95%) C Software Engineer
10 17 (8.95%) Embedded C Software Engineer
11 15 (7.89%) Design Engineer
12 11 (5.79%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
12 11 (5.79%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 10 (5.26%) C# Software Engineer
14 8 (4.21%) .NET Software Engineer
14 8 (4.21%) C++ Software Engineer
14 8 (4.21%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
14 8 (4.21%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.26%) .NET
1 10 (5.26%) WPF
2 9 (4.74%) HTML
3 8 (4.21%) .NET Framework
3 8 (4.21%) ASP.NET
3 8 (4.21%) Blazor
3 8 (4.21%) CSS
4 6 (3.16%) Yocto
5 3 (1.58%) React
6 2 (1.05%) WinForms
7 1 (0.53%) FFmpeg
7 1 (0.53%) GStreamer
7 1 (0.53%) OpenEmbedded
7 1 (0.53%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 31 (16.32%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (10.00%) ARM Cortex
3 18 (9.47%) FPGA
4 15 (7.89%) Device Driver
5 14 (7.37%) Algorithms
5 14 (7.37%) VHDL
6 13 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (5.26%) CAN bus
7 10 (5.26%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (5.26%) IoT
8 9 (4.74%) Robotics
9 8 (4.21%) Arduino
10 4 (2.11%) Solar Power
11 3 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.58%) Driving Licence
12 2 (1.05%) Acoustics
12 2 (1.05%) Analogue Electronics
12 2 (1.05%) GNSS
12 2 (1.05%) Raspberry Pi
13 1 (0.53%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 57 (30.00%) Linux
2 30 (15.79%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (8.42%) FreeRTOS
4 9 (4.74%) Windows
5 4 (2.11%) Android
6 2 (1.05%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (67.89%) Software Engineering
2 49 (25.79%) Computer Science
3 31 (16.32%) Software Testing
4 17 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (5.79%) Mathematics
5 11 (5.79%) Test Automation
6 9 (4.74%) Device Driver Development
7 8 (4.21%) Data Collection
7 8 (4.21%) Full-Stack Development
7 8 (4.21%) Mathematical Modelling
7 8 (4.21%) Web Design
8 7 (3.68%) Agile
8 7 (3.68%) Project Management
9 6 (3.16%) Embedded Software Development
9 6 (3.16%) Machine Learning
9 6 (3.16%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (3.16%) UML
9 6 (3.16%) Unit Testing
10 5 (2.63%) Continuous Integration
10 5 (2.63%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 186 (97.89%) C
2 115 (60.53%) C++
3 60 (31.58%) Embedded C++
4 42 (22.11%) Python
5 18 (9.47%) C#
6 14 (7.37%) MATLAB
7 12 (6.32%) JavaScript
8 7 (3.68%) R
9 3 (1.58%) Objective-C
9 3 (1.58%) Perl
9 3 (1.58%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.58%) SQL
10 2 (1.05%) Assembly Language
10 2 (1.05%) Rust
10 2 (1.05%) XAML
11 1 (0.53%) Ada
11 1 (0.53%) Bash
11 1 (0.53%) Groovy
11 1 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 76 (40.00%) Degree
2 18 (9.47%) Security Cleared
3 11 (5.79%) DV Cleared
4 4 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (2.11%) HND
5 3 (1.58%) PhD
6 2 (1.05%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (1.05%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.37%) MISRA
2 9 (4.74%) ISO 26262
3 5 (2.63%) MISRA C
4 4 (2.11%) DO-178B
5 3 (1.58%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (1.58%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (1.58%) JTAG
6 2 (1.05%) QA
7 1 (0.53%) IEC 62304
7 1 (0.53%) ISO 15765
System Software
1 69 (36.32%) Firmware
2 28 (14.74%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.05%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (5.26%) Siemens
2 3 (1.58%) Parasoft
3 2 (1.05%) Rockwell
4 1 (0.53%) Google
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.53%) NVIDIA
4 1 (0.53%) Renesas
4 1 (0.53%) SAP