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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 626 557
Rank change year-on-year -44 -69 +138
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 134 49 239
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.099% 0.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 0.37% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 100 48 145
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% -3.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £64,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +4.76%

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 18,721 13,102 24,138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.24% 26.51% 30.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13,272 8,465 15,075
10th Percentile £38,772 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £47,231
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £107,500
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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -46 128 £57,500 +9.52% 123
England -29 119 £57,500 +9.52% 145
Work from Home -8 47 £65,000 +23.81% 54
Midlands -2 44 £59,500 +19.00% 21
South East -27 28 £65,000 +18.18% 33
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 11
North of England -51 22 £57,500 +23.66% 14
East Midlands -23 21 £54,000 +8.00% 10
North West -3 17 £57,500 +23.66% 6
East of England -16 17 £62,500 -21.88% 29
Scotland +13 11 £67,500 +17.39% 6
London -58 4 £80,000 +45.45% 15
North East -65 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
South West -95 4 £52,500 - 23
Wales -68 2 £44,000 -2.22%
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.75%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (16.42%) Simulink
2 3 (2.24%) OrCAD
3 2 (1.49%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.75%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (14.93%) Wi-Fi
1 20 (14.93%) Wireless
2 16 (11.94%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.70%) Modbus
4 12 (8.96%) LTE
5 11 (8.21%) Ethernet
5 11 (8.21%) RS-232
6 8 (5.97%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.49%) RS-485
8 1 (0.75%) 5G
8 1 (0.75%) MQTT
8 1 (0.75%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.99%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.69%) Git
2 9 (6.72%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.49%) CANoe
3 2 (1.49%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.75%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.75%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.75%) JIRA
4 1 (0.75%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.75%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (50.00%) Electronics
2 29 (21.64%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (11.94%) Manufacturing
5 10 (7.46%) Automotive
6 4 (2.99%) Aerospace
6 4 (2.99%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.24%) Advertising
8 1 (0.75%) Aviation
8 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.75%) Finance
8 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.75%) Military
8 1 (0.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 67 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (35.82%) Software Engineer
3 47 (35.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 47 (35.07%) Senior
4 26 (19.40%) Electronics Engineer
5 25 (18.66%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 17 (12.69%) Design Engineer
6 17 (12.69%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 17 (12.69%) Senior Software Engineer
7 16 (11.94%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 16 (11.94%) Senior Design Engineer
7 16 (11.94%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
7 16 (11.94%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 13 (9.70%) Lead
9 12 (8.96%) Firmware Engineer
10 11 (8.21%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 11 (8.21%) FPGA Engineer
10 11 (8.21%) Linux Engineer
11 9 (6.72%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 8 (5.97%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (15.67%) Yocto
2 3 (2.24%) .NET
3 2 (1.49%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.49%) Middleware
4 1 (0.75%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.75%) gRPC
4 1 (0.75%) Kafka
4 1 (0.75%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.75%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.13%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (19.40%) FPGA
3 24 (17.91%) Analogue Electronics
3 24 (17.91%) Device Driver
4 21 (15.67%) VHDL
5 20 (14.93%) IoT
6 17 (12.69%) Verilog
7 16 (11.94%) Algorithms
8 14 (10.45%) Robotics
9 12 (8.96%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (8.96%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (5.97%) ARM Cortex
10 8 (5.97%) PCIe
11 6 (4.48%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.24%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (1.49%) ASIC
13 2 (1.49%) Optoelectronics
14 1 (0.75%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (20.15%) Linux
2 23 (17.16%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (12.69%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.49%) Android
4 2 (1.49%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.49%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.75%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 34 (25.37%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (23.88%) Validation
4 24 (17.91%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (14.93%) Digital Signal Processing
7 19 (14.18%) Agile
8 18 (13.43%) Schematic Capture
9 17 (12.69%) Collaborative Culture
9 17 (12.69%) Collaborative Working
10 16 (11.94%) Software Testing
11 15 (11.19%) Cybersecurity
11 15 (11.19%) Scrum
12 14 (10.45%) Collaborative Engineering
12 14 (10.45%) Systems Engineering
12 14 (10.45%) Test Automation
13 13 (9.70%) AI
13 13 (9.70%) CI/CD
14 12 (8.96%) FPGA Design
15 11 (8.21%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 134 (100.00%) C
2 69 (51.49%) C++
3 46 (34.33%) Embedded C++
4 39 (29.10%) Python
5 27 (20.15%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.21%) C#
7 8 (5.97%) Java
8 2 (1.49%) Perl
8 2 (1.49%) R
8 2 (1.49%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.49%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 39 (29.10%) Degree
2 26 (19.40%) Security Cleared
3 15 (11.19%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.72%) DV Cleared
5 7 (5.22%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (3.73%) PhD
7 3 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.49%) HNC
8 2 (1.49%) HND
9 1 (0.75%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.73%) DO-254
2 4 (2.99%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (2.99%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.24%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.75%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.75%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.75%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.75%) MISRA
4 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 61 (45.52%) Firmware
2 34 (25.37%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.99%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.19%) EMC
2 4 (2.99%) Facebook
2 4 (2.99%) Instagram
3 2 (1.49%) Atlassian
3 2 (1.49%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.75%) Altera
4 1 (0.75%) Google
4 1 (0.75%) Intel
4 1 (0.75%) Thales
4 1 (0.75%) Xilinx