Embedded C Job Trends
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 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 685 | 630 | 575 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -55 | +95 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 137 | 47 | 187 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.096% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.73% | 0.38% | 0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 101 | 46 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £70,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +10.00% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,644 | 12,220 | 22,000 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.57% | 25.01% | 31.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,208 | 8,073 | 13,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 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 Salary Trend
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 17 October 2026.
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 17 October 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 | -59 | 130 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 134 |
| England | -58 | 125 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 150 |
| Work from Home | -41 | 52 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 62 |
| Midlands | -16 | 46 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 21 |
| South East | -47 | 31 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 22 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 11 |
| North of England | -51 | 23 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 25 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| East of England | -15 | 18 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 37 |
| North West | -27 | 18 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 11 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 8 |
| North East | -61 | 5 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 11 |
| London | -65 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 13 |
| South West | -78 | 3 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 22 |
| Wales | -71 | 2 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 2 |
Embedded C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 137 |
| 2 | C++ | 51.8% | 71 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 38.0% | 52 |
| 4 | Python | 24.1% | 33 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 22.6% | 31 |
| 6 | C# | 6.6% | 9 |
| 6 | Java | 6.6% | 9 |
| 8 | SystemVerilog | 2.9% | 4 |
| 9 | Perl | 2.2% | 3 |
| 9 | Tcl | 2.2% | 3 |
| 11 | R | 1.5% | 2 |