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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 615 592 535
Rank change year-on-year -23 -57 +322
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 70 68 308
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.095% 0.16% 0.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.52% 0.45% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 69 40 267
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -6.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -5.41%

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 13,441 15,063 29,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.23% 34.50% 35.50%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 10,257 24,142
10th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +5.56% -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 13 March 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 13 March 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 -32 63 £55,000 +1.85% 79
England -21 49 £55,000 +1.85% 73
Work from Home +36 36 £55,000 +1.85% 24
Scotland -5 16 £65,000 +1.96% 5
North of England -33 16 £55,000 +18.92% 15
East of England -6 9 £45,000 -16.67% 11
North West -7 9 £46,500 +16.25% 4
Midlands -20 9 £60,000 +20.00% 12
South East -29 8 £55,000 -8.33% 19
Yorkshire -53 6 £55,000 +10.00% 8
West Midlands -4 5 £80,000 +60.00% 6
South West -29 4 £50,000 - 18
East Midlands -32 4 £54,000 -6.09% 6
London +18 3 £65,000 - 2
Wales -11 1 £44,000 +24.82% 4
North East -24 1 £40,000 - 3

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 2 (2.86%) OrCAD
2 1 (1.43%) CANalyzer
2 1 (1.43%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.29%) Ethernet
1 10 (14.29%) RS-232
2 5 (7.14%) Bluetooth
2 5 (7.14%) LTE
2 5 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (7.14%) Wireless
3 4 (5.71%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 5 (7.14%) Git
2 4 (5.71%) Eclipse
2 4 (5.71%) Subversion
3 2 (2.86%) JIRA
4 1 (1.43%) Bitbucket
4 1 (1.43%) CANoe
4 1 (1.43%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.43%) Zephyr
General
1 32 (45.71%) Electronics
2 8 (11.43%) Automotive
2 8 (11.43%) Manufacturing
3 5 (7.14%) Finance
4 3 (4.29%) Aerospace
4 3 (4.29%) Social Skills
5 2 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.43%) Advertising
6 1 (1.43%) Swedish Language
6 1 (1.43%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 60 (85.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 35 (50.00%) Software Engineer
3 34 (48.57%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (25.71%) Electronics Engineer
5 15 (21.43%) Senior
6 11 (15.71%) Firmware Engineer
6 11 (15.71%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 10 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
8 8 (11.43%) Design Engineer
8 8 (11.43%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 8 (11.43%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 7 (10.00%) Embedded C Engineer
10 6 (8.57%) C Software Engineer
10 6 (8.57%) Embedded C Software Engineer
11 5 (7.14%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 5 (7.14%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
11 5 (7.14%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
11 5 (7.14%) Linux Engineer
11 5 (7.14%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (14.29%) Yocto
2 6 (8.57%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 15 (21.43%) Embedded Systems
2 14 (20.00%) Device Driver
3 10 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (5.71%) Raspberry Pi
4 4 (5.71%) VHDL
5 3 (4.29%) FPGA
5 3 (4.29%) IoT
5 3 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.86%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.86%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (1.43%) NB-IoT
7 1 (1.43%) Robotics
7 1 (1.43%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.14%) Linux
2 16 (22.86%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (5.71%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.43%) ThreadX
4 1 (1.43%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (58.57%) Software Engineering
2 17 (24.29%) Agile
3 10 (14.29%) Scrum
4 8 (11.43%) Collaborative Culture
4 8 (11.43%) Embedded Software Development
5 6 (8.57%) Schematic Capture
6 4 (5.71%) Device Driver Development
6 4 (5.71%) Mentoring
6 4 (5.71%) Signal Processing
6 4 (5.71%) Validation
7 3 (4.29%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (4.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (4.29%) Digital Signal Processing
7 3 (4.29%) Software Testing
8 2 (2.86%) Computer Science
8 2 (2.86%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (2.86%) Prototyping
8 2 (2.86%) Systems Engineering
8 2 (2.86%) Test Automation
8 2 (2.86%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 70 (100.00%) C
2 35 (50.00%) C++
3 20 (28.57%) Embedded C++
4 8 (11.43%) Python
5 1 (1.43%) C#
5 1 (1.43%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (17.14%) Degree
2 3 (4.29%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.86%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.86%) PhD
3 2 (2.86%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.43%) HNC
4 1 (1.43%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.43%) DO-254
System Software
1 33 (47.14%) Firmware
2 22 (31.43%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (10.00%) EMC
2 4 (5.71%) Atmel
3 1 (1.43%) Atlassian