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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 687 | 607 | 573 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | -34 | +98 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 141 | 45 | 183 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.092% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.76% | 0.37% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 102 | 44 | 83 |
| 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% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,000 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | +7.32% |
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 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,636 | 12,065 | 21,808 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.51% | 24.57% | 31.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,194 | 8,031 | 13,053 |
| 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 21 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 21 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 | -63 | 134 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 147 |
| England | -61 | 129 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 165 |
| Work from Home | -41 | 56 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 61 |
| Midlands | -5 | 46 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 22 |
| South East | -42 | 32 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 12 |
| North of England | -58 | 23 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 27 |
| East of England | -27 | 20 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 36 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| North West | -42 | 18 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 11 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 9 |
| North East | -67 | 5 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 12 |
| London | -65 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 14 |
| South West | -76 | 4 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 27 |
| Wales | -66 | 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% | 141 |
| 2 | C++ | 51.1% | 72 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 37.6% | 53 |
| 4 | Python | 23.4% | 33 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 22.0% | 31 |
| 6 | C# | 6.4% | 9 |
| 6 | Java | 6.4% | 9 |
| 8 | SystemVerilog | 2.8% | 4 |
| 9 | Perl | 2.1% | 3 |
| 9 | R | 2.1% | 3 |
| 9 | Tcl | 2.1% | 3 |