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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 628 539 818
Rank change year-on-year -89 +279 +120
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 56 383 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.39% 0.16%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.36% 1.15% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 51 329 81
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,200 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% +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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 15,664 33,221 45,157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.03% 33.78% 43.42%
Number of salaries quoted 11,561 25,021 28,803
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £49,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £106,250 £100,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% +2.33%

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 30 April 2025.

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 30 April 2025. 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 -81 53 £54,000 +2.86% 120
England -31 47 £54,000 -1.82% 111
Work from Home +4 24 £54,000 +2.86% 51
South East +54 15 £60,000 +9.09% 36
East of England +19 11 £54,000 -10.00% 19
South West +56 8 £52,500 +5.00% 20
North of England +55 6 £46,250 -7.50% 20
Scotland +34 6 £63,750 +21.43% 10
Midlands +24 6 £50,000 -9.09% 18
Yorkshire +59 5 £50,000 +11.11% 11
East Midlands +36 3 £57,500 +27.78% 6
West Midlands +27 3 £50,000 -13.04% 12
London +100 1 - - 4
Wales +37 1 £35,250 -21.67% 5
North West +15 1 £40,000 -20.00% 6

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:

Applications
1 5 (8.93%) Simulink
2 4 (7.14%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (1.79%) GNU Octave
3 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.79%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.50%) Bluetooth
1 7 (12.50%) Wireless
2 5 (8.93%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.93%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (7.14%) RS-232
4 1 (1.79%) HTTP
4 1 (1.79%) LTE
4 1 (1.79%) Modbus
4 1 (1.79%) Network Security
4 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.79%) Wideband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.79%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (1.79%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (10.71%) Git
2 4 (7.14%) LabVIEW
3 2 (3.57%) Subversion
4 1 (1.79%) Eclipse
General
1 18 (32.14%) Electronics
2 17 (30.36%) Automotive
3 10 (17.86%) Manufacturing
4 8 (14.29%) Aerospace
4 8 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 3 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (5.36%) Wearables
6 2 (3.57%) Agriculture
6 2 (3.57%) Avionics
6 2 (3.57%) Marketing
7 1 (1.79%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Finance
7 1 (1.79%) Legal
7 1 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (60.71%) Embedded Engineer
1 34 (60.71%) Software Engineer
2 31 (55.36%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 22 (39.29%) Senior
4 15 (26.79%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 15 (26.79%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 15 (26.79%) Senior Software Engineer
5 7 (12.50%) Electronics Engineer
6 6 (10.71%) Systems Engineer
7 5 (8.93%) Senior Test Engineer
7 5 (8.93%) Test Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Development Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Senior Development Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Test Development Engineer
9 3 (5.36%) Design Engineer
10 2 (3.57%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 2 (3.57%) Lead
10 2 (3.57%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 1 (1.79%) Firmware Engineer
11 1 (1.79%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.36%) Yocto
2 1 (1.79%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 13 (23.21%) Algorithms
1 13 (23.21%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (12.50%) IoT
3 6 (10.71%) Analogue Electronics
3 6 (10.71%) FPGA
4 5 (8.93%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (7.14%) Device Driver
5 4 (7.14%) GNSS
6 3 (5.36%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (5.36%) Legacy Code
6 3 (5.36%) Virtual Team
7 2 (3.57%) VHDL
8 1 (1.79%) ARM Cortex
8 1 (1.79%) Raspberry Pi
8 1 (1.79%) Robotics
8 1 (1.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 9 (16.07%) Linux
2 4 (7.14%) Embedded Linux
2 4 (7.14%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (1.79%) ThreadX
3 1 (1.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (69.64%) Software Engineering
2 12 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (16.07%) Computer Science
4 8 (14.29%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (14.29%) Software Testing
4 8 (14.29%) Test Automation
5 6 (10.71%) Agile
5 6 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (10.71%) Prototyping
5 6 (10.71%) Roadmaps
6 5 (8.93%) Systems Engineering
6 5 (8.93%) Unit Testing
6 5 (8.93%) Validation
7 4 (7.14%) CAD
7 4 (7.14%) Logistics
7 4 (7.14%) Signal Processing
8 3 (5.36%) Mathematics
8 3 (5.36%) Physics
8 3 (5.36%) Product Roadmap
8 3 (5.36%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 54 (96.43%) C
2 21 (37.50%) C++
3 17 (30.36%) Embedded C++
4 11 (19.64%) Python
5 6 (10.71%) MATLAB
6 3 (5.36%) C#
7 2 (3.57%) Rust
8 1 (1.79%) Ada
8 1 (1.79%) Bash
8 1 (1.79%) Groovy
8 1 (1.79%) Perl
8 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.79%) R
8 1 (1.79%) Ruby
8 1 (1.79%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 15 (26.79%) Degree
2 4 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.57%) DV Cleared
3 2 (3.57%) PhD
3 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.93%) MISRA
2 3 (5.36%) IEC 62304
3 2 (3.57%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (1.79%) Def Stans
4 1 (1.79%) ISO 26262
4 1 (1.79%) ISO 9000
4 1 (1.79%) JTAG
4 1 (1.79%) MISRA C
System Software
1 7 (12.50%) Firmware
2 1 (1.79%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (5.36%) EMC
2 1 (1.79%) Atmel
2 1 (1.79%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.79%) Parasoft
2 1 (1.79%) Renesas
2 1 (1.79%) SAP
2 1 (1.79%) Xilinx