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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 646 | 626 | 564 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | -62 | +172 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 122 | 52 | 277 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.67% | 0.36% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 103 | 50 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £48,125 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,750 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.90% | - | -4.55% |
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 | 18,277 | 14,268 | 25,956 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.71% | 28.81% | 30.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,010 | 9,441 | 18,690 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £63,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.36% | +5.83% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
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 1 August 2026.
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 1 August 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -7 | 119 | £58,750 | +11.90% | 63 |
| England | -23 | 97 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 71 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 43 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 33 |
| Midlands | -5 | 28 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 10 |
| South East | -21 | 26 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 17 |
| Scotland | +32 | 22 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -31 | 17 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 12 |
| East of England | -10 | 15 | £62,500 | +15.74% | 10 |
| West Midlands | - | 15 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 13 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 6 |
| North West | +4 | 11 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 7 |
| South West | -76 | 8 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 13 |
| North East | - | 4 | £51,000 | - | 2 |
| London | -35 | 3 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 7 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £44,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -31 | 2 | £72,500 | +70.59% | 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:
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