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 25 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 679 623 550
Rank change year-on-year -56 -73 +150
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 122 55 267
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.40% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 98 54 197
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.80% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -

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 18,520 13,676 25,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.02% 27.39% 30.22%
Number of salaries quoted 13,186 8,953 17,344
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,373 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
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 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 25 August 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 25 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
UK excluding London -30 118 £57,500 +9.52% 85
England -53 103 £57,500 +7.98% 80
Work from Home -33 44 £65,000 +23.81% 30
Midlands 0 33 £65,000 +30.00% 20
South East -25 28 £65,000 +18.18% 15
North of England -41 18 £57,500 +23.66% 9
West Midlands - 18 £80,000 - 12
Scotland +18 16 £67,500 +17.39% 5
East Midlands -11 15 £54,000 +8.00% 8
East of England -16 15 £62,500 +15.74% 20
North West -9 13 £57,500 +23.66% 7
South West -77 5 £50,000 -4.76% 18
London -46 4 £80,000 +45.45% 2
North East - 4 £51,000 - 1
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
Yorkshire -45 1 £70,000 +64.71% 2

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (12.30%) Simulink
2 4 (3.28%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.46%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.82%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.11%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (13.11%) Wireless
2 14 (11.48%) Bluetooth
3 13 (10.66%) RS-232
4 11 (9.02%) Ethernet
5 10 (8.20%) LTE
5 10 (8.20%) Modbus
6 4 (3.28%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.82%) 5G
7 1 (0.82%) MQTT
7 1 (0.82%) Profibus
7 1 (0.82%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.48%) Git
2 5 (4.10%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.46%) CANoe
4 2 (1.64%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.64%) JIRA
5 1 (0.82%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.82%) Zephyr
General
1 56 (45.90%) Electronics
2 23 (18.85%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.30%) Manufacturing
4 10 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (7.38%) Automotive
6 4 (3.28%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.28%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.46%) Advertising
8 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.82%) Finance
8 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.82%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 69 (56.56%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (40.98%) Software Engineer
3 49 (40.16%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 45 (36.89%) Senior
5 25 (20.49%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 19 (15.57%) Electronics Engineer
6 19 (15.57%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 19 (15.57%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (12.30%) Design Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Firmware Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Senior Design Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 10 (8.20%) Embedded C Engineer
9 10 (8.20%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 9 (7.38%) FPGA Engineer
11 8 (6.56%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
11 8 (6.56%) Embedded C++ Engineer
11 8 (6.56%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (16.39%) Yocto
2 3 (2.46%) .NET
3 2 (1.64%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.64%) Middleware
4 1 (0.82%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.82%) gRPC
4 1 (0.82%) Kafka
4 1 (0.82%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.95%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (19.67%) Device Driver
3 21 (17.21%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.93%) VHDL
5 16 (13.11%) FPGA
5 16 (13.11%) IoT
6 13 (10.66%) Algorithms
6 13 (10.66%) Robotics
7 12 (9.84%) Verilog
8 9 (7.38%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (6.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (6.56%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (5.74%) PCIe
11 5 (4.10%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.46%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.82%) NB-IoT
13 1 (0.82%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 25 (20.49%) Linux
2 22 (18.03%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (14.75%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) Android
4 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.64%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (55.74%) Software Engineering
2 28 (22.95%) Validation
3 24 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.75%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.75%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.93%) Agile
6 17 (13.93%) Schematic Capture
7 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (13.11%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.48%) Scrum
8 14 (11.48%) Software Testing
8 14 (11.48%) Systems Engineering
9 11 (9.02%) AI
9 11 (9.02%) Collaborative Engineering
10 10 (8.20%) CI/CD
10 10 (8.20%) Device Driver Development
11 9 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (7.38%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 122 (100.00%) C
2 63 (51.64%) C++
3 38 (31.15%) Embedded C++
4 34 (27.87%) Python
5 19 (15.57%) MATLAB
6 11 (9.02%) C#
7 4 (3.28%) Java
8 1 (0.82%) R
8 1 (0.82%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 30 (24.59%) Degree
2 22 (18.03%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.56%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.28%) PhD
7 3 (2.46%) HNC
7 3 (2.46%) HND
8 1 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.10%) DO-254
2 4 (3.28%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.46%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.64%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.82%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.82%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.82%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 53 (43.44%) Firmware
2 29 (23.77%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.46%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.66%) EMC
2 4 (3.28%) Facebook
2 4 (3.28%) Instagram
3 3 (2.46%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.82%) Altera
4 1 (0.82%) Google
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft