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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 658 | 619 | 541 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | -78 | +167 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 124 | 55 | 264 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.67% | 0.40% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 54 | 188 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.68% | +1.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £60,938 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £73,500 |
| 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 | 18,606 | 13,666 | 24,673 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.92% | 27.29% | 30.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,249 | 8,945 | 16,651 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,625 | £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 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £102,750 |
| 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 30 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 30 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 | -33 | 120 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 67 |
| England | -37 | 105 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 66 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 45 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 25 |
| Midlands | -3 | 35 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 17 |
| South East | -31 | 28 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 12 |
| West Midlands | - | 20 | £80,000 | - | 9 |
| North of England | -44 | 18 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 12 |
| Scotland | +16 | 16 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 3 |
| East of England | -8 | 15 | £62,500 | +15.74% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 15 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 8 |
| North West | -4 | 13 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 8 |
| South West | -82 | 5 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 12 |
| London | -47 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 2 |
| North East | - | 4 | £51,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -65 | 3 | £44,000 | -2.22% | |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 1 | £70,000 | +64.71% | 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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