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 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 594 | 596 | 568 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -28 | +266 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 55 | 116 | 205 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.087% | 0.22% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.46% | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 48 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,375 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -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 | 11,989 | 17,754 | 25,908 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.95% | 33.86% | 38.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,657 | 10,325 | 21,232 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,838 | £37,500 | £36,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,813 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 29 January 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 29 January 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 | -40 | 48 | £55,000 | - | 87 |
| England | -6 | 44 | £55,000 | - | 79 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 34 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 23 |
| North of England | +11 | 15 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 14 |
| South East | -1 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 17 |
| North West | +30 | 9 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 5 |
| East of England | +16 | 9 | £45,000 | -21.05% | 6 |
| Midlands | +3 | 6 | £54,000 | +0.47% | 16 |
| Scotland | -2 | 6 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 13 |
| London | +51 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 3 |
| North East | -5 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
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: