Embedded C Job Trends

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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 596 583 597
Rank change year-on-year -13 +14 +236
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 52 118 159
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.44% 0.66% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 52 51 136
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,813
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £81,250
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 11,827 17,887 23,954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 19.10% 33.67% 38.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,578 10,440 19,613
10th Percentile £32,750 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,981 £47,500 £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 £81,250
90th Percentile £101,250 £110,000 £102,500
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.

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 22 January 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 22 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 45 £55,000 - 194
England -8 43 £55,000 - 181
Work from Home +87 33 £55,000 -8.33% 73
North of England +16 15 £46,500 -15.45% 30
South East +7 11 £55,000 - 50
North West +28 9 £46,500 -15.45% 8
East of England +13 9 £45,000 -25.00% 34
Yorkshire -18 5 £55,000 -2.22% 17
Midlands +12 4 £57,000 +6.05% 29
Scotland -7 4 £65,000 +4.00% 9
London +46 3 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands +26 2 £62,500 +25.00% 7
East Midlands -6 2 £54,000 -6.09% 22
Wales +4 1 £45,000 +27.66% 10
North East +2 1 £40,000 - 5
South West -18 1 £52,500 +0.48% 35

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:

Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Ethernet
1 4 (7.69%) RS-232
2 2 (3.85%) Bluetooth
2 2 (3.85%) LTE
2 2 (3.85%) Modbus
2 2 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (3.85%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (9.62%) Git
2 3 (5.77%) GitLab
3 2 (3.85%) Eclipse
3 2 (3.85%) Subversion
4 1 (1.92%) JIRA
4 1 (1.92%) Rational DOORS
General
1 33 (63.46%) Electronics
2 13 (25.00%) Automotive
3 10 (19.23%) Manufacturing
4 5 (9.62%) Finance
5 1 (1.92%) Advertising
5 1 (1.92%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.92%) Law
5 1 (1.92%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (82.69%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (34.62%) Electronics Engineer
2 18 (34.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 18 (34.62%) Software Engineer
3 12 (23.08%) Firmware Engineer
4 10 (19.23%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
4 10 (19.23%) Senior
5 7 (13.46%) Design Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 6 (11.54%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 6 (11.54%) Senior Software Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Embedded Linux Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Linux Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Software Design Engineer
8 3 (5.77%) Lead
8 3 (5.77%) Software Team Leader
8 3 (5.77%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (17.31%) Flash
2 4 (7.69%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (32.69%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (13.46%) Analogue Electronics
3 5 (9.62%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.85%) IoT
4 2 (3.85%) Raspberry Pi
4 2 (3.85%) RISC-V
5 1 (1.92%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.92%) FPGA
5 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.92%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 11 (21.15%) Linux
2 9 (17.31%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.92%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (44.23%) Software Engineering
2 11 (21.15%) Agile
3 10 (19.23%) Collaborative Culture
4 9 (17.31%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (9.62%) Mentoring
6 4 (7.69%) Scrum
7 3 (5.77%) Coaching
7 3 (5.77%) Line Management
7 3 (5.77%) Logistics
7 3 (5.77%) Schematic Capture
7 3 (5.77%) Signal Processing
7 3 (5.77%) Validation
8 2 (3.85%) Digital Signal Processing
8 2 (3.85%) Physics
8 2 (3.85%) Software Testing
8 2 (3.85%) Unit Testing
9 1 (1.92%) Requirements Management
9 1 (1.92%) Strategic Planning
9 1 (1.92%) System Testing
9 1 (1.92%) UML
Programming Languages
1 51 (98.08%) C
2 27 (51.92%) C++
3 20 (38.46%) Embedded C++
4 7 (13.46%) Python
5 1 (1.92%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (23.08%) Degree
2 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.92%) PhD
3 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) ISO 9000
1 2 (3.85%) JTAG
System Software
1 35 (67.31%) Firmware
2 24 (46.15%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 10 (19.23%) EMC
2 2 (3.85%) Atmel