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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 669 622 542
Rank change year-on-year -47 -80 +161
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 124 50 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.38% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 96 49 176
10th Percentile £46,500 £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 £61,250 £64,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,500 £71,250
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 18,583 13,094 24,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.73% 26.55% 30.48%
Number of salaries quoted 13,254 8,464 15,857
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £36,825
25th Percentile £48,750 £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 £83,750 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
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 5 September 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 5 September 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 -32 119 £57,500 +9.52% 99
England -56 107 £57,500 +6.48% 102
Work from Home -22 45 £65,000 +23.81% 40
Midlands -4 37 £65,000 +30.00% 21
South East -25 27 £65,000 +18.18% 22
West Midlands - 20 £72,500 - 10
North of England -48 19 £57,500 +23.66% 8
East Midlands -18 17 £54,000 +8.00% 11
East of England -27 16 £62,500 -6.72% 25
North West -1 14 £57,500 +23.66% 6
Scotland +15 13 £67,500 +17.39% 6
London -52 4 £80,000 +45.45% 8
South West -86 4 £52,500 - 19
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales -63 3 £44,000 -2.22% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (14.52%) Simulink
2 3 (2.42%) CANalyzer
2 3 (2.42%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.81%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (14.52%) Wi-Fi
1 18 (14.52%) Wireless
2 15 (12.10%) Bluetooth
3 12 (9.68%) RS-232
4 11 (8.87%) Ethernet
4 11 (8.87%) LTE
4 11 (8.87%) Modbus
5 6 (4.84%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.81%) 5G
6 1 (0.81%) MQTT
6 1 (0.81%) Profibus
6 1 (0.81%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (12.10%) Git
2 7 (5.65%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.42%) CANoe
4 2 (1.61%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.61%) JIRA
5 1 (0.81%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.81%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.81%) Zephyr
General
1 60 (48.39%) Electronics
2 26 (20.97%) Social Skills
3 16 (12.90%) Manufacturing
4 13 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.06%) Automotive
6 5 (4.03%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.42%) Advertising
7 3 (2.42%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.81%) Aviation
8 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.81%) Finance
8 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 67 (54.03%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (38.71%) Software Engineer
3 47 (37.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.10%) Senior
5 25 (20.16%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (16.13%) Electronics Engineer
7 18 (14.52%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (14.52%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (12.90%) Design Engineer
9 15 (12.10%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (12.10%) Senior Design Engineer
9 15 (12.10%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (12.10%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 14 (11.29%) Firmware Engineer
11 10 (8.06%) Lead
11 10 (8.06%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 9 (7.26%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 9 (7.26%) FPGA Engineer
12 9 (7.26%) Linux Engineer
13 8 (6.45%) Embedded C Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (16.13%) Yocto
2 3 (2.42%) .NET
3 2 (1.61%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.61%) Middleware
4 1 (0.81%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.81%) gRPC
4 1 (0.81%) Kafka
4 1 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.81%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 29 (23.39%) Embedded Systems
2 23 (18.55%) Device Driver
3 22 (17.74%) Analogue Electronics
4 18 (14.52%) VHDL
5 17 (13.71%) IoT
6 16 (12.90%) FPGA
7 14 (11.29%) Robotics
7 14 (11.29%) Verilog
8 12 (9.68%) Algorithms
9 10 (8.06%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (8.06%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (6.45%) ARM Cortex
11 7 (5.65%) PCIe
12 6 (4.84%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.42%) Acoustics
14 2 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
15 1 (0.81%) ASIC
15 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
15 1 (0.81%) NB-IoT
15 1 (0.81%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 24 (19.35%) Linux
2 22 (17.74%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (14.52%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.61%) Android
4 2 (1.61%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.61%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.61%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.81%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (54.03%) Software Engineering
2 31 (25.00%) Validation
3 28 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (17.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (15.32%) Digital Signal Processing
5 19 (15.32%) Signal Processing
6 18 (14.52%) Agile
7 17 (13.71%) Collaborative Culture
7 17 (13.71%) Collaborative Working
7 17 (13.71%) Schematic Capture
7 17 (13.71%) Software Testing
8 16 (12.90%) Test Automation
9 15 (12.10%) Scrum
9 15 (12.10%) Systems Engineering
10 12 (9.68%) AI
10 12 (9.68%) Collaborative Engineering
10 12 (9.68%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (8.87%) CI/CD
12 10 (8.06%) Device Driver Development
13 9 (7.26%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 124 (100.00%) C
2 64 (51.61%) C++
3 39 (31.45%) Embedded C++
4 36 (29.03%) Python
5 22 (17.74%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.87%) C#
7 6 (4.84%) Java
8 1 (0.81%) Perl
8 1 (0.81%) R
8 1 (0.81%) SystemVerilog
8 1 (0.81%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 34 (27.42%) Degree
2 23 (18.55%) Security Cleared
3 14 (11.29%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.45%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.84%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.23%) PhD
7 3 (2.42%) HNC
7 3 (2.42%) HND
8 2 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.84%) DO-254
2 4 (3.23%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (3.23%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.42%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.81%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 57 (45.97%) Firmware
2 32 (25.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.23%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.48%) EMC
2 4 (3.23%) Facebook
2 4 (3.23%) Instagram
3 3 (2.42%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.81%) Altera
4 1 (0.81%) Google
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft