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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 689 614 577
Rank change year-on-year -75 -37 +86
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 129 52 196
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.41% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 95 51 93
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £71,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +10.00%

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 18,549 12,744 22,661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.68% 25.72% 30.91%
Number of salaries quoted 13,095 8,148 13,719
10th Percentile £39,000 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £108,750
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 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 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 6 October 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 -65 122 £57,500 +9.52% 148
England -59 116 £57,500 +4.55% 165
Work from Home -19 49 £65,000 +23.81% 58
Midlands -13 44 £54,000 +8.00% 25
South East -31 28 £65,000 +18.18% 31
East Midlands -8 24 £54,000 +8.00% 12
North of England -52 21 £57,500 +23.66% 25
West Midlands - 20 £65,000 - 13
North West -20 17 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -17 16 £62,500 -21.88% 35
Scotland - 9 £67,500 - 9
North East -62 4 £51,000 +27.50% 8
London -70 4 £80,000 +45.45% 8
South West -85 3 £70,000 +33.33% 23
Wales -66 1 £50,000 +11.11% 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 2 (1.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.60%) Simulink
2 3 (2.33%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.78%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.05%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (17.05%) Wireless
2 16 (12.40%) Bluetooth
3 13 (10.08%) LTE
3 13 (10.08%) Modbus
4 10 (7.75%) Ethernet
4 10 (7.75%) RS-232
5 9 (6.98%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.55%) RS-485
7 1 (0.78%) 5G
7 1 (0.78%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.10%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (13.18%) Git
2 10 (7.75%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.55%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.55%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.78%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.78%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.78%) JIRA
4 1 (0.78%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.78%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (51.94%) Electronics
2 26 (20.16%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.73%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (10.08%) Manufacturing
5 7 (5.43%) Automotive
6 3 (2.33%) Advertising
7 2 (1.55%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.55%) Military
7 2 (1.55%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.78%) Aviation
8 1 (0.78%) Finance
8 1 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 61 (47.29%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (37.21%) Senior
3 39 (30.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 39 (30.23%) Software Engineer
4 28 (21.71%) Electronics Engineer
5 25 (19.38%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 18 (13.95%) Design Engineer
7 17 (13.18%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 17 (13.18%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 16 (12.40%) Senior Design Engineer
8 16 (12.40%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
8 16 (12.40%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 16 (12.40%) Senior Software Engineer
9 14 (10.85%) Lead
10 13 (10.08%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 13 (10.08%) Linux Engineer
11 12 (9.30%) FPGA Engineer
12 11 (8.53%) Firmware Engineer
13 9 (6.98%) Applications Engineer
13 9 (6.98%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (17.83%) Yocto
2 3 (2.33%) .NET
3 2 (1.55%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.55%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 33 (25.58%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (24.03%) FPGA
3 27 (20.93%) Device Driver
4 24 (18.60%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (17.05%) IoT
5 22 (17.05%) VHDL
6 19 (14.73%) Algorithms
7 16 (12.40%) Verilog
8 13 (10.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (10.08%) Raspberry Pi
9 12 (9.30%) Robotics
10 8 (6.20%) PCIe
11 6 (4.65%) ARM Cortex
12 5 (3.88%) CAN bus
13 4 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (2.33%) Acoustics
14 3 (2.33%) ASIC
15 2 (1.55%) Optoelectronics
16 1 (0.78%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 31 (24.03%) Linux
2 26 (20.16%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (10.08%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.55%) Android
4 2 (1.55%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.78%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (44.96%) Software Engineering
2 36 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (23.26%) Validation
4 26 (20.16%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.50%) Digital Signal Processing
6 19 (14.73%) Agile
6 19 (14.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (13.95%) Collaborative Culture
7 18 (13.95%) Schematic Capture
8 17 (13.18%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (11.63%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (11.63%) Scrum
11 14 (10.85%) FPGA Design
12 13 (10.08%) CI/CD
12 13 (10.08%) Device Driver Development
12 13 (10.08%) Software Testing
12 13 (10.08%) Systems Engineering
13 12 (9.30%) Test Automation
14 11 (8.53%) AI
Programming Languages
1 129 (100.00%) C
2 68 (52.71%) C++
3 48 (37.21%) Embedded C++
4 35 (27.13%) Python
5 30 (23.26%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.98%) C#
6 9 (6.98%) Java
7 3 (2.33%) Perl
7 3 (2.33%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.33%) Tcl
8 1 (0.78%) R
Qualifications
1 40 (31.01%) Degree
2 25 (19.38%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.85%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.98%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.20%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.88%) PhD
8 4 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.10%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.10%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.55%) DO-254
2 2 (1.55%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.78%) GDPR
3 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.78%) MISRA
3 1 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 62 (48.06%) Firmware
2 33 (25.58%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.10%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 16 (12.40%) EMC
2 4 (3.10%) Facebook
2 4 (3.10%) Instagram
3 3 (2.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.55%) Intel
4 2 (1.55%) Xilinx
5 1 (0.78%) Altera
5 1 (0.78%) Google
5 1 (0.78%) Thales