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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 673 631 553
Rank change year-on-year -42 -78 +157
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 118 55 266
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.64% 0.41% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 93 54 187
10th Percentile £46,500 £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 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £74,250
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 18,480 13,519 24,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.79% 27.17% 30.42%
Number of salaries quoted 13,179 8,839 16,455
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £36,675
25th Percentile £48,250 £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 £110,000 £103,750
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 3 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 3 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 -36 114 £57,500 +9.52% 105
England -41 102 £57,500 +9.52% 106
Work from Home -18 43 £65,000 +23.81% 45
Midlands -10 34 £65,000 +30.00% 20
South East -22 27 £65,000 +18.18% 22
West Midlands - 19 £72,500 - 11
North of England -35 18 £57,500 +23.66% 12
East Midlands -8 15 £54,000 +8.00% 9
East of England -26 15 £62,500 +15.74% 24
Scotland +23 13 £67,500 +17.39% 7
North West -8 13 £57,500 +23.66% 8
London -55 4 £80,000 +45.45% 9
South West -84 4 £52,500 - 21
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales -59 3 £44,000 -2.22% 2
Yorkshire -54 1 £70,000 +64.71% 5

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 (0.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (14.41%) Simulink
2 3 (2.54%) CANalyzer
2 3 (2.54%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.85%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.56%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (13.56%) Wireless
2 14 (11.86%) Bluetooth
3 12 (10.17%) RS-232
4 10 (8.47%) Ethernet
4 10 (8.47%) LTE
4 10 (8.47%) Modbus
5 5 (4.24%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.85%) 5G
6 1 (0.85%) MQTT
6 1 (0.85%) Profibus
6 1 (0.85%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.86%) Git
2 6 (5.08%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.54%) CANoe
4 2 (1.69%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.69%) JIRA
5 1 (0.85%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.85%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.85%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.85%) Zephyr
General
1 57 (48.31%) Electronics
2 24 (20.34%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.71%) Manufacturing
4 11 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.47%) Automotive
6 4 (3.39%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.54%) Advertising
7 3 (2.54%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.85%) Finance
8 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.85%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 65 (55.08%) Embedded Engineer
2 47 (39.83%) Software Engineer
3 46 (38.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 44 (37.29%) Senior
5 24 (20.34%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 19 (16.10%) Electronics Engineer
7 18 (15.25%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (15.25%) Senior Software Engineer
8 15 (12.71%) Design Engineer
9 14 (11.86%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.86%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.86%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (11.86%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.86%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 10 (8.47%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.63%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.78%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
12 8 (6.78%) Embedded C++ Engineer
12 8 (6.78%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.78%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (16.10%) Yocto
2 3 (2.54%) .NET
3 2 (1.69%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.69%) Middleware
4 1 (0.85%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.85%) gRPC
4 1 (0.85%) Kafka
4 1 (0.85%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.85%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (23.73%) Embedded Systems
2 22 (18.64%) Device Driver
3 21 (17.80%) Analogue Electronics
4 16 (13.56%) IoT
4 16 (13.56%) VHDL
5 15 (12.71%) FPGA
6 13 (11.02%) Robotics
7 12 (10.17%) Algorithms
7 12 (10.17%) Verilog
8 9 (7.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (7.63%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (6.78%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (5.93%) PCIe
11 6 (5.08%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.54%) Acoustics
13 2 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
14 1 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
14 1 (0.85%) NB-IoT
14 1 (0.85%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 23 (19.49%) Linux
2 21 (17.80%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (15.25%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.69%) Android
4 2 (1.69%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.69%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.69%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (54.24%) Software Engineering
2 29 (24.58%) Validation
3 26 (22.03%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (16.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (15.25%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (15.25%) Signal Processing
6 17 (14.41%) Agile
7 16 (13.56%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (13.56%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (13.56%) Schematic Capture
7 16 (13.56%) Test Automation
8 15 (12.71%) Software Testing
9 14 (11.86%) Scrum
9 14 (11.86%) Systems Engineering
10 11 (9.32%) AI
10 11 (9.32%) Collaborative Engineering
10 11 (9.32%) Cybersecurity
11 10 (8.47%) CI/CD
12 9 (7.63%) Device Driver Development
13 8 (6.78%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 118 (100.00%) C
2 62 (52.54%) C++
3 38 (32.20%) Embedded C++
4 34 (28.81%) Python
5 21 (17.80%) MATLAB
6 11 (9.32%) C#
7 5 (4.24%) Java
8 1 (0.85%) R
8 1 (0.85%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 32 (27.12%) Degree
2 22 (18.64%) Security Cleared
3 13 (11.02%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.78%) DV Cleared
5 6 (5.08%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.39%) PhD
7 3 (2.54%) HNC
7 3 (2.54%) HND
8 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.24%) DO-254
2 4 (3.39%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (3.39%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.54%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.85%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.85%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.85%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.85%) QA
System Software
1 53 (44.92%) Firmware
2 30 (25.42%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.39%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (11.02%) EMC
2 4 (3.39%) Facebook
2 4 (3.39%) Instagram
3 3 (2.54%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.85%) Altera
4 1 (0.85%) Google
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft