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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 681 625 572
Rank change year-on-year -56 -53 +94
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 131 49 213
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.099% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.38% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 96 48 109
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £71,250
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 18,815 12,772 23,020
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.95% 25.90% 30.86%
Number of salaries quoted 13,284 8,206 14,000
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,375 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,126 £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 £83,750
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 30 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 14 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 30 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 -51 124 £57,500 +9.52% 145
England -49 118 £57,500 +9.52% 161
Work from Home -26 50 £65,000 +23.81% 57
Midlands -14 46 £54,000 +8.00% 24
South East -41 28 £65,000 +18.18% 31
East Midlands -17 24 £54,000 +8.00% 13
North of England -52 22 £57,500 +23.66% 21
West Midlands - 22 £65,000 - 11
North West -19 18 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -20 17 £62,500 -21.88% 31
Scotland - 10 £67,500 - 11
North East -62 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
London -69 4 £80,000 +45.45% 11
South West -88 1 £70,000 +33.33% 28

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 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.32%) Simulink
2 3 (2.29%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.76%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.79%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (16.79%) Wireless
2 17 (12.98%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.92%) LTE
3 13 (9.92%) Modbus
4 11 (8.40%) Ethernet
4 11 (8.40%) RS-232
5 9 (6.87%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.53%) RS-485
7 1 (0.76%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.05%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (13.74%) Git
2 10 (7.63%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.53%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.53%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.76%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.76%) JIRA
4 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 66 (50.38%) Electronics
2 26 (19.85%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.50%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.40%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.11%) Automotive
6 3 (2.29%) Advertising
7 2 (1.53%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.53%) Military
7 2 (1.53%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.76%) Aviation
8 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Finance
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 64 (48.85%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (38.17%) Senior
3 42 (32.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 42 (32.06%) Software Engineer
4 27 (20.61%) Electronics Engineer
4 27 (20.61%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 18 (13.74%) Design Engineer
5 18 (13.74%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 18 (13.74%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (12.98%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.98%) Senior Design Engineer
6 17 (12.98%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.98%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (10.69%) Lead
8 13 (9.92%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 13 (9.92%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (9.16%) Firmware Engineer
9 12 (9.16%) FPGA Engineer
10 9 (6.87%) Applications Engineer
10 9 (6.87%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.32%) Yocto
2 3 (2.29%) .NET
3 2 (1.53%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.53%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 32 (24.43%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (22.90%) FPGA
3 27 (20.61%) Device Driver
4 25 (19.08%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (16.79%) IoT
6 21 (16.03%) VHDL
7 19 (14.50%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.21%) Verilog
9 13 (9.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (9.92%) Raspberry Pi
10 12 (9.16%) Robotics
11 8 (6.11%) PCIe
12 6 (4.58%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (4.58%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.29%) Acoustics
13 3 (2.29%) ASIC
13 3 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (1.53%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 31 (23.66%) Linux
2 27 (20.61%) Embedded Linux
3 15 (11.45%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.53%) Android
4 2 (1.53%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.76%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (46.56%) Software Engineering
2 37 (28.24%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (22.14%) Validation
4 27 (20.61%) Signal Processing
5 21 (16.03%) Digital Signal Processing
6 20 (15.27%) Agile
7 19 (14.50%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (13.74%) Collaborative Culture
8 18 (13.74%) Collaborative Working
8 18 (13.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (12.21%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (12.21%) Scrum
10 15 (11.45%) Collaborative Engineering
11 14 (10.69%) FPGA Design
12 13 (9.92%) CI/CD
12 13 (9.92%) Software Testing
13 12 (9.16%) Device Driver Development
13 12 (9.16%) Systems Engineering
13 12 (9.16%) Test Automation
14 11 (8.40%) AI
Programming Languages
1 131 (100.00%) C
2 67 (51.15%) C++
3 46 (35.11%) Embedded C++
4 36 (27.48%) Python
5 30 (22.90%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.87%) C#
6 9 (6.87%) Java
7 3 (2.29%) Perl
7 3 (2.29%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.29%) Tcl
8 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (29.01%) Degree
2 25 (19.08%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.69%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.87%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.11%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.82%) PhD
8 4 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.05%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.05%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.53%) DO-254
2 2 (1.53%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.76%) MISRA
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 62 (47.33%) Firmware
2 35 (26.72%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.05%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.45%) EMC
2 4 (3.05%) Facebook
2 4 (3.05%) Instagram
3 2 (1.53%) Intel
3 2 (1.53%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.53%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.76%) Altera
4 1 (0.76%) Google
4 1 (0.76%) Thales