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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 661 628 510
Rank change year-on-year -33 -118 +254
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 113 53 405
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.64% 0.37% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 96 50 328
10th Percentile £44,375 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,375 £48,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -3.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -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 17,648 14,488 31,997
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.88% 29.42% 31.65%
Number of salaries quoted 12,569 9,645 23,803
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

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 13 July 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 13 July 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 -7 111 £57,500 +6.48% 46
England -27 87 £57,500 +6.48% 52
Work from Home -5 36 £65,000 +23.81% 23
Midlands -8 26 £67,500 +35.00% 8
Scotland +27 23 £65,000 - 2
South East -15 20 £65,000 +8.33% 17
North of England -19 16 £57,500 +23.66% 6
East of England -11 15 £62,500 +15.74% 3
West Midlands - 14 £80,000 - 2
East Midlands -20 12 £54,000 +8.00% 6
North West -9 10 £57,500 +23.66% 4
South West -66 8 £50,000 -4.76% 9
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
London -27 2 £72,500 +31.82% 10
Yorkshire -35 2 £72,500 +70.59% 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 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.85%) Simulink
2 3 (2.65%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.77%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 17 (15.04%) RS-232
2 15 (13.27%) Ethernet
3 13 (11.50%) Bluetooth
3 13 (11.50%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (11.50%) Wireless
4 9 (7.96%) LTE
4 9 (7.96%) Modbus
5 1 (0.88%) MQTT
5 1 (0.88%) Profibus
5 1 (0.88%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.54%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (13.27%) Git
2 5 (4.42%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.65%) CANoe
3 3 (2.65%) Subversion
4 2 (1.77%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.77%) JIRA
5 1 (0.88%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.88%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.88%) Zephyr
General
1 43 (38.05%) Electronics
2 17 (15.04%) Social Skills
3 11 (9.73%) Manufacturing
4 8 (7.08%) Automotive
5 6 (5.31%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.54%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.54%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.65%) Advertising
8 2 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.88%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 73 (64.60%) Embedded Engineer
2 55 (48.67%) Software Engineer
3 53 (46.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 36 (31.86%) Senior
5 24 (21.24%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (17.70%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 20 (17.70%) Senior Software Engineer
7 14 (12.39%) Firmware Engineer
8 13 (11.50%) Electronics Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Design Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Embedded C Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Senior Design Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 10 (8.85%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 7 (6.19%) C Software Engineer
10 7 (6.19%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 7 (6.19%) FPGA Engineer
10 7 (6.19%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (19.47%) Yocto
2 3 (2.65%) .NET
3 2 (1.77%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.77%) Middleware
4 1 (0.88%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.88%) gRPC
4 1 (0.88%) Kafka
4 1 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.88%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 25 (22.12%) Device Driver
1 25 (22.12%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (13.27%) Analogue Electronics
3 13 (11.50%) Algorithms
3 13 (11.50%) IoT
3 13 (11.50%) VHDL
4 11 (9.73%) FPGA
4 11 (9.73%) Verilog
5 10 (8.85%) Robotics
6 8 (7.08%) Raspberry Pi
7 7 (6.19%) ARM Cortex
8 6 (5.31%) PCIe
9 5 (4.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (3.54%) CAN bus
11 2 (1.77%) Acoustics
11 2 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.88%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.88%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 25 (22.12%) Linux
2 23 (20.35%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (15.93%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.77%) Android
4 2 (1.77%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.77%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.77%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (64.60%) Software Engineering
2 21 (18.58%) Validation
3 18 (15.93%) Agile
4 17 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (14.16%) Digital Signal Processing
5 16 (14.16%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (14.16%) Signal Processing
5 16 (14.16%) Test Automation
6 15 (13.27%) Scrum
7 14 (12.39%) Collaborative Culture
7 14 (12.39%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (11.50%) Systems Engineering
9 12 (10.62%) Schematic Capture
10 11 (9.73%) Software Testing
11 10 (8.85%) AI
12 9 (7.96%) Collaborative Engineering
12 9 (7.96%) Computer Science
13 8 (7.08%) CI/CD
13 8 (7.08%) Kalman Filter
14 7 (6.19%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 113 (100.00%) C
2 58 (51.33%) C++
3 33 (29.20%) Python
4 32 (28.32%) Embedded C++
5 14 (12.39%) MATLAB
6 12 (10.62%) C#
7 1 (0.88%) Java
7 1 (0.88%) R
Qualifications
1 20 (17.70%) Degree
2 18 (15.93%) Security Cleared
3 12 (10.62%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.31%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.42%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.65%) HNC
7 3 (2.65%) HND
8 1 (0.88%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.42%) DO-254
2 4 (3.54%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.77%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.88%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.88%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.88%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.88%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 48 (42.48%) Firmware
2 24 (21.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.77%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (5.31%) EMC
2 4 (3.54%) Facebook
2 4 (3.54%) Instagram
3 3 (2.65%) Atlassian
3 3 (2.65%) Atmel
4 1 (0.88%) Google