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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 630 642 549
Rank change year-on-year +12 -93 +194
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 122 53 325
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.68% 0.37% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 104 51 259
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,300
25th Percentile £50,750 £48,750 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.80% +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 17,870 14,359 28,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.78% 29.25% 30.99%
Number of salaries quoted 12,751 9,529 20,688
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% +7.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
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 24 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 24 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 -7 118 £58,750 +8.80% 51
England -34 95 £57,500 +6.48% 54
Work from Home -8 44 £65,000 +23.81% 24
Midlands -9 27 £67,500 +35.00% 7
Scotland +35 24 £65,000 - 3
South East -7 24 £65,000 +8.33% 14
North of England -28 17 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -7 15 £62,500 +15.74% 8
West Midlands - 14 £80,000 - 1
East Midlands -15 13 £54,000 +8.00% 6
North West +1 11 £57,500 +23.66% 5
South West -64 8 £50,000 -4.76% 9
London -29 4 £80,000 +45.45% 7
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -33 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 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.20%) Simulink
2 3 (2.46%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.64%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.93%) RS-232
2 15 (12.30%) Ethernet
3 14 (11.48%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (11.48%) Wireless
4 13 (10.66%) Bluetooth
5 9 (7.38%) LTE
5 9 (7.38%) Modbus
6 1 (0.82%) MQTT
6 1 (0.82%) Profibus
6 1 (0.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (12.30%) Git
2 4 (3.28%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.46%) CANoe
4 2 (1.64%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.64%) JIRA
4 2 (1.64%) Subversion
5 1 (0.82%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.82%) Zephyr
General
1 49 (40.16%) Electronics
2 17 (13.93%) Social Skills
3 12 (9.84%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.56%) Automotive
5 6 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.10%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.28%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.46%) Advertising
9 2 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Finance
10 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.82%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 77 (63.11%) Embedded Engineer
2 57 (46.72%) Software Engineer
3 55 (45.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 44 (36.07%) Senior
5 27 (22.13%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 22 (18.03%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 22 (18.03%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (12.30%) Firmware Engineer
8 14 (11.48%) Electronics Engineer
9 12 (9.84%) Design Engineer
9 12 (9.84%) Embedded C Engineer
10 11 (9.02%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.02%) Senior Design Engineer
10 11 (9.02%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.02%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (9.02%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.38%) C Software Engineer
11 9 (7.38%) Embedded C Software Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (18.85%) Yocto
2 3 (2.46%) .NET
3 2 (1.64%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.64%) Middleware
4 1 (0.82%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.82%) gRPC
4 1 (0.82%) Kafka
4 1 (0.82%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 26 (21.31%) Device Driver
1 26 (21.31%) Embedded Systems
2 17 (13.93%) Analogue Electronics
3 14 (11.48%) IoT
3 14 (11.48%) VHDL
4 13 (10.66%) Algorithms
5 12 (9.84%) FPGA
5 12 (9.84%) Robotics
6 11 (9.02%) Verilog
7 8 (6.56%) Raspberry Pi
8 7 (5.74%) ARM Cortex
9 6 (4.92%) PCIe
10 5 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (3.28%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.46%) Acoustics
13 2 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
14 1 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
14 1 (0.82%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.31%) Linux
2 24 (19.67%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.57%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) Android
4 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.64%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (62.30%) Software Engineering
2 21 (17.21%) Validation
3 18 (14.75%) Agile
3 18 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (13.93%) Digital Signal Processing
4 17 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (13.93%) Signal Processing
5 16 (13.11%) Test Automation
6 15 (12.30%) Collaborative Culture
6 15 (12.30%) Collaborative Working
6 15 (12.30%) Scrum
7 14 (11.48%) Systems Engineering
8 13 (10.66%) Schematic Capture
9 11 (9.02%) Software Testing
10 10 (8.20%) AI
10 10 (8.20%) Collaborative Engineering
11 9 (7.38%) CI/CD
11 9 (7.38%) Computer Science
12 8 (6.56%) Device Driver Development
12 8 (6.56%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 122 (100.00%) C
2 63 (51.64%) C++
3 35 (28.69%) Embedded C++
4 33 (27.05%) Python
5 14 (11.48%) MATLAB
6 12 (9.84%) C#
7 1 (0.82%) Java
7 1 (0.82%) R
7 1 (0.82%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 22 (18.03%) Degree
2 19 (15.57%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.74%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.46%) HNC
7 3 (2.46%) HND
8 2 (1.64%) PhD
9 1 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.10%) DO-254
2 4 (3.28%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.64%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.82%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.82%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 51 (41.80%) Firmware
2 26 (21.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.64%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (8.20%) EMC
2 4 (3.28%) Facebook
2 4 (3.28%) Instagram
3 3 (2.46%) Atlassian
4 2 (1.64%) Atmel
5 1 (0.82%) Altera
5 1 (0.82%) Google