Embedded C Job Trends

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 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 605 590 564
Rank change year-on-year -15 -26 +293
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 56 118 237
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.088% 0.23% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.47% 0.67% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 56 50 207
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £81,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 12,041 17,510 27,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.84% 33.89% 37.85%
Number of salaries quoted 8,663 10,124 22,774
10th Percentile £33,025 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -32 49 £55,000 - 82
England -7 44 £55,000 - 78
Work from Home +66 34 £55,000 +1.85% 22
North of England -11 15 £46,500 -15.45% 11
South East +8 11 £55,000 - 17
North West +26 9 £46,500 -15.45% 2
East of England +11 9 £45,000 -21.05% 8
Scotland -12 7 £65,000 +4.00% 6
Midlands +10 6 £54,000 +0.47% 16
Yorkshire -24 5 £55,000 -2.22% 8
East Midlands -6 4 £54,000 -6.09% 13
London +59 3 £65,000 - 2
West Midlands +21 2 £62,500 +25.00% 3
Wales +4 1 £45,000 +27.66% 1
North East -5 1 £40,000 - 1

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:

Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.93%) Ethernet
1 5 (8.93%) RS-232
2 4 (7.14%) Bluetooth
2 4 (7.14%) LTE
2 4 (7.14%) Modbus
2 4 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (7.14%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 7 (12.50%) Git
2 4 (7.14%) Eclipse
2 4 (7.14%) Subversion
3 3 (5.36%) GitLab
4 1 (1.79%) JIRA
4 1 (1.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 33 (58.93%) Electronics
2 13 (23.21%) Automotive
3 9 (16.07%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.93%) Finance
5 1 (1.79%) Advertising
5 1 (1.79%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.79%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (87.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 23 (41.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 23 (41.07%) Software Engineer
3 18 (32.14%) Electronics Engineer
4 11 (19.64%) Firmware Engineer
4 11 (19.64%) Senior
5 10 (17.86%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 8 (14.29%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 7 (12.50%) Design Engineer
7 7 (12.50%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 7 (12.50%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 7 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
8 5 (8.93%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 5 (8.93%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
8 5 (8.93%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
8 5 (8.93%) Linux Engineer
8 5 (8.93%) Software Design Engineer
9 3 (5.36%) Embedded C Engineer
9 3 (5.36%) Software Team Leader
9 3 (5.36%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.07%) Flash
2 5 (8.93%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (30.36%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (10.71%) Analogue Electronics
2 6 (10.71%) Device Driver
3 4 (7.14%) Raspberry Pi
4 2 (3.57%) IoT
4 2 (3.57%) RISC-V
5 1 (1.79%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.79%) FPGA
5 1 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.79%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 12 (21.43%) Linux
2 10 (17.86%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.79%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (48.21%) Software Engineering
2 12 (21.43%) Agile
3 10 (17.86%) Collaborative Culture
4 9 (16.07%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (8.93%) Mentoring
5 5 (8.93%) Scrum
6 3 (5.36%) Coaching
6 3 (5.36%) Line Management
6 3 (5.36%) Logistics
6 3 (5.36%) Schematic Capture
6 3 (5.36%) Validation
7 2 (3.57%) Physics
7 2 (3.57%) Signal Processing
7 2 (3.57%) Software Testing
7 2 (3.57%) Unit Testing
8 1 (1.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (1.79%) Digital Signal Processing
8 1 (1.79%) Requirements Management
8 1 (1.79%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (1.79%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 56 (100.00%) C
2 27 (48.21%) C++
3 20 (35.71%) Embedded C++
4 8 (14.29%) Python
5 1 (1.79%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (19.64%) Degree
2 2 (3.57%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.79%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.79%) PhD
3 1 (1.79%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.57%) ISO 9000
1 2 (3.57%) JTAG
System Software
1 35 (62.50%) Firmware
2 23 (41.07%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (16.07%) EMC
2 4 (7.14%) Atmel