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 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 613 | 578 | 553 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | -25 | +291 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 57 | 112 | 250 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.087% | 0.22% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 47 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,250 | £28,300 |
| 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 | £80,000 |
| 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 | 12,230 | 17,161 | 27,718 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.70% | 34.08% | 37.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,790 | 10,074 | 22,872 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,729 | £38,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +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.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 9 February 2026.
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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 9 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 | -38 | 50 | £55,000 | - | 84 |
| England | -28 | 44 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 80 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 35 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 26 |
| North of England | -1 | 15 | £46,500 | -7.00% | 10 |
| South East | -11 | 12 | £55,000 | - | 20 |
| North West | +29 | 9 | £46,500 | +16.25% | 2 |
| East of England | +12 | 8 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 5 |
| Scotland | -12 | 8 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | +8 | 6 | £54,000 | +0.47% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -31 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 13 |
| London | +40 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 7 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 2 |
| 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: