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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 618 510
Rank change year-on-year -27 -108 +291
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 102 44 415
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.62% 0.32% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 87 42 344
10th Percentile £43,750 £46,375 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £51,250 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,188 £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 16,378 13,788 33,435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.75% 31.39% 32.21%
Number of salaries quoted 11,443 9,168 25,305
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%

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 6 June 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 6 June 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 -2 98 £57,500 +6.48% 67
England -21 75 £57,500 +6.48% 70
Work from Home +13 28 £65,000 +20.37% 30
Scotland +26 23 £65,000 - 5
South East -19 19 £62,500 +4.17% 19
Midlands -7 18 £67,000 +34.00% 6
North of England -20 14 £57,500 +35.29% 6
East of England -13 13 £52,500 -2.78% 13
West Midlands - 13 £80,000 - 4
South West -55 8 £50,000 -4.76% 18
North West - 8 £57,500 - 5
East Midlands -25 5 £54,000 +8.00% 2
Yorkshire -39 3 £70,000 +64.71% 1
North East - 3 £51,000 -
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
London - 3 £65,000 - 4

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 (0.98%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (6.86%) Simulink
2 3 (2.94%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.96%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 18 (17.65%) RS-232
2 16 (15.69%) Ethernet
3 10 (9.80%) Bluetooth
4 6 (5.88%) LTE
4 6 (5.88%) Modbus
4 6 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (5.88%) Wireless
5 1 (0.98%) MQTT
5 1 (0.98%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.92%) GIS
Development Applications
1 12 (11.76%) Git
2 5 (4.90%) Eclipse
3 4 (3.92%) Subversion
4 3 (2.94%) CANoe
5 2 (1.96%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.96%) JIRA
6 1 (0.98%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.98%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.98%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.98%) Zephyr
General
1 40 (39.22%) Electronics
2 15 (14.71%) Social Skills
3 12 (11.76%) Manufacturing
4 7 (6.86%) Automotive
5 5 (4.90%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.92%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.92%) Swedish Language
7 2 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.98%) Advertising
8 1 (0.98%) Finance
8 1 (0.98%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 66 (64.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (51.96%) Software Engineer
3 51 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 30 (29.41%) Senior
5 20 (19.61%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 20 (19.61%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 20 (19.61%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (13.73%) Electronics Engineer
7 12 (11.76%) Firmware Engineer
8 9 (8.82%) Design Engineer
8 9 (8.82%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 9 (8.82%) Embedded C Engineer
9 8 (7.84%) Senior Design Engineer
9 8 (7.84%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 8 (7.84%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 8 (7.84%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) C Software Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) FPGA Engineer
10 6 (5.88%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (16.67%) Yocto
2 3 (2.94%) .NET
3 1 (0.98%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.98%) gRPC
3 1 (0.98%) iOS SDK
3 1 (0.98%) Kafka
3 1 (0.98%) Middleware
3 1 (0.98%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.98%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.61%) Device Driver
2 16 (15.69%) Embedded Systems
3 14 (13.73%) Analogue Electronics
4 12 (11.76%) VHDL
5 10 (9.80%) Algorithms
5 10 (9.80%) Verilog
6 8 (7.84%) FPGA
7 7 (6.86%) Robotics
8 6 (5.88%) ARM Cortex
8 6 (5.88%) IoT
9 5 (4.90%) PCIe
9 5 (4.90%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (3.92%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (3.92%) CAN bus
11 2 (1.96%) Acoustics
11 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.98%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.98%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (20.59%) Linux
2 19 (18.63%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (15.69%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.96%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.96%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.98%) Android
5 1 (0.98%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.98%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (62.75%) Software Engineering
2 19 (18.63%) Agile
3 18 (17.65%) Validation
4 15 (14.71%) Scrum
4 15 (14.71%) Test Automation
5 13 (12.75%) Digital Signal Processing
5 13 (12.75%) Signal Processing
5 13 (12.75%) Systems Engineering
6 12 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
6 12 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (10.78%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (9.80%) AI
8 10 (9.80%) Schematic Capture
9 9 (8.82%) Collaborative Culture
9 9 (8.82%) Software Testing
10 7 (6.86%) Computer Science
10 7 (6.86%) Kalman Filter
11 6 (5.88%) FPGA Design
12 5 (4.90%) Collaborative Engineering
12 5 (4.90%) Model Validation
Programming Languages
1 102 (100.00%) C
2 51 (50.00%) C++
3 31 (30.39%) Python
4 28 (27.45%) Embedded C++
5 12 (11.76%) C#
6 11 (10.78%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.98%) R
Qualifications
1 18 (17.65%) Degree
2 17 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 11 (10.78%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.94%) HNC
5 3 (2.94%) HND
5 3 (2.94%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.98%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.90%) DO-254
2 4 (3.92%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.98%) Automotive SPICE
3 1 (0.98%) HAZOP
3 1 (0.98%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.98%) IEC 62304
3 1 (0.98%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 42 (41.18%) Firmware
2 22 (21.57%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.98%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.98%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (5.88%) EMC
2 4 (3.92%) Atmel
2 4 (3.92%) Facebook
2 4 (3.92%) Instagram
3 3 (2.94%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.98%) Google