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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 14 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 666 | 617 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | -59 | +117 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 139 | 49 | 188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.100% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.75% | 0.39% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 101 | 48 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £64,000 | £70,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +10.00% |
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 | 18,559 | 12,494 | 22,287 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.64% | 25.40% | 31.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,136 | 8,117 | 13,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84,500 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £109,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
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
Salary Trend
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 14 October 2026.
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 14 October 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -44 | 132 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 67 |
| England | -51 | 126 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 70 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 52 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 30 |
| Midlands | -6 | 47 | £59,500 | +19.00% | 10 |
| South East | -24 | 32 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 15 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 6 |
| North of England | -46 | 22 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 12 |
| West Midlands | - | 20 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| North West | -18 | 18 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 5 |
| East of England | -17 | 17 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 19 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £67,500 | - | 4 |
| London | -60 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 4 |
| North East | -68 | 4 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 5 |
| South West | -72 | 4 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| Wales | -70 | 2 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 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:
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