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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 624 510
Rank change year-on-year -26 -114 +266
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 108 47 429
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.63% 0.33% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 92 45 345
10th Percentile £43,875 £45,950 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.80% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £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 17,050 14,031 34,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.95% 30.96% 31.78%
Number of salaries quoted 12,090 9,275 25,736
10th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £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 £111,250 £98,750
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 25 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 25 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 -8 105 £57,500 +6.48% 50
England -31 80 £57,500 +6.48% 50
Work from Home -1 33 £65,000 +20.37% 17
Scotland +28 24 £65,000 - 1
Midlands -2 22 £60,750 +21.50% 7
South East -24 20 £65,000 +8.33% 21
East of England -8 14 £58,750 +8.80% 8
North of England -28 14 £57,500 +29.21% 8
West Midlands - 13 £80,000 - 5
East Midlands -24 9 £54,000 +8.00% 2
North West +4 8 £57,500 +23.66% 7
South West -59 8 £50,000 -4.76% 5
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 2
Yorkshire -32 2 £72,500 +70.59% 1
London -39 2 £65,000 +18.18% 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 (0.93%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (8.33%) Simulink
2 3 (2.78%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.85%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.67%) RS-232
2 16 (14.81%) Ethernet
3 12 (11.11%) Bluetooth
4 10 (9.26%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (9.26%) Wireless
5 8 (7.41%) LTE
5 8 (7.41%) Modbus
6 1 (0.93%) MQTT
6 1 (0.93%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.70%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (12.96%) Git
2 5 (4.63%) Eclipse
3 4 (3.70%) Subversion
4 3 (2.78%) CANoe
5 2 (1.85%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.85%) JIRA
6 1 (0.93%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.93%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.93%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.93%) Zephyr
General
1 40 (37.04%) Electronics
2 16 (14.81%) Social Skills
3 11 (10.19%) Manufacturing
4 8 (7.41%) Automotive
5 5 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.70%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.70%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.78%) Advertising
8 2 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.93%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 71 (65.74%) Embedded Engineer
2 55 (50.93%) Software Engineer
3 53 (49.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 32 (29.63%) Senior
5 22 (20.37%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (18.52%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 20 (18.52%) Senior Software Engineer
7 12 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
7 12 (11.11%) Firmware Engineer
8 9 (8.33%) Embedded C Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Design Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Senior Design Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 8 (7.41%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 7 (6.48%) FPGA Engineer
10 7 (6.48%) Systems Engineer
11 6 (5.56%) Architect
11 6 (5.56%) Embedded C Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (18.52%) Yocto
2 3 (2.78%) .NET
3 2 (1.85%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.85%) Middleware
4 1 (0.93%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.93%) gRPC
4 1 (0.93%) Kafka
4 1 (0.93%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.93%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 23 (21.30%) Device Driver
2 22 (20.37%) Embedded Systems
3 13 (12.04%) Analogue Electronics
3 13 (12.04%) VHDL
4 12 (11.11%) Algorithms
5 11 (10.19%) Verilog
6 10 (9.26%) FPGA
6 10 (9.26%) IoT
7 8 (7.41%) Robotics
8 7 (6.48%) ARM Cortex
8 7 (6.48%) Raspberry Pi
9 6 (5.56%) PCIe
10 4 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (3.70%) CAN bus
11 2 (1.85%) Acoustics
11 2 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.93%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 23 (21.30%) Linux
2 21 (19.44%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (14.81%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.85%) Android
4 2 (1.85%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.85%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.85%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.93%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (64.81%) Software Engineering
2 20 (18.52%) Validation
3 18 (16.67%) Agile
4 16 (14.81%) Test Automation
5 15 (13.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (13.89%) Scrum
6 14 (12.96%) Digital Signal Processing
6 14 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (12.96%) Signal Processing
7 13 (12.04%) Systems Engineering
8 12 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
8 12 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
9 10 (9.26%) AI
9 10 (9.26%) Schematic Capture
9 10 (9.26%) Software Testing
10 8 (7.41%) Computer Science
10 8 (7.41%) Kalman Filter
11 7 (6.48%) Collaborative Engineering
12 6 (5.56%) CI/CD
12 6 (5.56%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 108 (100.00%) C
2 55 (50.93%) C++
3 33 (30.56%) Python
4 30 (27.78%) Embedded C++
5 13 (12.04%) MATLAB
6 12 (11.11%) C#
7 1 (0.93%) R
Qualifications
1 18 (16.67%) Degree
1 18 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 12 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 6 (5.56%) DV Cleared
4 4 (3.70%) Master's Degree
5 3 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.78%) HNC
5 3 (2.78%) HND
6 1 (0.93%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.63%) DO-254
2 4 (3.70%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.85%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.93%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.93%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.93%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.93%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 44 (40.74%) Firmware
2 21 (19.44%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.93%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.85%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (5.56%) EMC
2 4 (3.70%) Atmel
2 4 (3.70%) Facebook
2 4 (3.70%) Instagram
3 3 (2.78%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.93%) Google