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 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 616 587 559
Rank change year-on-year -29 -28 +296
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 58 84 266
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.18% 0.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.45% 0.54% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 58 40 232
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +3.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.92% +3.81% -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 12,986 15,643 28,699
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.39% 34.32% 36.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,212 9,910 23,359
10th Percentile £34,500 £37,574 £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 £83,750 £85,188 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,145
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.20% -1.55%

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 3 March 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 3 March 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 -36 51 £55,000 +0.92% 113
England -36 42 £55,000 +1.85% 106
Work from Home +33 32 £55,000 +1.85% 27
North of England -27 15 £55,000 +10.00% 21
Scotland -3 12 £65,000 +1.96% 7
North West +13 8 £46,500 +16.25% 7
Midlands -16 8 £57,000 +6.05% 21
South East -31 7 £55,000 -4.35% 29
East of England -1 6 £45,000 -16.67% 20
Yorkshire -37 6 £55,000 -2.22% 11
West Midlands +17 4 £72,500 +45.00% 7
East Midlands -27 4 £54,000 -6.09% 14
London +27 3 £65,000 - 4
South West -35 3 £50,000 -14.89% 15
North East -18 1 £40,000 - 3

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 (1.72%) OrCAD
1 1 (1.72%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.79%) Ethernet
1 8 (13.79%) RS-232
2 4 (6.90%) Bluetooth
2 4 (6.90%) LTE
2 4 (6.90%) Modbus
2 4 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (6.90%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (6.90%) Eclipse
1 4 (6.90%) Git
1 4 (6.90%) Subversion
2 1 (1.72%) JIRA
2 1 (1.72%) Rational DOORS
General
1 28 (48.28%) Electronics
2 8 (13.79%) Automotive
3 6 (10.34%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.62%) Finance
5 2 (3.45%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.72%) Advertising
6 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (87.93%) Embedded Engineer
2 29 (50.00%) Software Engineer
3 28 (48.28%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 17 (29.31%) Electronics Engineer
5 12 (20.69%) Senior
6 9 (15.52%) Firmware Engineer
6 9 (15.52%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 8 (13.79%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (13.79%) Senior Software Engineer
8 7 (12.07%) Design Engineer
8 7 (12.07%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 7 (12.07%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Embedded C Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Embedded Linux Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Linux Engineer
9 5 (8.62%) Software Design Engineer
10 4 (6.90%) C Software Engineer
10 4 (6.90%) Embedded C Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.79%) Yocto
2 6 (10.34%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.69%) Embedded Systems
2 10 (17.24%) Device Driver
3 8 (13.79%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (6.90%) Raspberry Pi
5 2 (3.45%) FPGA
5 2 (3.45%) IoT
5 2 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.45%) VHDL
6 1 (1.72%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.72%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 15 (25.86%) Linux
2 13 (22.41%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (3.45%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (55.17%) Software Engineering
2 15 (25.86%) Agile
3 8 (13.79%) Scrum
4 7 (12.07%) Collaborative Culture
4 7 (12.07%) Embedded Software Development
5 4 (6.90%) Schematic Capture
6 3 (5.17%) Mentoring
6 3 (5.17%) Signal Processing
7 2 (3.45%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (3.45%) Device Driver Development
7 2 (3.45%) Digital Signal Processing
8 1 (1.72%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.72%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (1.72%) Customer Requirements
8 1 (1.72%) Kalman Filter
8 1 (1.72%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (1.72%) Requirements Management
8 1 (1.72%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (1.72%) Systems Engineering
8 1 (1.72%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 58 (100.00%) C
2 30 (51.72%) C++
3 18 (31.03%) Embedded C++
4 5 (8.62%) Python
5 1 (1.72%) C#
5 1 (1.72%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 9 (15.52%) Degree
2 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.72%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.72%) PhD
3 1 (1.72%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 29 (50.00%) Firmware
2 20 (34.48%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (12.07%) EMC
2 4 (6.90%) Atmel