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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 673 611 557
Rank change year-on-year -62 -54 +117
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 132 49 215
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.100% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.38% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 97 48 111
10th Percentile £47,200 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +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 18,742 12,752 23,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.93% 25.98% 30.91%
Number of salaries quoted 13,251 8,179 14,131
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
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 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 29 September 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 29 September 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 -49 125 £57,500 +9.52% 145
England -69 118 £57,500 +9.52% 161
Work from Home -20 50 £65,000 +23.81% 57
Midlands -9 46 £54,000 +8.00% 24
South East -37 28 £65,000 +18.18% 31
East Midlands -20 24 £54,000 +8.00% 13
North of England -58 22 £57,500 +23.66% 21
West Midlands - 22 £65,000 - 11
North West -14 18 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -17 17 £62,500 -21.88% 31
Scotland - 10 £67,500 - 11
London -64 4 £80,000 +45.45% 11
North East -65 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
Wales -71 1 £44,000 -2.22% 2
South West -93 1 £70,000 +33.33% 28

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 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.18%) Simulink
2 3 (2.27%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.76%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.76%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (16.67%) Wireless
2 17 (12.88%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.85%) LTE
3 13 (9.85%) Modbus
4 11 (8.33%) Ethernet
4 11 (8.33%) RS-232
5 9 (6.82%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.52%) RS-485
7 1 (0.76%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.03%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (13.64%) Git
2 10 (7.58%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.52%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.52%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.76%) CANoe
4 1 (0.76%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.76%) JIRA
4 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 66 (50.00%) Electronics
2 27 (20.45%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.39%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.09%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.06%) Automotive
6 3 (2.27%) Advertising
7 2 (1.52%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.52%) Military
7 2 (1.52%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.76%) Aviation
8 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Finance
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 65 (49.24%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (37.88%) Senior
3 43 (32.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 43 (32.58%) Software Engineer
4 27 (20.45%) Electronics Engineer
4 27 (20.45%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 18 (13.64%) Design Engineer
5 18 (13.64%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 18 (13.64%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (12.88%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.88%) Senior Design Engineer
6 17 (12.88%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 17 (12.88%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (10.61%) Lead
8 13 (9.85%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 13 (9.85%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (9.09%) Firmware Engineer
9 12 (9.09%) FPGA Engineer
10 9 (6.82%) Applications Engineer
10 9 (6.82%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.18%) Yocto
2 3 (2.27%) .NET
3 2 (1.52%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.52%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 33 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (22.73%) FPGA
3 27 (20.45%) Device Driver
4 25 (18.94%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (16.67%) IoT
6 21 (15.91%) VHDL
7 19 (14.39%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.12%) Verilog
9 13 (9.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (9.85%) Raspberry Pi
10 12 (9.09%) Robotics
11 8 (6.06%) PCIe
12 6 (4.55%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (4.55%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.27%) Acoustics
13 3 (2.27%) ASIC
13 3 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (1.52%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 31 (23.48%) Linux
2 27 (20.45%) Embedded Linux
3 15 (11.36%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.52%) Android
4 2 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.76%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (46.97%) Software Engineering
2 37 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (22.73%) Validation
4 27 (20.45%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.91%) Digital Signal Processing
6 20 (15.15%) Agile
7 19 (14.39%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (14.39%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
8 18 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (12.12%) Scrum
10 15 (11.36%) Collaborative Engineering
11 14 (10.61%) FPGA Design
11 14 (10.61%) Software Testing
12 13 (9.85%) CI/CD
12 13 (9.85%) Test Automation
13 12 (9.09%) Device Driver Development
13 12 (9.09%) Systems Engineering
14 11 (8.33%) AI
Programming Languages
1 132 (100.00%) C
2 68 (51.52%) C++
3 46 (34.85%) Embedded C++
4 37 (28.03%) Python
5 30 (22.73%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.82%) C#
6 9 (6.82%) Java
7 3 (2.27%) Perl
7 3 (2.27%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.27%) Tcl
8 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 39 (29.55%) Degree
2 25 (18.94%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.61%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.82%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.06%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.79%) PhD
8 4 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.76%) HNC
9 1 (0.76%) HND
9 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.03%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.03%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.52%) DO-254
2 2 (1.52%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.76%) MISRA
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 62 (46.97%) Firmware
2 35 (26.52%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.36%) EMC
2 4 (3.03%) Facebook
2 4 (3.03%) Instagram
3 2 (1.52%) Intel
3 2 (1.52%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.52%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.76%) Altera
4 1 (0.76%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.76%) Google
4 1 (0.76%) Thales