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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 596 | 583 | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +14 | +236 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 52 | 118 | 159 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.084% | 0.22% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 51 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -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 | 11,827 | 17,887 | 23,954 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 19.10% | 33.67% | 38.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,578 | 10,440 | 19,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,981 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £110,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 22 January 2026.
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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 22 January 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 | -40 | 45 | £55,000 | - | 194 |
| England | -8 | 43 | £55,000 | - | 181 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 33 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 73 |
| North of England | +16 | 15 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 30 |
| South East | +7 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 50 |
| North West | +28 | 9 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 8 |
| East of England | +13 | 9 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 17 |
| Midlands | +12 | 4 | £57,000 | +6.05% | 29 |
| Scotland | -7 | 4 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 9 |
| London | +46 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 2 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 22 |
| Wales | +4 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 10 |
| North East | +2 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| South West | -18 | 1 | £52,500 | +0.48% | 35 |
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: