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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 570 | 660 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +90 | +267 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 47 | 173 | 77 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.093% | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.38% | 0.81% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 77 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,750 | £37,500 | £28,175 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,563 | £43,750 | £33,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.32% | -10.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | -11.89% |
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 | 12,238 | 21,451 | 21,834 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 24.13% | 31.52% | 41.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,449 | 12,755 | 17,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £39,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £48,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +2.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £108,750 | £105,000 |
| 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 7 November 2025.
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 7 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -5 | 43 | £55,000 | - | 114 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 42 | £55,000 | - | 125 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 31 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 52 |
| South East | +6 | 14 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 35 |
| North of England | +5 | 10 | £46,500 | -33.57% | 16 |
| North West | +21 | 8 | £46,500 | -33.57% | 1 |
| South West | +14 | 8 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 22 |
| East of England | +15 | 5 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 24 |
| London | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| Midlands | +19 | 2 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 22 |
| Scotland | -14 | 2 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 1 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 1 | £55,000 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 1 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 9 |
| North East | +7 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 7 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 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: