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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 664 643 561
Rank change year-on-year -21 -82 +163
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 126 55 261
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.68% 0.39% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 104 53 197
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -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 18,483 13,972 25,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.40% 27.98% 30.49%
Number of salaries quoted 13,089 9,170 17,796
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
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 13 August 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 13 August 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 -24 122 £57,500 +9.52% 59
England -37 105 £57,500 +7.98% 66
Work from Home -5 46 £65,000 +23.81% 23
Midlands -7 33 £67,500 +35.00% 9
South East -4 27 £65,000 +18.18% 15
Scotland +30 18 £66,250 +1.92% 1
North of England -35 18 £57,500 +23.66% 14
West Midlands - 18 £80,000 - 4
East Midlands -15 15 £54,000 +8.00% 5
East of England -16 15 £62,500 +15.74% 10
North West +7 13 £57,500 +23.66% 7
South West -62 8 £50,000 -4.76% 12
London -55 4 £80,000 +45.45% 3
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -26 1 £70,000 +64.71% 4

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 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (10.32%) Simulink
2 5 (3.97%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.38%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.79%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (12.70%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (12.70%) Wireless
2 15 (11.90%) RS-232
3 14 (11.11%) Bluetooth
4 13 (10.32%) Ethernet
5 10 (7.94%) LTE
5 10 (7.94%) Modbus
6 2 (1.59%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.79%) MQTT
7 1 (0.79%) Profibus
7 1 (0.79%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.11%) Git
2 3 (2.38%) CANoe
2 3 (2.38%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.59%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.59%) JIRA
4 1 (0.79%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.79%) Zephyr
General
1 54 (42.86%) Electronics
2 21 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 15 (11.90%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.14%) Automotive
5 8 (6.35%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.97%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.17%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.38%) Advertising
9 2 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Finance
10 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.79%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (58.73%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (42.06%) Software Engineer
3 52 (41.27%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 47 (37.30%) Senior
5 27 (21.43%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
7 19 (15.08%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (11.90%) Design Engineer
8 15 (11.90%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (8.73%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.14%) Embedded C Engineer
11 9 (7.14%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) Hardware Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (17.46%) Yocto
2 3 (2.38%) .NET
3 2 (1.59%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.59%) Middleware
4 1 (0.79%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.79%) gRPC
4 1 (0.79%) Kafka
4 1 (0.79%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.22%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (21.43%) Device Driver
3 21 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
4 18 (14.29%) VHDL
5 17 (13.49%) FPGA
6 16 (12.70%) IoT
7 14 (11.11%) Algorithms
8 13 (10.32%) Robotics
9 12 (9.52%) Verilog
10 9 (7.14%) Raspberry Pi
11 8 (6.35%) ARM Cortex
12 7 (5.56%) PCIe
13 6 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (3.97%) CAN bus
15 4 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
16 3 (2.38%) Acoustics
17 1 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
17 1 (0.79%) NB-IoT
17 1 (0.79%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.22%) Linux
2 24 (19.05%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.08%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.59%) Android
4 2 (1.59%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.59%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.59%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (57.94%) Software Engineering
2 26 (20.63%) Validation
3 22 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (15.87%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.29%) Schematic Capture
5 18 (14.29%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.49%) Agile
7 16 (12.70%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (12.70%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (12.70%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.11%) Scrum
8 14 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
9 12 (9.52%) Software Testing
10 11 (8.73%) AI
10 11 (8.73%) Collaborative Engineering
10 11 (8.73%) Device Driver Development
11 10 (7.94%) CI/CD
11 10 (7.94%) Kalman Filter
12 8 (6.35%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 126 (100.00%) C
2 65 (51.59%) C++
3 38 (30.16%) Embedded C++
4 34 (26.98%) Python
5 17 (13.49%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.73%) C#
7 2 (1.59%) Java
8 1 (0.79%) R
8 1 (0.79%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 28 (22.22%) Degree
2 22 (17.46%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.32%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.35%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.76%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.17%) PhD
7 3 (2.38%) HNC
7 3 (2.38%) HND
8 1 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.97%) DO-254
2 4 (3.17%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.38%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.59%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.79%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.79%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.79%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 52 (41.27%) Firmware
2 27 (21.43%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.32%) EMC
2 4 (3.17%) Facebook
2 4 (3.17%) Instagram
3 3 (2.38%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.79%) Altera
4 1 (0.79%) Google
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft