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 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 676 | 618 | 560 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | -58 | +124 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 131 | 52 | 223 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.70% | 0.40% | 0.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 51 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,650 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -1.82% | +8.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,000 | - | £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 | 18,845 | 12,949 | 23,205 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.15% | 26.44% | 30.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,326 | 8,349 | 14,448 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £33,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £46,250 | £47,496 |
| 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
Salary Trend
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 23 September 2026.
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 23 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -55 | 125 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 146 |
| England | -57 | 117 | £57,500 | +7.98% | 167 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 47 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 59 |
| Midlands | -15 | 44 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 20 |
| South East | -36 | 28 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 30 |
| West Midlands | - | 23 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| North of England | -46 | 22 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 21 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 10 |
| North West | -21 | 17 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 9 |
| East of England | -26 | 16 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 35 |
| Scotland | +20 | 11 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 10 |
| North East | -66 | 4 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 7 |
| London | -66 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 14 |
| South West | -87 | 3 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 31 |
| Wales | -77 | 1 | £44,000 | -2.22% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 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:
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