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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 633 555
Rank change year-on-year -33 -78 +148
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 123 54 263
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.39% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 100 52 200
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% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,000 £78,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.90% - -

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 18,614 13,908 25,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.38% 27.72% 30.36%
Number of salaries quoted 13,179 9,133 17,577
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 17 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 17 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 -27 119 £58,750 +11.90% 86
England -16 103 £57,500 +7.98% 85
Work from Home -32 45 £65,000 +23.81% 35
Midlands +6 34 £67,500 +35.00% 15
South East -27 27 £65,000 +18.18% 20
West Midlands - 19 £80,000 - 9
North of England -44 18 £57,500 +23.66% 11
Scotland +17 17 £67,500 +17.39% 1
East Midlands -7 15 £54,000 +8.00% 6
East of England -13 15 £62,500 +15.74% 19
North West -9 13 £57,500 +23.66% 8
South West -83 5 £50,000 -4.76% 21
London -50 4 £80,000 +45.45% 2
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
Yorkshire -32 1 £70,000 +64.71% 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (11.38%) Simulink
2 4 (3.25%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.44%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.81%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.01%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (13.01%) Wireless
2 14 (11.38%) Bluetooth
2 14 (11.38%) RS-232
3 12 (9.76%) Ethernet
4 10 (8.13%) LTE
4 10 (8.13%) Modbus
5 3 (2.44%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.81%) MQTT
6 1 (0.81%) Profibus
6 1 (0.81%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.25%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.38%) Git
2 4 (3.25%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.44%) CANoe
4 2 (1.63%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.63%) JIRA
5 1 (0.81%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.81%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.81%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (44.72%) Electronics
2 22 (17.89%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.20%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.32%) Automotive
5 4 (3.25%) Aerospace
5 4 (3.25%) Swedish Language
6 3 (2.44%) Advertising
7 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.81%) Finance
7 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 71 (57.72%) Embedded Engineer
2 52 (42.28%) Software Engineer
3 51 (41.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.40%) Senior
5 26 (21.14%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (16.26%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 20 (16.26%) Senior Software Engineer
7 19 (15.45%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (12.20%) Design Engineer
9 14 (11.38%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.38%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.38%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (11.38%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.38%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 10 (8.13%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.32%) Embedded C Engineer
11 9 (7.32%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.50%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.50%) Linux Engineer
13 7 (5.69%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (17.07%) Yocto
2 3 (2.44%) .NET
3 2 (1.63%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.63%) Middleware
4 1 (0.81%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.81%) gRPC
4 1 (0.81%) Kafka
4 1 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.81%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.76%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (20.33%) Device Driver
3 21 (17.07%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.82%) VHDL
5 16 (13.01%) FPGA
5 16 (13.01%) IoT
6 13 (10.57%) Algorithms
6 13 (10.57%) Robotics
7 12 (9.76%) Verilog
8 9 (7.32%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (6.50%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (5.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (5.69%) PCIe
11 5 (4.07%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.44%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.81%) NB-IoT
13 1 (0.81%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.14%) Linux
2 23 (18.70%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (14.63%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) Android
4 2 (1.63%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.63%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.81%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (56.91%) Software Engineering
2 27 (21.95%) Validation
3 23 (18.70%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (16.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.63%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.63%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.82%) Agile
6 17 (13.82%) Schematic Capture
7 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (13.01%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.38%) Scrum
8 14 (11.38%) Systems Engineering
9 13 (10.57%) Software Testing
10 11 (8.94%) AI
10 11 (8.94%) Collaborative Engineering
11 10 (8.13%) CI/CD
11 10 (8.13%) Device Driver Development
12 9 (7.32%) Kalman Filter
13 8 (6.50%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 123 (100.00%) C
2 63 (51.22%) C++
3 37 (30.08%) Embedded C++
4 34 (27.64%) Python
5 18 (14.63%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.94%) C#
7 3 (2.44%) Java
8 1 (0.81%) R
8 1 (0.81%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 29 (23.58%) Degree
2 22 (17.89%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.57%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.50%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.88%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.25%) PhD
7 3 (2.44%) HNC
7 3 (2.44%) HND
8 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.07%) DO-254
2 4 (3.25%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.44%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.63%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.81%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.81%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.81%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 52 (42.28%) Firmware
2 28 (22.76%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.44%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.57%) EMC
2 4 (3.25%) Facebook
2 4 (3.25%) Instagram
3 3 (2.44%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.81%) Altera
4 1 (0.81%) Google
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft