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 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 620 | 591 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -58 | +326 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 69 | 60 | 321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.092% | 0.14% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.51% | 0.41% | 1.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68 | 40 | 277 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,375 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,375 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | -5.41% |
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 | 13,570 | 14,767 | 29,977 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.18% | 34.25% | 35.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,532 | 10,351 | 24,184 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,050 | £37,500 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £85,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £56,284 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.28% | +4.23% | -1.82% |
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.
Embedded C
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 16 March 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 16 March 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 | -33 | 62 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 88 |
| England | -32 | 48 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 79 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 35 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 23 |
| Scotland | -4 | 16 | £65,000 | +1.96% | 6 |
| North of England | -34 | 16 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 14 |
| East of England | -5 | 9 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 9 |
| North West | -7 | 9 | £46,500 | +16.25% | 4 |
| Midlands | -16 | 9 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 15 |
| South East | -18 | 7 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 5 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 7 |
| South West | -40 | 4 | £50,000 | - | 24 |
| London | +6 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | -18 | 1 | £44,000 | +24.82% | 8 |
| North East | -24 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
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: