Embedded C Job Trends

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 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 594 596 568
Rank change year-on-year +2 -28 +266
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 55 116 205
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.087% 0.22% 0.30%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.46% 0.65% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 55 48 180
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,375 £28,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 11,989 17,754 25,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.95% 33.86% 38.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8,657 10,325 21,232
10th Percentile £32,838 £37,500 £36,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,813 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £101,250
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.

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 29 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 15 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 29 January 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 -40 48 £55,000 - 87
England -6 44 £55,000 - 79
Work from Home +71 34 £55,000 +1.85% 23
North of England +11 15 £46,500 -15.45% 14
South East -1 11 £55,000 - 17
North West +30 9 £46,500 -15.45% 5
East of England +16 9 £45,000 -21.05% 6
Midlands +3 6 £54,000 +0.47% 16
Scotland -2 6 £65,000 +4.00% 6
Yorkshire -19 5 £55,000 -2.22% 8
East Midlands -13 4 £54,000 -6.09% 13
London +51 3 £65,000 - 1
West Midlands +27 2 £62,500 +25.00% 3
Wales +9 1 £45,000 +27.66% 3
North East -5 1 £40,000 - 1

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:

Applications
1 1 (1.82%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.09%) Ethernet
1 5 (9.09%) RS-232
2 4 (7.27%) Bluetooth
2 4 (7.27%) LTE
2 4 (7.27%) Modbus
2 4 (7.27%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (7.27%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 7 (12.73%) Git
2 4 (7.27%) Eclipse
2 4 (7.27%) Subversion
3 3 (5.45%) GitLab
4 1 (1.82%) JIRA
4 1 (1.82%) Rational DOORS
General
1 33 (60.00%) Electronics
2 13 (23.64%) Automotive
3 9 (16.36%) Manufacturing
4 5 (9.09%) Finance
5 1 (1.82%) Advertising
5 1 (1.82%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.82%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 48 (87.27%) Embedded Engineer
2 22 (40.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 22 (40.00%) Software Engineer
3 18 (32.73%) Electronics Engineer
4 11 (20.00%) Firmware Engineer
4 11 (20.00%) Senior
5 10 (18.18%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 8 (14.55%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 7 (12.73%) Design Engineer
7 7 (12.73%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 7 (12.73%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 7 (12.73%) Senior Software Engineer
8 5 (9.09%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 5 (9.09%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
8 5 (9.09%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
8 5 (9.09%) Linux Engineer
8 5 (9.09%) Software Design Engineer
9 3 (5.45%) Lead
9 3 (5.45%) Software Team Leader
9 3 (5.45%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (16.36%) Flash
2 5 (9.09%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (30.91%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (10.91%) Analogue Electronics
2 6 (10.91%) Device Driver
3 4 (7.27%) Raspberry Pi
4 2 (3.64%) IoT
4 2 (3.64%) RISC-V
5 1 (1.82%) ARM Cortex
5 1 (1.82%) FPGA
5 1 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.82%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 12 (21.82%) Linux
2 10 (18.18%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.82%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (47.27%) Software Engineering
2 12 (21.82%) Agile
3 10 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 9 (16.36%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (9.09%) Mentoring
5 5 (9.09%) Scrum
6 3 (5.45%) Coaching
6 3 (5.45%) Line Management
6 3 (5.45%) Logistics
6 3 (5.45%) Schematic Capture
6 3 (5.45%) Validation
7 2 (3.64%) Physics
7 2 (3.64%) Signal Processing
7 2 (3.64%) Software Testing
7 2 (3.64%) Unit Testing
8 1 (1.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (1.82%) Digital Signal Processing
8 1 (1.82%) Requirements Management
8 1 (1.82%) Strategic Planning
8 1 (1.82%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 55 (100.00%) C
2 27 (49.09%) C++
3 20 (36.36%) Embedded C++
4 8 (14.55%) Python
5 1 (1.82%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (3.64%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.82%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.82%) PhD
3 1 (1.82%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.64%) ISO 9000
1 2 (3.64%) JTAG
System Software
1 35 (63.64%) Firmware
2 23 (41.82%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (16.36%) EMC
2 4 (7.27%) Atmel