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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 678 614 561
Rank change year-on-year -64 -53 +97
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 138 50 224
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.74% 0.39% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 101 49 121
10th Percentile £46,750 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - £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 18,764 12,971 23,684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.98% 26.20% 30.99%
Number of salaries quoted 13,309 8,367 14,509
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,400 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,250 £47,500
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 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 26 September 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 26 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
UK excluding London -67 131 £57,500 +9.52% 147
England -50 123 £57,500 +9.52% 165
Work from Home -27 50 £65,000 +23.81% 59
Midlands -4 47 £59,500 +19.00% 20
South East -24 28 £65,000 +18.18% 29
East Midlands -8 24 £54,000 +8.00% 9
North of England -44 23 £57,500 +23.66% 21
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 11
East of England -14 18 £62,500 -21.88% 37
North West -16 18 £57,500 +23.66% 10
Scotland +20 11 £67,500 +35.00% 9
North East -59 4 £51,000 +27.50% 7
London -63 4 £80,000 +45.45% 14
South West -86 3 £55,000 +4.76% 30
Wales -64 1 £44,000 -2.22% 3
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (17.39%) Simulink
2 3 (2.17%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.72%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.72%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (15.94%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (15.94%) Wireless
2 17 (12.32%) Bluetooth
3 14 (10.14%) Modbus
4 13 (9.42%) LTE
5 12 (8.70%) Ethernet
6 11 (7.97%) RS-232
7 9 (6.52%) Wireshark
8 2 (1.45%) RS-485
9 1 (0.72%) 5G
9 1 (0.72%) MQTT
9 1 (0.72%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.90%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (13.04%) Git
2 10 (7.25%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.45%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.45%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.72%) CANoe
4 1 (0.72%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.72%) JIRA
4 1 (0.72%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 69 (50.00%) Electronics
2 28 (20.29%) Social Skills
3 19 (13.77%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.14%) Manufacturing
5 9 (6.52%) Automotive
6 3 (2.17%) Advertising
6 3 (2.17%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.17%) Swedish Language
7 2 (1.45%) Military
8 1 (0.72%) Aviation
8 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.72%) Finance
8 1 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 68 (49.28%) Embedded Engineer
2 50 (36.23%) Senior
3 47 (34.06%) Software Engineer
4 46 (33.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 27 (19.57%) Electronics Engineer
5 27 (19.57%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 18 (13.04%) Design Engineer
6 18 (13.04%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 18 (13.04%) Senior Software Engineer
7 17 (12.32%) Electronics Design Engineer
7 17 (12.32%) Senior Design Engineer
7 17 (12.32%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
7 17 (12.32%) Senior Electronics Engineer
8 15 (10.87%) Lead
9 13 (9.42%) Embedded Linux Engineer
9 13 (9.42%) Linux Engineer
10 12 (8.70%) Firmware Engineer
10 12 (8.70%) FPGA Engineer
11 9 (6.52%) Applications Engineer
11 9 (6.52%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (17.39%) Yocto
2 3 (2.17%) .NET
3 2 (1.45%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.45%) Middleware
4 1 (0.72%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.72%) gRPC
4 1 (0.72%) Kafka
4 1 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.72%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 33 (23.91%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (21.74%) FPGA
3 27 (19.57%) Device Driver
4 25 (18.12%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (15.94%) IoT
5 22 (15.94%) VHDL
6 19 (13.77%) Algorithms
7 17 (12.32%) Verilog
8 14 (10.14%) Robotics
9 13 (9.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (9.42%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (5.80%) PCIe
11 7 (5.07%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (4.35%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.17%) Acoustics
13 3 (2.17%) ASIC
13 3 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (1.45%) Optoelectronics
15 1 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 31 (22.46%) Linux
2 27 (19.57%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (11.59%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.45%) Android
4 2 (1.45%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.72%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.72%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (48.55%) Software Engineering
2 37 (26.81%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (22.46%) Validation
4 27 (19.57%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.22%) Digital Signal Processing
6 20 (14.49%) Agile
6 20 (14.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (13.77%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (13.04%) Collaborative Culture
8 18 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (11.59%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (11.59%) Scrum
10 15 (10.87%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (10.87%) Software Testing
11 14 (10.14%) CI/CD
11 14 (10.14%) FPGA Design
12 13 (9.42%) AI
12 13 (9.42%) Systems Engineering
12 13 (9.42%) Test Automation
13 12 (8.70%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 138 (100.00%) C
2 71 (51.45%) C++
3 48 (34.78%) Embedded C++
4 40 (28.99%) Python
5 30 (21.74%) MATLAB
6 11 (7.97%) C#
7 9 (6.52%) Java
8 3 (2.17%) Perl
8 3 (2.17%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (2.17%) Tcl
9 1 (0.72%) R
Qualifications
1 41 (29.71%) Degree
2 26 (18.84%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.87%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.52%) DV Cleared
5 8 (5.80%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.62%) PhD
8 4 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.72%) HNC
9 1 (0.72%) HND
9 1 (0.72%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.90%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (2.90%) Def Stans
2 3 (2.17%) DO-254
3 2 (1.45%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.72%) MISRA
4 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 64 (46.38%) Firmware
2 36 (26.09%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.90%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (10.87%) EMC
2 4 (2.90%) Facebook
2 4 (2.90%) Instagram
3 2 (1.45%) Intel
3 2 (1.45%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.45%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.72%) Altera
4 1 (0.72%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.72%) Google
4 1 (0.72%) Thales