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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 614 565
Rank change year-on-year -52 -49 +118
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 132 51 235
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.30%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 0.39% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 98 50 142
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% -3.18% +5.77%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,188 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £63,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +6.80%

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 18,747 12,982 23,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.14% 26.43% 30.84%
Number of salaries quoted 13,231 8,387 14,929
10th Percentile £38,920 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,900
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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £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 21 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 21 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 -31 126 £57,500 +9.52% 138
England -41 117 £57,500 +9.52% 159
Work from Home -31 47 £65,000 +23.81% 57
Midlands -11 44 £54,000 +8.00% 18
South East -43 28 £65,000 +18.18% 34
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 8
North of England -54 22 £57,500 +23.66% 17
East Midlands -13 21 £54,000 +8.00% 10
North West -22 17 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -24 16 £62,500 -21.88% 40
Scotland +23 11 £67,500 +17.39% 7
North East -56 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
London -71 4 £80,000 +45.45% 16
South West -80 3 £55,000 +4.76% 23
Wales -70 2 £44,000 -2.22% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (17.42%) Simulink
2 3 (2.27%) OrCAD
3 2 (1.52%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.76%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (15.15%) Wi-Fi
1 20 (15.15%) Wireless
2 16 (12.12%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.85%) Modbus
4 12 (9.09%) LTE
5 11 (8.33%) Ethernet
5 11 (8.33%) RS-232
6 9 (6.82%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.52%) RS-485
8 1 (0.76%) 5G
8 1 (0.76%) MQTT
8 1 (0.76%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.03%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.88%) Git
2 10 (7.58%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.52%) CANoe
3 2 (1.52%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.76%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.76%) JIRA
4 1 (0.76%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.76%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (50.76%) Electronics
2 29 (21.97%) Social Skills
3 18 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (11.36%) Manufacturing
5 9 (6.82%) Automotive
6 3 (2.27%) Advertising
6 3 (2.27%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.27%) Swedish Language
7 1 (0.76%) Aviation
7 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.76%) Finance
7 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.76%) Military
7 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 65 (49.24%) Embedded Engineer
2 47 (35.61%) Senior
3 46 (34.85%) Software Engineer
4 45 (34.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 26 (19.70%) Electronics Engineer
6 25 (18.94%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 17 (12.88%) Design Engineer
7 17 (12.88%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 17 (12.88%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (12.12%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 16 (12.12%) Senior Design Engineer
8 16 (12.12%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
8 16 (12.12%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 14 (10.61%) Lead
10 12 (9.09%) Firmware Engineer
11 11 (8.33%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 11 (8.33%) FPGA Engineer
11 11 (8.33%) Linux Engineer
12 9 (6.82%) Applications Engineer
12 9 (6.82%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (15.91%) Yocto
2 3 (2.27%) .NET
3 2 (1.52%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.52%) Middleware
4 1 (0.76%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.76%) gRPC
4 1 (0.76%) Kafka
4 1 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.76%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.48%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (19.70%) FPGA
3 24 (18.18%) Analogue Electronics
3 24 (18.18%) Device Driver
4 20 (15.15%) IoT
4 20 (15.15%) VHDL
5 16 (12.12%) Algorithms
5 16 (12.12%) Verilog
6 13 (9.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (9.85%) Robotics
7 12 (9.09%) Raspberry Pi
8 8 (6.06%) PCIe
9 7 (5.30%) ARM Cortex
10 6 (4.55%) CAN bus
11 3 (2.27%) Acoustics
11 3 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (1.52%) ASIC
12 2 (1.52%) Optoelectronics
13 1 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 27 (20.45%) Linux
2 23 (17.42%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (12.12%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.52%) Android
4 2 (1.52%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.76%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.76%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (48.48%) Software Engineering
2 35 (26.52%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (24.24%) Validation
4 24 (18.18%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.15%) Agile
5 20 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (15.15%) Digital Signal Processing
6 18 (13.64%) Schematic Capture
7 17 (12.88%) Collaborative Culture
7 17 (12.88%) Collaborative Working
8 16 (12.12%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (12.12%) Scrum
8 16 (12.12%) Software Testing
9 14 (10.61%) Collaborative Engineering
9 14 (10.61%) Test Automation
10 13 (9.85%) CI/CD
10 13 (9.85%) Systems Engineering
11 12 (9.09%) AI
11 12 (9.09%) FPGA Design
12 11 (8.33%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 132 (100.00%) C
2 68 (51.52%) C++
3 45 (34.09%) Embedded C++
4 38 (28.79%) Python
5 28 (21.21%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.33%) C#
7 9 (6.82%) Java
8 2 (1.52%) Perl
8 2 (1.52%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.52%) Tcl
9 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 40 (30.30%) Degree
2 25 (18.94%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.61%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.82%) DV Cleared
5 7 (5.30%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (3.79%) PhD
7 3 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.52%) HNC
8 2 (1.52%) HND
9 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.03%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.03%) Def Stans
2 3 (2.27%) DO-254
3 2 (1.52%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.76%) MISRA
4 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 61 (46.21%) Firmware
2 35 (26.52%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.36%) EMC
2 4 (3.03%) Facebook
2 4 (3.03%) Instagram
3 2 (1.52%) Atlassian
3 2 (1.52%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.76%) Altera
4 1 (0.76%) Google
4 1 (0.76%) Intel
4 1 (0.76%) Thales
4 1 (0.76%) Xilinx