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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 634 | 616 | 514 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -102 | +271 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 102 | 41 | 394 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.096% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.63% | 0.31% | 1.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 39 | 336 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £46,250 | £36,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,500 | £51,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | +2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.48% | +2.86% | -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 | 16,261 | 13,324 | 32,606 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.51% | 31.07% | 33.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,267 | 8,990 | 24,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £86,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +1.85% | -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.
Embedded C
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 24 May 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 24 May 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -8 | 97 | £57,500 | +6.48% | 48 |
| England | -26 | 75 | £56,750 | +5.09% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 31 | £65,000 | +20.37% | 21 |
| Scotland | +14 | 22 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | -22 | 18 | £56,750 | +37.58% | 5 |
| Midlands | -11 | 17 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 4 |
| South East | -24 | 17 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 18 |
| West Midlands | - | 13 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -14 | 12 | £50,000 | -7.41% | 9 |
| North West | +10 | 11 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 3 |
| South West | -60 | 8 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 5 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 4 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 1 |
| London | - | 3 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £44,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £51,000 | - |
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:
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