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 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 665 631 582
Rank change year-on-year -34 -49 +137
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 122 51 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.30%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.36% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 102 49 193
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,750 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.90% - -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 18,470 14,138 25,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.59% 28.50% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 13,121 9,294 17,967
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,825 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £84,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

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 7 August 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 7 August 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 -7 118 £58,750 +11.90% 69
England -37 99 £57,500 +9.52% 76
Work from Home -10 43 £65,000 +23.81% 31
Midlands -8 28 £67,500 +35.00% 11
South East -10 26 £65,000 +8.33% 15
Scotland +33 20 £65,000 - 2
North of England -39 18 £57,500 +23.66% 14
East of England -19 15 £62,500 +15.74% 12
West Midlands - 15 £80,000 - 4
East Midlands -16 13 £54,000 +8.00% 7
North West -2 12 £57,500 +23.66% 8
South West -69 8 £50,000 -4.76% 16
London -31 4 £80,000 +45.45% 6
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -24 2 £72,500 +70.59% 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (9.02%) Simulink
2 4 (3.28%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.46%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.82%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (12.30%) RS-232
2 14 (11.48%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (11.48%) Wireless
3 13 (10.66%) Ethernet
4 12 (9.84%) Bluetooth
5 8 (6.56%) LTE
5 8 (6.56%) Modbus
6 1 (0.82%) MQTT
6 1 (0.82%) Profibus
6 1 (0.82%) RS-485
6 1 (0.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.48%) Git
2 3 (2.46%) CANoe
3 2 (1.64%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.64%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.64%) JIRA
4 1 (0.82%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.82%) Zephyr
General
1 51 (41.80%) Electronics
2 19 (15.57%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.48%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.56%) Automotive
5 7 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.10%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.28%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.46%) Advertising
9 2 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Finance
10 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.82%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 73 (59.84%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (43.44%) Software Engineer
3 51 (41.80%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.70%) Senior
5 27 (22.13%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (17.21%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (17.21%) Senior Software Engineer
7 16 (13.11%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (12.30%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Design Engineer
10 13 (10.66%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 13 (10.66%) Senior Design Engineer
10 13 (10.66%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 13 (10.66%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 11 (9.02%) Embedded C Engineer
11 11 (9.02%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 9 (7.38%) FPGA Engineer
13 8 (6.56%) C Software Engineer
13 8 (6.56%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 8 (6.56%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (18.03%) Yocto
2 3 (2.46%) .NET
3 2 (1.64%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.64%) Middleware
4 1 (0.82%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.82%) gRPC
4 1 (0.82%) Kafka
4 1 (0.82%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (22.13%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (21.31%) Device Driver
3 19 (15.57%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.93%) VHDL
5 15 (12.30%) FPGA
5 15 (12.30%) IoT
6 14 (11.48%) Algorithms
7 13 (10.66%) Robotics
8 12 (9.84%) Verilog
9 7 (5.74%) ARM Cortex
9 7 (5.74%) PCIe
9 7 (5.74%) Raspberry Pi
10 5 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (3.28%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.46%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.82%) NB-IoT
13 1 (0.82%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.31%) Linux
2 23 (18.85%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.57%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) Android
4 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.64%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (59.84%) Software Engineering
2 23 (18.85%) Validation
3 20 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (14.75%) Digital Signal Processing
4 18 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (14.75%) Signal Processing
5 16 (13.11%) Agile
5 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Working
5 16 (13.11%) Schematic Capture
5 16 (13.11%) Test Automation
6 14 (11.48%) Systems Engineering
7 13 (10.66%) Scrum
8 11 (9.02%) AI
8 11 (9.02%) Collaborative Engineering
8 11 (9.02%) Software Testing
9 10 (8.20%) CI/CD
9 10 (8.20%) Device Driver Development
10 9 (7.38%) Computer Science
10 9 (7.38%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 122 (100.00%) C
2 64 (52.46%) C++
3 37 (30.33%) Embedded C++
4 33 (27.05%) Python
5 15 (12.30%) MATLAB
6 12 (9.84%) C#
7 1 (0.82%) Java
7 1 (0.82%) R
7 1 (0.82%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 25 (20.49%) Degree
2 21 (17.21%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.56%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.46%) HNC
7 3 (2.46%) HND
7 3 (2.46%) PhD
8 1 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.10%) DO-254
2 4 (3.28%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.64%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.82%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.82%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 50 (40.98%) Firmware
2 27 (22.13%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.64%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (9.84%) EMC
2 4 (3.28%) Facebook
2 4 (3.28%) Instagram
3 3 (2.46%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.82%) Altera
4 1 (0.82%) Google
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft