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 4 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 581 | 515 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -66 | +310 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 79 | 46 | 376 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.098% | 0.11% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.55% | 0.34% | 1.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74 | 41 | 327 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,188 | £47,500 | £43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +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 | 14,461 | 13,677 | 31,768 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.97% | 33.42% | 34.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,063 | 10,250 | 24,845 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £35,529 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,563 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.77% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £86,250 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,500 | £55,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.80% | +2.78% | -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 4 April 2026.
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 4 April 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 | -47 | 73 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 85 |
| England | -35 | 54 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 81 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 33 | £60,000 | +11.11% | 22 |
| Scotland | -13 | 19 | £65,000 | +1.96% | 2 |
| North of England | -52 | 16 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 11 |
| Midlands | -38 | 12 | £72,500 | +45.00% | 18 |
| East of England | -24 | 11 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 14 |
| North West | -18 | 9 | £46,500 | +16.25% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 8 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 13 |
| South West | -30 | 7 | £50,000 | - | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 7 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| South East | -40 | 5 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 5 |
| London | -10 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -25 | 3 | £44,000 | +24.82% | 5 |
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: