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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 680 630 556
Rank change year-on-year -50 -74 +132
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 133 51 229
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.30%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.71% 0.39% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 97 50 132
10th Percentile £46,650 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,000 £63,000 £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 18,805 13,011 23,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.04% 26.34% 30.92%
Number of salaries quoted 13,318 8,397 14,599
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,523 £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 25 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 25 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 -51 127 £57,500 +9.52% 145
England -57 119 £57,500 +9.52% 163
Work from Home -27 48 £65,000 +23.81% 61
Midlands -1 44 £54,000 +8.00% 20
South East -40 28 £65,000 +18.18% 29
West Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 11
North of England -53 22 £57,500 +23.66% 21
East Midlands -13 21 £54,000 +8.00% 9
East of England -6 18 £62,500 -21.88% 35
North West -18 17 £57,500 +23.66% 10
Scotland +18 11 £67,500 +17.39% 9
London -50 4 £80,000 +45.45% 13
North East -67 4 £51,000 +27.50% 7
South West -86 3 £55,000 +4.76% 30
Wales -69 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 (0.75%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (17.29%) Simulink
2 3 (2.26%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.75%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.75%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (15.04%) Wi-Fi
1 20 (15.04%) Wireless
2 16 (12.03%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.77%) Modbus
4 12 (9.02%) LTE
5 11 (8.27%) Ethernet
5 11 (8.27%) RS-232
6 9 (6.77%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.50%) RS-485
8 1 (0.75%) 5G
8 1 (0.75%) MQTT
8 1 (0.75%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.01%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.78%) Git
2 10 (7.52%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.50%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.50%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.75%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.75%) CANoe
4 1 (0.75%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.75%) JIRA
4 1 (0.75%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 68 (51.13%) Electronics
2 28 (21.05%) Social Skills
3 18 (13.53%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.53%) Manufacturing
5 9 (6.77%) Automotive
6 3 (2.26%) Advertising
6 3 (2.26%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.26%) Swedish Language
7 1 (0.75%) Aviation
7 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.75%) Finance
7 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.75%) Military
7 1 (0.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 66 (49.62%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (36.09%) Senior
3 46 (34.59%) Software Engineer
4 45 (33.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 26 (19.55%) Electronics Engineer
5 26 (19.55%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 18 (13.53%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 18 (13.53%) Senior Software Engineer
7 17 (12.78%) Design Engineer
8 16 (12.03%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 16 (12.03%) Senior Design Engineer
8 16 (12.03%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
8 16 (12.03%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 14 (10.53%) Lead
10 12 (9.02%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 12 (9.02%) Firmware Engineer
10 12 (9.02%) Linux Engineer
11 11 (8.27%) FPGA Engineer
12 9 (6.77%) Applications Engineer
12 9 (6.77%) Senior Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (17.29%) Yocto
2 3 (2.26%) .NET
3 2 (1.50%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.50%) Middleware
4 1 (0.75%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.75%) gRPC
4 1 (0.75%) Kafka
4 1 (0.75%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.75%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 32 (24.06%) Embedded Systems
2 28 (21.05%) FPGA
3 26 (19.55%) Device Driver
4 24 (18.05%) Analogue Electronics
5 21 (15.79%) IoT
6 20 (15.04%) VHDL
7 18 (13.53%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.03%) Verilog
9 14 (10.53%) Robotics
10 13 (9.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (9.02%) Raspberry Pi
12 8 (6.02%) PCIe
13 7 (5.26%) ARM Cortex
14 6 (4.51%) CAN bus
15 3 (2.26%) Acoustics
15 3 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
16 2 (1.50%) ASIC
16 2 (1.50%) Optoelectronics
17 1 (0.75%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 29 (21.80%) Linux
2 25 (18.80%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (12.03%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.50%) Android
4 2 (1.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.75%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (0.75%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (48.87%) Software Engineering
2 36 (27.07%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (23.31%) Validation
4 25 (18.80%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.04%) Agile
5 20 (15.04%) Digital Signal Processing
6 19 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (13.53%) Schematic Capture
8 17 (12.78%) Collaborative Culture
8 17 (12.78%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (12.03%) Scrum
10 15 (11.28%) Software Testing
11 14 (10.53%) Collaborative Engineering
12 13 (9.77%) AI
12 13 (9.77%) CI/CD
12 13 (9.77%) Systems Engineering
12 13 (9.77%) Test Automation
13 12 (9.02%) FPGA Design
14 11 (8.27%) Device Driver Development
Programming Languages
1 133 (100.00%) C
2 69 (51.88%) C++
3 47 (35.34%) Embedded C++
4 39 (29.32%) Python
5 29 (21.80%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.27%) C#
7 9 (6.77%) Java
8 2 (1.50%) Perl
8 2 (1.50%) SystemVerilog
8 2 (1.50%) Tcl
9 1 (0.75%) R
Qualifications
1 40 (30.08%) Degree
2 25 (18.80%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.53%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.77%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.02%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.76%) PhD
8 3 (2.26%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.75%) HNC
9 1 (0.75%) HND
9 1 (0.75%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.01%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.01%) Def Stans
2 3 (2.26%) DO-254
3 2 (1.50%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.75%) MISRA
4 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 61 (45.86%) Firmware
2 35 (26.32%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.01%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.28%) EMC
2 4 (3.01%) Facebook
2 4 (3.01%) Instagram
3 2 (1.50%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.75%) Altera
4 1 (0.75%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.75%) Google
4 1 (0.75%) Intel
4 1 (0.75%) Thales
4 1 (0.75%) Xilinx