Embedded C Job Trends

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 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 591 533
Rank change year-on-year -29 -58 +326
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 69 60 321
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.092% 0.14% 0.38%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.51% 0.41% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 68 40 277
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £68,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -5.41%

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 13,570 14,767 29,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.18% 34.25% 35.38%
Number of salaries quoted 9,532 10,351 24,184
10th Percentile £34,050 £37,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £56,284 £54,000
% change year-on-year -2.28% +4.23% -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 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 16 March 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 16 March 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 -33 62 £55,000 +1.85% 88
England -32 48 £55,000 +1.85% 79
Work from Home +36 35 £55,000 +1.85% 23
Scotland -4 16 £65,000 +1.96% 6
North of England -34 16 £55,000 +18.92% 14
East of England -5 9 £45,000 -16.67% 9
North West -7 9 £46,500 +16.25% 4
Midlands -16 9 £60,000 +20.00% 15
South East -18 7 £55,000 -8.33% 19
Yorkshire -44 6 £55,000 +10.00% 7
West Midlands -2 5 £80,000 +60.00% 8
East Midlands -37 4 £54,000 -6.09% 7
South West -40 4 £50,000 - 24
London +6 3 £65,000 - 2
Wales -18 1 £44,000 +24.82% 8
North East -24 1 £40,000 - 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.90%) OrCAD
2 1 (1.45%) CANalyzer
2 1 (1.45%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.49%) Ethernet
1 10 (14.49%) RS-232
2 5 (7.25%) Bluetooth
2 5 (7.25%) LTE
2 5 (7.25%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (7.25%) Wireless
3 4 (5.80%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 5 (7.25%) Git
2 4 (5.80%) Eclipse
2 4 (5.80%) Subversion
3 2 (2.90%) JIRA
4 1 (1.45%) Bitbucket
4 1 (1.45%) CANoe
4 1 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.45%) Zephyr
General
1 30 (43.48%) Electronics
2 8 (11.59%) Manufacturing
3 6 (8.70%) Automotive
4 5 (7.25%) Finance
5 3 (4.35%) Aerospace
5 3 (4.35%) Social Skills
6 2 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Advertising
7 1 (1.45%) Swedish Language
7 1 (1.45%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 59 (85.51%) Embedded Engineer
2 35 (50.72%) Software Engineer
3 34 (49.28%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (26.09%) Electronics Engineer
5 15 (21.74%) Senior
6 11 (15.94%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 10 (14.49%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 10 (14.49%) Senior Software Engineer
8 9 (13.04%) Firmware Engineer
9 8 (11.59%) Design Engineer
9 8 (11.59%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 7 (10.14%) Embedded C Engineer
11 6 (8.70%) C Software Engineer
11 6 (8.70%) Embedded C Software Engineer
11 6 (8.70%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
12 5 (7.25%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 5 (7.25%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
12 5 (7.25%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
12 5 (7.25%) Linux Engineer
12 5 (7.25%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (14.49%) Yocto
2 4 (5.80%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.29%) Device Driver
2 13 (18.84%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (14.49%) Analogue Electronics
4 4 (5.80%) Raspberry Pi
4 4 (5.80%) VHDL
5 3 (4.35%) FPGA
5 3 (4.35%) IoT
5 3 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.90%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.90%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (1.45%) NB-IoT
7 1 (1.45%) Robotics
7 1 (1.45%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.54%) Linux
2 16 (23.19%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (5.80%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (1.45%) ThreadX
4 1 (1.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (60.87%) Software Engineering
2 17 (24.64%) Agile
3 10 (14.49%) Scrum
4 8 (11.59%) Embedded Software Development
5 6 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
5 6 (8.70%) Schematic Capture
6 4 (5.80%) Device Driver Development
6 4 (5.80%) Mentoring
6 4 (5.80%) Signal Processing
6 4 (5.80%) Validation
7 3 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (4.35%) Digital Signal Processing
7 3 (4.35%) Software Testing
8 2 (2.90%) Computer Science
8 2 (2.90%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (2.90%) Prototyping
8 2 (2.90%) Systems Engineering
8 2 (2.90%) Test Automation
8 2 (2.90%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 69 (100.00%) C
2 35 (50.72%) C++
3 20 (28.99%) Embedded C++
4 8 (11.59%) Python
5 1 (1.45%) C#
5 1 (1.45%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 12 (17.39%) Degree
2 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.90%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.90%) PhD
3 2 (2.90%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.45%) HNC
4 1 (1.45%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.45%) DO-254
System Software
1 31 (44.93%) Firmware
2 20 (28.99%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (10.14%) EMC
2 4 (5.80%) Atmel
3 1 (1.45%) Atlassian