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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 665 631 558
Rank change year-on-year -34 -73 +173
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 123 52 268
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.37% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 103 50 206
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £48,125 £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 £63,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -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 18,318 14,191 25,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.68% 28.61% 30.45%
Number of salaries quoted 12,989 9,351 18,093
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,486 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £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 4 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 4 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 -7 119 £60,000 +14.29% 59
England -21 99 £57,500 +9.52% 67
Work from Home -12 44 £65,000 +23.81% 30
Midlands -13 28 £67,500 +35.00% 10
South East -13 27 £65,000 +8.33% 16
Scotland +25 21 £65,000 - 1
North of England -27 17 £57,500 +23.66% 12
East of England -18 15 £62,500 +15.74% 9
West Midlands - 15 £80,000 - 4
East Midlands -8 13 £54,000 +8.00% 6
North West +1 11 £57,500 +23.66% 7
South West -64 8 £50,000 -4.76% 12
London -42 4 £80,000 +45.45% 6
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -34 2 £72,500 +70.59% 2

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 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (8.94%) Simulink
2 4 (3.25%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.44%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.81%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.01%) RS-232
2 14 (11.38%) Ethernet
2 14 (11.38%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (11.38%) Wireless
3 12 (9.76%) Bluetooth
4 8 (6.50%) LTE
4 8 (6.50%) Modbus
5 1 (0.81%) MQTT
5 1 (0.81%) Profibus
5 1 (0.81%) RS-485
5 1 (0.81%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.25%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.38%) Git
2 3 (2.44%) CANoe
3 2 (1.63%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.63%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.63%) JIRA
4 1 (0.81%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.81%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.81%) Zephyr
General
1 51 (41.46%) Electronics
2 19 (15.45%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.38%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.50%) Automotive
5 7 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.07%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.25%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.44%) Advertising
9 2 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.81%) Finance
10 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (60.16%) Embedded Engineer
2 54 (43.90%) Software Engineer
3 52 (42.28%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.40%) Senior
5 28 (22.76%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 22 (17.89%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 22 (17.89%) Senior Software Engineer
7 16 (13.01%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (12.20%) Firmware Engineer
9 13 (10.57%) Design Engineer
10 12 (9.76%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 12 (9.76%) Senior Design Engineer
10 12 (9.76%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 12 (9.76%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 11 (8.94%) Embedded C Engineer
11 11 (8.94%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 9 (7.32%) FPGA Engineer
13 8 (6.50%) C Software Engineer
13 8 (6.50%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 8 (6.50%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (18.70%) Yocto
2 3 (2.44%) .NET
3 2 (1.63%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.63%) Middleware
4 1 (0.81%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.81%) gRPC
4 1 (0.81%) Kafka
4 1 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.81%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (21.95%) Device Driver
1 27 (21.95%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (15.45%) Analogue Electronics
3 17 (13.82%) VHDL
4 15 (12.20%) FPGA
4 15 (12.20%) IoT
5 14 (11.38%) Algorithms
6 13 (10.57%) Robotics
7 12 (9.76%) Verilog
8 7 (5.69%) ARM Cortex
8 7 (5.69%) PCIe
8 7 (5.69%) Raspberry Pi
9 5 (4.07%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (3.25%) CAN bus
11 3 (2.44%) Acoustics
11 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.81%) NB-IoT
12 1 (0.81%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 27 (21.95%) Linux
2 24 (19.51%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.45%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) Android
4 2 (1.63%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.63%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.81%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (60.16%) Software Engineering
2 23 (18.70%) Validation
3 20 (16.26%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (13.82%) Agile
5 17 (13.82%) Digital Signal Processing
5 17 (13.82%) Signal Processing
6 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Culture
6 16 (13.01%) Test Automation
7 15 (12.20%) Collaborative Working
7 15 (12.20%) Schematic Capture
8 14 (11.38%) Scrum
8 14 (11.38%) Systems Engineering
9 11 (8.94%) AI
9 11 (8.94%) Collaborative Engineering
9 11 (8.94%) Software Testing
10 10 (8.13%) CI/CD
10 10 (8.13%) Device Driver Development
11 9 (7.32%) Computer Science
11 9 (7.32%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 123 (100.00%) C
2 66 (53.66%) C++
3 37 (30.08%) Embedded C++
4 33 (26.83%) Python
5 15 (12.20%) MATLAB
6 12 (9.76%) C#
7 1 (0.81%) Java
7 1 (0.81%) R
7 1 (0.81%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 25 (20.33%) Degree
2 21 (17.07%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.57%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.50%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.88%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.44%) HNC
7 3 (2.44%) HND
7 3 (2.44%) PhD
8 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.07%) DO-254
2 4 (3.25%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.63%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.81%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.81%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 50 (40.65%) Firmware
2 26 (21.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.63%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (9.76%) EMC
2 4 (3.25%) Facebook
2 4 (3.25%) Instagram
3 3 (2.44%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.81%) Altera
4 1 (0.81%) Google
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft