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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 629 574
Rank change year-on-year -54 -55 +104
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 127 49 213
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.099% 0.28%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.68% 0.38% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 93 48 109
10th Percentile £47,500 £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 £75,000 - £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 18,653 12,844 23,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.79% 25.90% 30.97%
Number of salaries quoted 13,227 8,240 14,152
10th Percentile £39,000 £33,250 £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 2 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 14 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 2 October 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 -56 120 £57,500 +9.52% 166
England -67 115 £57,500 +9.52% 178
Work from Home -17 49 £65,000 +23.81% 70
Midlands -7 45 £54,000 +8.00% 27
South East -37 28 £65,000 +18.18% 30
East Midlands -17 24 £54,000 +8.00% 12
North of England -52 21 £57,500 +23.66% 23
West Midlands - 21 £58,750 - 15
North West -23 17 £57,500 +23.66% 10
East of England -27 16 £62,500 -21.88% 40
Scotland - 9 £67,500 - 13
North East -59 4 £51,000 +27.50% 6
London -60 4 £80,000 +45.45% 12
South West -82 1 £70,000 +33.33% 31

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 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.90%) Simulink
2 3 (2.36%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.79%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.32%) Wi-Fi
1 22 (17.32%) Wireless
2 17 (13.39%) Bluetooth
3 13 (10.24%) LTE
3 13 (10.24%) Modbus
4 10 (7.87%) Ethernet
4 10 (7.87%) RS-232
5 9 (7.09%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.57%) RS-485
7 1 (0.79%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 18 (14.17%) Git
2 10 (7.87%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.57%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.57%) PetaLinux
4 1 (0.79%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.79%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) JIRA
4 1 (0.79%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 65 (51.18%) Electronics
2 25 (19.69%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.96%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.66%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.30%) Automotive
6 3 (2.36%) Advertising
7 2 (1.57%) Aerospace
7 2 (1.57%) Military
7 2 (1.57%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.79%) Aviation
8 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.79%) Finance
8 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 62 (48.82%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (37.80%) Senior
3 40 (31.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 40 (31.50%) Software Engineer
4 26 (20.47%) Electronics Engineer
4 26 (20.47%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 17 (13.39%) Design Engineer
5 17 (13.39%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (13.39%) Senior Software Engineer
6 16 (12.60%) Electronics Design Engineer
6 16 (12.60%) Senior Design Engineer
6 16 (12.60%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
6 16 (12.60%) Senior Electronics Engineer
7 14 (11.02%) Lead
8 13 (10.24%) Embedded Linux Engineer
8 13 (10.24%) Linux Engineer
9 12 (9.45%) FPGA Engineer
10 11 (8.66%) Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.09%) Applications Engineer
11 9 (7.09%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (18.11%) Yocto
2 3 (2.36%) .NET
3 2 (1.57%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.57%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 32 (25.20%) Embedded Systems
2 30 (23.62%) FPGA
3 26 (20.47%) Device Driver
4 24 (18.90%) Analogue Electronics
5 22 (17.32%) IoT
6 21 (16.54%) VHDL
7 19 (14.96%) Algorithms
8 16 (12.60%) Verilog
9 13 (10.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (10.24%) Raspberry Pi
10 12 (9.45%) Robotics
11 8 (6.30%) PCIe
12 6 (4.72%) ARM Cortex
12 6 (4.72%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.36%) Acoustics
13 3 (2.36%) ASIC
13 3 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
14 2 (1.57%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 30 (23.62%) Linux
2 26 (20.47%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (11.02%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.57%) Android
4 2 (1.57%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.79%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (46.46%) Software Engineering
2 37 (29.13%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (22.83%) Validation
4 26 (20.47%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.75%) Digital Signal Processing
6 19 (14.96%) Agile
7 18 (14.17%) Collaborative Culture
7 18 (14.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (14.17%) Schematic Capture
8 17 (13.39%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (12.60%) Cybersecurity
10 15 (11.81%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (11.81%) Scrum
11 14 (11.02%) FPGA Design
12 13 (10.24%) CI/CD
12 13 (10.24%) Software Testing
13 12 (9.45%) Device Driver Development
13 12 (9.45%) Systems Engineering
13 12 (9.45%) Test Automation
14 11 (8.66%) AI
Programming Languages
1 127 (100.00%) C
2 65 (51.18%) C++
3 45 (35.43%) Embedded C++
4 36 (28.35%) Python
5 30 (23.62%) MATLAB
6 9 (7.09%) C#
6 9 (7.09%) Java
7 3 (2.36%) Perl
7 3 (2.36%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.36%) Tcl
8 1 (0.79%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (29.92%) Degree
2 25 (19.69%) Security Cleared
3 14 (11.02%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.09%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.30%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (3.94%) PhD
8 4 (3.15%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.79%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.15%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.15%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.57%) DO-254
2 2 (1.57%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.79%) MISRA
3 1 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 61 (48.03%) Firmware
2 34 (26.77%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.15%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.81%) EMC
2 4 (3.15%) Facebook
2 4 (3.15%) Instagram
3 2 (1.57%) Intel
3 2 (1.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.57%) Xilinx
4 1 (0.79%) Altera
4 1 (0.79%) Google
4 1 (0.79%) Thales