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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 632 589 507
Rank change year-on-year -43 -82 +323
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 81 46 375
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 75 41 326
10th Percentile - £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,750
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 14,767 13,695 31,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.93% 33.38% 34.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,228 10,263 24,762
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,529
25th Percentile £46,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £77,715
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,000 £55,250 £54,000
% change year-on-year +3.17% +2.31% -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 7 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 7 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 -50 75 £55,000 +1.85% 85
England -42 56 £55,000 +1.85% 81
Work from Home +1 33 £60,000 +11.11% 22
Scotland -12 19 £65,000 +1.96% 2
North of England -48 16 £55,000 +18.92% 11
Midlands -30 13 £65,000 +30.00% 18
East of England -24 12 £45,000 -16.67% 14
West Midlands -5 9 £80,000 +60.00% 13
North West -21 9 £46,500 +16.25% 3
South West -44 7 £50,000 - 15
Yorkshire -55 7 £55,000 +10.00% 6
South East -46 5 £55,000 -8.33% 24
East Midlands -46 4 £54,000 -6.09% 5
London 0 3 £65,000 - 1
Wales -23 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:

Applications
1 3 (3.70%) CANalyzer
2 2 (2.47%) OrCAD
3 1 (1.23%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 13 (16.05%) Ethernet
2 12 (14.81%) RS-232
3 6 (7.41%) Bluetooth
4 5 (6.17%) LTE
4 5 (6.17%) Modbus
4 5 (6.17%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (6.17%) Wireless
5 1 (1.23%) MQTT
5 1 (1.23%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 6 (7.41%) Git
2 4 (4.94%) Eclipse
2 4 (4.94%) Subversion
3 3 (3.70%) CANoe
4 2 (2.47%) JIRA
5 1 (1.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.23%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (1.23%) Zephyr
General
1 32 (39.51%) Electronics
2 14 (17.28%) Manufacturing
3 9 (11.11%) Social Skills
4 5 (6.17%) Aerospace
4 5 (6.17%) Automotive
4 5 (6.17%) Finance
5 4 (4.94%) Swedish Language
6 2 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.23%) Advertising
7 1 (1.23%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 65 (80.25%) Embedded Engineer
2 46 (56.79%) Software Engineer
3 44 (54.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (23.46%) Electronics Engineer
5 18 (22.22%) Senior
6 14 (17.28%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 13 (16.05%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 13 (16.05%) Senior Software Engineer
8 9 (11.11%) Design Engineer
8 9 (11.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 7 (8.64%) Embedded C Engineer
9 7 (8.64%) Firmware Engineer
10 6 (7.41%) C Software Engineer
10 6 (7.41%) Embedded C Software Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Linux Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 5 (6.17%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (14.81%) Yocto
2 1 (1.23%) Flash
2 1 (1.23%) GraphQL
2 1 (1.23%) gRPC
2 1 (1.23%) Kafka
2 1 (1.23%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (1.23%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.52%) Device Driver
2 12 (14.81%) Analogue Electronics
3 11 (13.58%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (7.41%) VHDL
5 5 (6.17%) Robotics
6 4 (4.94%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (4.94%) Verilog
7 3 (3.70%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (2.47%) Algorithms
8 2 (2.47%) FPGA
8 2 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (1.23%) CAN bus
9 1 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.23%) IoT
9 1 (1.23%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 20 (24.69%) Linux
2 18 (22.22%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (9.88%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (2.47%) SafeRTOS
5 1 (1.23%) ThreadX
5 1 (1.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (69.14%) Software Engineering
2 18 (22.22%) Agile
3 12 (14.81%) Scrum
4 9 (11.11%) Validation
5 8 (9.88%) Embedded Software Development
5 8 (9.88%) Software Testing
6 7 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (7.41%) Schematic Capture
8 5 (6.17%) AI
8 5 (6.17%) Prototyping
8 5 (6.17%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (6.17%) Verification and Validation
9 4 (4.94%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (4.94%) Computer Science
9 4 (4.94%) Digital Signal Processing
9 4 (4.94%) Programme Management
9 4 (4.94%) Project Management
9 4 (4.94%) Signal Processing
9 4 (4.94%) Test Automation
9 4 (4.94%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 81 (100.00%) C
2 42 (51.85%) C++
3 22 (27.16%) Embedded C++
4 16 (19.75%) Python
5 3 (3.70%) C#
6 1 (1.23%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.23%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (17.28%) Degree
2 5 (6.17%) SC Cleared
2 5 (6.17%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.70%) HNC
3 3 (3.70%) HND
4 2 (2.47%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.17%) DO-254
2 1 (1.23%) HAZOP
2 1 (1.23%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.23%) IEC 62304
2 1 (1.23%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 31 (38.27%) Firmware
2 19 (23.46%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.23%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (6.17%) EMC
2 4 (4.94%) Atmel
3 3 (3.70%) Atlassian