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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 655 620 560
Rank change year-on-year -35 -60 +180
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 119 54 288
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.38% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 101 52 227
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £49,375 £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 £64,375
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 18,046 14,265 26,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.74% 28.91% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 12,843 9,435 19,251
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.36% +5.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -14 116 £60,000 +14.29% 54
England -41 94 £57,500 +7.98% 59
Work from Home -23 43 £65,000 +23.81% 28
Midlands -11 27 £67,500 +35.00% 9
South East -23 24 £65,000 +8.33% 16
Scotland +31 22 £65,000 - 2
North of England -26 17 £57,500 +23.66% 9
East of England -17 15 £62,500 +15.74% 9
West Midlands - 14 £80,000 - 3
East Midlands -16 13 £54,000 +8.00% 6
North West -8 11 £57,500 +23.66% 5
South West -65 8 £50,000 -4.76% 10
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
London -28 3 £80,000 +45.45% 7
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -30 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 (0.84%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.40%) Simulink
2 3 (2.52%) CANalyzer
3 2 (1.68%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.45%) RS-232
2 14 (11.76%) Ethernet
2 14 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (11.76%) Wireless
3 12 (10.08%) Bluetooth
4 8 (6.72%) LTE
4 8 (6.72%) Modbus
5 1 (0.84%) MQTT
5 1 (0.84%) Profibus
5 1 (0.84%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.76%) Git
2 3 (2.52%) CANoe
3 2 (1.68%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.68%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.68%) JIRA
4 1 (0.84%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.84%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.84%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.84%) Zephyr
General
1 48 (40.34%) Electronics
2 17 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 12 (10.08%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.72%) Automotive
5 6 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.20%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.36%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.52%) Advertising
9 2 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.84%) Finance
10 1 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.84%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (62.18%) Embedded Engineer
2 54 (45.38%) Software Engineer
3 52 (43.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 44 (36.97%) Senior
5 27 (22.69%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (17.65%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (17.65%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (12.61%) Firmware Engineer
8 13 (10.92%) Electronics Engineer
9 12 (10.08%) Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Embedded C Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (9.24%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) C Software Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) FPGA Engineer
11 8 (6.72%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (19.33%) Yocto
2 3 (2.52%) .NET
3 2 (1.68%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.68%) Middleware
4 1 (0.84%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.84%) gRPC
4 1 (0.84%) Kafka
4 1 (0.84%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.84%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 27 (22.69%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (21.85%) Device Driver
3 17 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
4 15 (12.61%) IoT
5 14 (11.76%) VHDL
6 13 (10.92%) Algorithms
7 12 (10.08%) FPGA
7 12 (10.08%) Robotics
8 11 (9.24%) Verilog
9 7 (5.88%) ARM Cortex
9 7 (5.88%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (5.04%) PCIe
11 5 (4.20%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (3.36%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.52%) Acoustics
14 2 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
15 1 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
15 1 (0.84%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.85%) Linux
2 24 (20.17%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.97%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.68%) Android
4 2 (1.68%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.68%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.68%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (62.18%) Software Engineering
2 21 (17.65%) Validation
3 19 (15.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (14.29%) Agile
4 17 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
4 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (14.29%) Signal Processing
5 16 (13.45%) Collaborative Culture
5 16 (13.45%) Test Automation
6 15 (12.61%) Collaborative Working
7 14 (11.76%) Scrum
7 14 (11.76%) Systems Engineering
8 13 (10.92%) Schematic Capture
9 11 (9.24%) Collaborative Engineering
9 11 (9.24%) Software Testing
10 10 (8.40%) AI
10 10 (8.40%) CI/CD
11 9 (7.56%) Computer Science
11 9 (7.56%) Device Driver Development
12 8 (6.72%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 119 (100.00%) C
2 63 (52.94%) C++
3 35 (29.41%) Embedded C++
4 31 (26.05%) Python
5 14 (11.76%) MATLAB
6 12 (10.08%) C#
7 1 (0.84%) Java
7 1 (0.84%) R
7 1 (0.84%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 22 (18.49%) Degree
2 19 (15.97%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.92%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 6 (5.04%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.52%) HNC
7 3 (2.52%) HND
8 2 (1.68%) PhD
9 1 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.20%) DO-254
2 4 (3.36%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.68%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.84%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.84%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.84%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.84%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.84%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 50 (42.02%) Firmware
2 26 (21.85%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (8.40%) EMC
2 4 (3.36%) Facebook
2 4 (3.36%) Instagram
3 3 (2.52%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.84%) Altera
4 1 (0.84%) Google