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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 616 556
Rank change year-on-year -50 -60 +146
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 122 54 265
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.39% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 99 53 197
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £66,500 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -

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 18,516 13,765 25,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.20% 27.60% 30.28%
Number of salaries quoted 13,147 9,018 17,418
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,250 £46,250 £46,250
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 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
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 21 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 21 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 -40 118 £57,500 +9.52% 59
England -42 102 £57,500 +9.52% 57
Work from Home -20 45 £65,000 +23.81% 17
Midlands -9 32 £65,000 +30.00% 14
South East -20 28 £65,000 +18.18% 12
North of England -35 18 £57,500 +23.66% 8
Scotland +28 17 £67,500 +17.39% 2
West Midlands - 17 £80,000 - 7
East Midlands -7 15 £54,000 +8.00% 7
East of England -10 15 £62,500 +15.74% 14
North West -14 13 £57,500 +23.66% 5
South West -77 5 £50,000 -4.76% 11
London -58 4 £80,000 +45.45% 1
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
Wales - 3 £44,000 - 1
Yorkshire -41 1 £70,000 +64.71% 1

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 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (11.48%) Simulink
2 4 (3.28%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.46%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.82%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.11%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (13.11%) Wireless
2 14 (11.48%) Bluetooth
2 14 (11.48%) RS-232
3 12 (9.84%) Ethernet
4 10 (8.20%) LTE
4 10 (8.20%) Modbus
5 3 (2.46%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.82%) 5G
6 1 (0.82%) MQTT
6 1 (0.82%) Profibus
6 1 (0.82%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.48%) Git
2 4 (3.28%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.46%) CANoe
4 2 (1.64%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.64%) JIRA
5 1 (0.82%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.82%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (45.08%) Electronics
2 22 (18.03%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.30%) Manufacturing
4 9 (7.38%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (7.38%) Automotive
5 4 (3.28%) Aerospace
5 4 (3.28%) Swedish Language
6 3 (2.46%) Advertising
7 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.82%) Finance
7 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.82%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 70 (57.38%) Embedded Engineer
2 51 (41.80%) Software Engineer
3 50 (40.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.70%) Senior
5 26 (21.31%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (16.39%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 20 (16.39%) Senior Software Engineer
7 19 (15.57%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (12.30%) Design Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.48%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 10 (8.20%) Embedded C Engineer
10 10 (8.20%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.38%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Embedded C++ Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (17.21%) Yocto
2 3 (2.46%) .NET
3 2 (1.64%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.64%) Middleware
4 1 (0.82%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.82%) gRPC
4 1 (0.82%) Kafka
4 1 (0.82%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.95%) Embedded Systems
2 25 (20.49%) Device Driver
3 21 (17.21%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.93%) VHDL
5 16 (13.11%) FPGA
5 16 (13.11%) IoT
6 13 (10.66%) Algorithms
6 13 (10.66%) Robotics
7 12 (9.84%) Verilog
8 9 (7.38%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (6.56%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (5.74%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (5.74%) PCIe
11 5 (4.10%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.46%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.82%) NB-IoT
13 1 (0.82%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.31%) Linux
2 23 (18.85%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (14.75%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) Android
4 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.64%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.64%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (56.56%) Software Engineering
2 27 (22.13%) Validation
3 23 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.75%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.75%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.93%) Agile
6 17 (13.93%) Schematic Capture
7 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (13.11%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.48%) Scrum
8 14 (11.48%) Systems Engineering
9 13 (10.66%) Software Testing
10 11 (9.02%) AI
10 11 (9.02%) Collaborative Engineering
11 10 (8.20%) CI/CD
11 10 (8.20%) Device Driver Development
12 9 (7.38%) Kalman Filter
13 8 (6.56%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 122 (100.00%) C
2 64 (52.46%) C++
3 38 (31.15%) Embedded C++
4 34 (27.87%) Python
5 18 (14.75%) MATLAB
6 11 (9.02%) C#
7 3 (2.46%) Java
8 1 (0.82%) R
8 1 (0.82%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 29 (23.77%) Degree
2 22 (18.03%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.56%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.28%) PhD
7 3 (2.46%) HNC
7 3 (2.46%) HND
8 1 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.10%) DO-254
2 4 (3.28%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.46%) Automotive SPICE
4 2 (1.64%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.82%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.82%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.82%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 52 (42.62%) Firmware
2 28 (22.95%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.46%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.66%) EMC
2 4 (3.28%) Facebook
2 4 (3.28%) Instagram
3 3 (2.46%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.82%) Altera
4 1 (0.82%) Google
4 1 (0.82%) Microsoft