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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 569 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | -11 | +291 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 57 | 114 | 246 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.088% | 0.22% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.47% | 0.66% | 0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 49 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,500 | £27,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -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 | 12,250 | 17,316 | 27,551 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.85% | 33.93% | 37.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,808 | 10,184 | 22,729 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,338 | £37,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £56,509 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +2.74% | - |
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
Salary Trend
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 6 February 2026.
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 6 February 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 | -44 | 50 | £55,000 | - | 77 |
| England | -14 | 44 | £55,000 | - | 74 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 35 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 24 |
| North of England | -9 | 15 | £46,500 | -11.43% | 10 |
| South East | -8 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 19 |
| North West | +19 | 9 | £46,500 | -2.11% | 2 |
| East of England | +13 | 9 | £45,000 | -21.05% | 4 |
| Scotland | -4 | 8 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | +9 | 6 | £54,000 | +0.47% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 12 |
| London | +40 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 5 |
| Wales | +4 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 1 |
| North East | -12 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 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: