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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 651 627 548
Rank change year-on-year -24 -79 +204
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 122 52 288
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.11% 0.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.36% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 103 50 227
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,500 £48,125 £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 £58,750 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.90% - -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 18,204 14,253 26,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.69% 28.84% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12,982 9,428 19,180
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 31 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 31 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 -2 119 £58,750 +11.90% 51
England -32 97 £57,500 +9.52% 59
Work from Home -8 43 £65,000 +23.81% 26
Midlands -15 28 £67,500 +35.00% 9
South East -22 26 £65,000 +8.33% 16
Scotland +28 22 £65,000 - 1
North of England -19 17 £57,500 +23.66% 8
East of England -12 15 £62,500 +15.74% 8
West Midlands - 15 £80,000 - 3
East Midlands -12 13 £54,000 +8.00% 6
North West +9 11 £57,500 +23.66% 4
South West -69 8 £50,000 -4.76% 10
North East - 4 £51,000 - 2
London -39 3 £80,000 +45.45% 6
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -34 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 (0.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.20%) 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%) RS-232
2 14 (11.48%) Ethernet
2 14 (11.48%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (11.48%) Wireless
3 12 (9.84%) Bluetooth
4 8 (6.56%) LTE
4 8 (6.56%) Modbus
5 1 (0.82%) MQTT
5 1 (0.82%) Profibus
5 1 (0.82%) RS-485
5 1 (0.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.48%) Git
2 3 (2.46%) CANoe
3 2 (1.64%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.64%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.64%) JIRA
4 1 (0.82%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.82%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.82%) Zephyr
General
1 51 (41.80%) Electronics
2 19 (15.57%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.48%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.56%) Automotive
5 7 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.10%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.28%) Swedish Language
8 3 (2.46%) Advertising
9 2 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Finance
10 1 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.82%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 74 (60.66%) Embedded Engineer
2 54 (44.26%) Software Engineer
3 52 (42.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 45 (36.89%) Senior
5 27 (22.13%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (17.21%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (17.21%) Senior Software Engineer
7 16 (13.11%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (12.30%) Firmware Engineer
9 13 (10.66%) Design Engineer
10 12 (9.84%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 12 (9.84%) Senior Design Engineer
10 12 (9.84%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 12 (9.84%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 11 (9.02%) Embedded C Engineer
11 11 (9.02%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) C Software Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Embedded C Software Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.56%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (18.85%) 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 27 (22.13%) Device Driver
1 27 (22.13%) Embedded Systems
2 19 (15.57%) Analogue Electronics
3 16 (13.11%) VHDL
4 15 (12.30%) IoT
5 14 (11.48%) FPGA
6 13 (10.66%) Algorithms
7 12 (9.84%) Robotics
8 11 (9.02%) Verilog
9 7 (5.74%) ARM Cortex
9 7 (5.74%) Raspberry Pi
10 6 (4.92%) PCIe
11 5 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (3.28%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.46%) Acoustics
13 3 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
14 1 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
14 1 (0.82%) NB-IoT
14 1 (0.82%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 27 (22.13%) Linux
2 24 (19.67%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.57%) 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 74 (60.66%) Software Engineering
2 23 (18.85%) Validation
3 20 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (13.93%) Agile
5 17 (13.93%) Digital Signal Processing
5 17 (13.93%) Signal Processing
6 16 (13.11%) Collaborative Culture
6 16 (13.11%) Test Automation
7 15 (12.30%) Collaborative Working
7 15 (12.30%) Schematic Capture
8 14 (11.48%) Scrum
8 14 (11.48%) Systems Engineering
9 11 (9.02%) Collaborative Engineering
9 11 (9.02%) Software Testing
10 10 (8.20%) AI
10 10 (8.20%) CI/CD
10 10 (8.20%) Device Driver Development
11 9 (7.38%) Computer Science
11 9 (7.38%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 122 (100.00%) C
2 64 (52.46%) C++
3 35 (28.69%) Embedded C++
4 32 (26.23%) Python
5 14 (11.48%) MATLAB
6 12 (9.84%) C#
7 1 (0.82%) Java
7 1 (0.82%) R
7 1 (0.82%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 25 (20.49%) Degree
2 20 (16.39%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.66%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.74%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.46%) HNC
7 3 (2.46%) HND
7 3 (2.46%) PhD
8 1 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.10%) DO-254
2 4 (3.28%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.64%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.82%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.82%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.82%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.82%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 50 (40.98%) Firmware
2 26 (21.31%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.82%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.64%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (9.84%) 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