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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 589 | 597 | 622 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +25 | +206 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 52 | 122 | 97 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.087% | 0.23% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 55 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,250 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £41,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £63,125 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £73,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.33% | -2.27% |
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 | 11,542 | 18,125 | 21,421 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 19.38% | 33.78% | 38.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,455 | 10,579 | 17,510 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £38,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £108,750 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
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.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Embedded C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.
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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 10 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +4 | 44 | £55,000 | - | 107 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 44 | £55,000 | - | 112 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 33 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 78 |
| North of England | +10 | 15 | £46,500 | -25.60% | 15 |
| South East | +8 | 11 | £55,000 | - | 26 |
| North West | +26 | 9 | £46,500 | -33.57% | 4 |
| East of England | +8 | 9 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 5 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 8 |
| London | +50 | 4 | £60,000 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +2 | 3 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 5 |
| South West | -24 | 3 | £52,500 | +0.48% | 26 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +16 | 2 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 16 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | £45,000 | +27.66% | 7 |
| North East | +3 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
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: