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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 675 628 562
Rank change year-on-year -47 -66 +117
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 133 49 191
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.099% 0.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 0.39% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 97 48 89
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +7.32%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £64,000 £70,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £53,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% +10.00%

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 18,453 12,598 22,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.61% 25.52% 31.26%
Number of salaries quoted 13,012 8,128 13,543
10th Percentile £39,781 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,000 £45,994 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -0.79% -3.08%
75th Percentile £83,813 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £108,750
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 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 11 October 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 -40 126 £57,500 +6.98% 145
England -61 121 £57,500 +4.55% 158
Work from Home -16 51 £65,000 +23.81% 55
Midlands -5 46 £54,000 +8.00% 23
South East -34 30 £65,000 +18.18% 26
East Midlands -5 26 £54,000 +8.00% 10
North of England -53 22 £57,500 +23.66% 24
West Midlands - 20 £65,000 - 13
North West -12 18 £57,500 +23.66% 9
East of England -30 16 £56,250 -29.69% 33
Scotland - 8 £67,500 - 8
London -54 4 £80,000 +45.45% 11
North East -64 4 £51,000 +27.50% 12
South West -79 3 £70,000 +33.33% 29
Wales -74 1 £50,000 +11.11% 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.50%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (18.05%) Simulink
2 4 (3.01%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.75%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (18.05%) Wi-Fi
1 24 (18.05%) Wireless
2 16 (12.03%) Bluetooth
3 14 (10.53%) LTE
3 14 (10.53%) Modbus
4 11 (8.27%) Ethernet
5 9 (6.77%) RS-232
5 9 (6.77%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.50%) RS-485
7 1 (0.75%) 5G
7 1 (0.75%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.01%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.78%) Git
2 10 (7.52%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.26%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.50%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.75%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.75%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.75%) JIRA
5 1 (0.75%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 68 (51.13%) Electronics
2 25 (18.80%) Social Skills
3 19 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.77%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.51%) Automotive
6 4 (3.01%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.26%) Advertising
8 2 (1.50%) Aviation
8 2 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.50%) Military
9 1 (0.75%) Finance
9 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.75%) Retail
9 1 (0.75%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 64 (48.12%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (36.09%) Senior
3 42 (31.58%) Software Engineer
4 41 (30.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 31 (23.31%) Electronics Engineer
6 25 (18.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 18 (13.53%) Design Engineer
8 17 (12.78%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 17 (12.78%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 16 (12.03%) Senior Design Engineer
9 16 (12.03%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 15 (11.28%) Lead
10 15 (11.28%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 15 (11.28%) Senior Software Engineer
11 14 (10.53%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 14 (10.53%) Linux Engineer
12 12 (9.02%) FPGA Engineer
13 11 (8.27%) Firmware Engineer
14 10 (7.52%) Senior Linux Engineer
15 9 (6.77%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.05%) Yocto
2 3 (2.26%) .NET
3 2 (1.50%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (27.82%) Embedded Systems
2 34 (25.56%) FPGA
3 29 (21.80%) Device Driver
4 26 (19.55%) Analogue Electronics
5 23 (17.29%) IoT
6 21 (15.79%) VHDL
7 20 (15.04%) Algorithms
8 15 (11.28%) Verilog
9 14 (10.53%) Raspberry Pi
10 13 (9.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (8.27%) Robotics
12 9 (6.77%) PCIe
13 6 (4.51%) ARM Cortex
14 5 (3.76%) CAN bus
15 4 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
16 3 (2.26%) Acoustics
16 3 (2.26%) ASIC
17 2 (1.50%) Optoelectronics
18 1 (0.75%) Augmented Reality
18 1 (0.75%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 33 (24.81%) Linux
2 28 (21.05%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (9.02%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.50%) Android
4 2 (1.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.75%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.75%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (45.86%) Software Engineering
2 36 (27.07%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (22.56%) Validation
4 27 (20.30%) Signal Processing
5 20 (15.04%) Digital Signal Processing
5 20 (15.04%) Schematic Capture
6 19 (14.29%) Agile
6 19 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 19 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (12.78%) Collaborative Working
8 16 (12.03%) Collaborative Engineering
8 16 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (10.53%) CI/CD
9 14 (10.53%) Device Driver Development
9 14 (10.53%) FPGA Design
9 14 (10.53%) Scrum
9 14 (10.53%) Test Automation
10 13 (9.77%) Software Testing
11 12 (9.02%) Systems Engineering
12 11 (8.27%) AI
Programming Languages
1 133 (100.00%) C
2 71 (53.38%) C++
3 51 (38.35%) Embedded C++
4 35 (26.32%) Python
5 31 (23.31%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.77%) C#
6 9 (6.77%) Java
7 3 (2.26%) Perl
7 3 (2.26%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (2.26%) Tcl
8 1 (0.75%) R
Qualifications
1 43 (32.33%) Degree
2 25 (18.80%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.53%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.77%) DV Cleared
4 9 (6.77%) Master's Degree
5 6 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (4.51%) PhD
6 4 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.75%) HNC
7 1 (0.75%) HND
7 1 (0.75%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.01%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (3.01%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.50%) ISO 26262
3 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.75%) DO-254
3 1 (0.75%) GDPR
3 1 (0.75%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.75%) JTAG
3 1 (0.75%) MISRA
3 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 66 (49.62%) Firmware
2 35 (26.32%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.01%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (14.29%) EMC
2 4 (3.01%) Facebook
2 4 (3.01%) Instagram
3 3 (2.26%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.50%) Intel
4 2 (1.50%) Xilinx
5 1 (0.75%) Altera
5 1 (0.75%) Google
5 1 (0.75%) Thales