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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 677 | 632 | 551 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | -81 | +134 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 132 | 51 | 237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.70% | 0.39% | 0.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 50 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.98% | -3.18% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,188 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £63,000 | £71,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
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 | 18,783 | 13,053 | 24,059 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.16% | 26.48% | 30.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,281 | 8,437 | 15,009 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,920 | £33,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £46,250 | £47,025 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £107,500 |
| 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
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 20 September 2026.
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 20 September 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -65 | 126 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 129 |
| England | -62 | 117 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 149 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 47 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 58 |
| Midlands | -7 | 43 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 17 |
| South East | -33 | 28 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 31 |
| North of England | -58 | 22 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 15 |
| West Midlands | - | 22 | £65,000 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 21 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 9 |
| North West | -15 | 17 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 7 |
| East of England | -22 | 16 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 33 |
| Scotland | +22 | 11 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 7 |
| North East | -58 | 4 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 6 |
| London | -69 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 15 |
| South West | -81 | 4 | £52,500 | - | 28 |
| Wales | -67 | 2 | £44,000 | -2.22% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 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:
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