Embedded C Job Trends
Embedded C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Embedded C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 671 | 631 | 569 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | -62 | +95 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 147 | 45 | 175 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.12% | 0.089% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.79% | 0.36% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 104 | 44 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,000 | £46,125 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -2.27% | +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 citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,680 | 12,398 | 21,465 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.34% | 24.60% | 31.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,077 | 8,293 | 12,813 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £82,500 | £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 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 31 October 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 31 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -38 | 140 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 74 |
| England | -44 | 136 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 70 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 60 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 21 |
| Midlands | -21 | 45 | £59,500 | +19.00% | 11 |
| South East | -53 | 33 | £61,250 | +11.36% | 15 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 27 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 5 |
| North of England | -56 | 24 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 16 |
| East of England | -29 | 23 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 13 |
| North West | -40 | 18 | £57,500 | +23.66% | 7 |
| West Midlands | - | 18 | £65,000 | - | 6 |
| South West | -77 | 7 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 14 |
| Scotland | +10 | 6 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 6 |
| North East | -66 | 6 | £51,000 | +27.50% | 4 |
| London | -67 | 4 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 5 |
| Wales | -71 | 2 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
Embedded C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 147 |
| 2 | C++ | 51.0% | 75 |
| 3 | Embedded C++ | 38.8% | 57 |
| 4 | Python | 21.8% | 32 |
| 5 | MATLAB | 19.7% | 29 |
| 6 | C# | 6.1% | 9 |
| 6 | Java | 6.1% | 9 |
| 8 | R | 2.7% | 4 |
| 8 | SystemVerilog | 2.7% | 4 |
| 10 | Perl | 2.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Tcl | 2.0% | 3 |