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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 671 618 577
Rank change year-on-year -53 -41 +82
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 138 49 188
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.100% 0.26%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.75% 0.39% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 100 48 87
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 £70,500
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 18,479 12,433 22,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.62% 25.34% 31.29%
Number of salaries quoted 13,087 8,073 13,339
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.10% -0.77%
75th Percentile £84,500 £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 13 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 13 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 -59 131 £57,500 +6.98% 52
England -56 126 £57,500 +4.55% 55
Work from Home -28 52 £65,000 +23.81% 26
Midlands -8 47 £59,500 +19.00% 9
South East -27 32 £65,000 +18.18% 11
East Midlands -7 27 £54,000 +8.00% 7
North of England -50 22 £57,500 +23.66% 10
West Midlands - 20 £65,000 - 2
North West -22 18 £57,500 +23.66% 3
East of England -23 17 £60,000 -25.00% 15
Scotland - 8 £67,500 - 3
London -54 4 £80,000 +45.45% 3
North East -66 4 £51,000 +27.50% 5
South West -79 4 £70,000 +33.33% 5
Wales -72 1 £50,000 +11.11% 1

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 (1.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (18.12%) Simulink
2 4 (2.90%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.72%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (17.39%) Wi-Fi
1 24 (17.39%) Wireless
2 16 (11.59%) Bluetooth
3 14 (10.14%) LTE
3 14 (10.14%) Modbus
4 11 (7.97%) Ethernet
5 9 (6.52%) RS-232
5 9 (6.52%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.45%) RS-485
7 1 (0.72%) 5G
7 1 (0.72%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.90%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.32%) Git
2 10 (7.25%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.17%) PetaLinux
4 2 (1.45%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.72%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.72%) JIRA
5 1 (0.72%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 72 (52.17%) Electronics
2 26 (18.84%) Social Skills
3 19 (13.77%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.14%) Manufacturing
5 6 (4.35%) Aerospace
5 6 (4.35%) Automotive
6 3 (2.17%) Advertising
6 3 (2.17%) Aviation
6 3 (2.17%) Military
7 2 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.45%) Retail
8 1 (0.72%) Avionics
8 1 (0.72%) Finance
8 1 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.72%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 66 (47.83%) Embedded Engineer
2 49 (35.51%) Senior
3 43 (31.16%) Software Engineer
4 42 (30.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 33 (23.91%) Electronics Engineer
6 25 (18.12%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 19 (13.77%) Design Engineer
8 18 (13.04%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 18 (13.04%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 16 (11.59%) Senior Design Engineer
9 16 (11.59%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
10 15 (10.87%) Lead
10 15 (10.87%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
10 15 (10.87%) Senior Software Engineer
11 14 (10.14%) Embedded Linux Engineer
11 14 (10.14%) Linux Engineer
12 13 (9.42%) FPGA Engineer
13 11 (7.97%) Firmware Engineer
14 10 (7.25%) Senior Linux Engineer
15 9 (6.52%) Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (17.39%) Yocto
2 3 (2.17%) .NET
3 2 (1.45%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 37 (26.81%) Embedded Systems
2 36 (26.09%) FPGA
3 30 (21.74%) Device Driver
4 27 (19.57%) Analogue Electronics
5 23 (16.67%) IoT
5 23 (16.67%) VHDL
6 21 (15.22%) Algorithms
7 15 (10.87%) Verilog
8 14 (10.14%) Raspberry Pi
9 13 (9.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (7.97%) Robotics
11 9 (6.52%) PCIe
12 6 (4.35%) ARM Cortex
13 5 (3.62%) CAN bus
14 4 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
15 3 (2.17%) Acoustics
15 3 (2.17%) ASIC
16 2 (1.45%) Optoelectronics
17 1 (0.72%) Industrial Internet of Things
17 1 (0.72%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 35 (25.36%) Linux
2 29 (21.01%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (8.70%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.45%) Android
4 2 (1.45%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.72%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.72%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (45.65%) Software Engineering
2 37 (26.81%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (21.74%) Validation
4 28 (20.29%) Signal Processing
5 21 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (15.22%) Schematic Capture
6 20 (14.49%) Agile
6 20 (14.49%) Digital Signal Processing
7 19 (13.77%) Collaborative Culture
8 17 (12.32%) Collaborative Working
8 17 (12.32%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (11.59%) Collaborative Engineering
10 15 (10.87%) CI/CD
10 15 (10.87%) Device Driver Development
10 15 (10.87%) FPGA Design
10 15 (10.87%) Test Automation
11 14 (10.14%) Scrum
12 13 (9.42%) Software Testing
13 12 (8.70%) Systems Engineering
14 11 (7.97%) AI
Programming Languages
1 138 (100.00%) C
2 73 (52.90%) C++
3 53 (38.41%) Embedded C++
4 36 (26.09%) Python
5 32 (23.19%) MATLAB
6 9 (6.52%) C#
6 9 (6.52%) Java
7 4 (2.90%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (2.17%) Perl
8 3 (2.17%) Tcl
9 2 (1.45%) R
Qualifications
1 47 (34.06%) Degree
2 27 (19.57%) Security Cleared
3 16 (11.59%) SC Cleared
4 10 (7.25%) Master's Degree
5 9 (6.52%) DV Cleared
6 7 (5.07%) PhD
7 6 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.45%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.72%) HNC
10 1 (0.72%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.90%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (2.90%) Def Stans
2 2 (1.45%) DO-254
2 2 (1.45%) ISO 26262
2 2 (1.45%) MISRA
3 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.72%) DO-160
3 1 (0.72%) GDPR
3 1 (0.72%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.72%) JTAG
3 1 (0.72%) QA
System Software
1 68 (49.28%) Firmware
2 36 (26.09%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (2.90%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 20 (14.49%) EMC
2 4 (2.90%) Facebook
2 4 (2.90%) Instagram
3 3 (2.17%) Intel
3 3 (2.17%) Microsoft
3 3 (2.17%) Xilinx
4 2 (1.45%) Thales
5 1 (0.72%) Altera
5 1 (0.72%) Google