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 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 678 631 543
Rank change year-on-year -47 -88 +142
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 123 50 256
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.67% 0.38% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 96 49 180
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.80% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,500 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -

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 18,482 13,035 24,192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.75% 26.57% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 13,182 8,419 16,033
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £36,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £105,000
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 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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 4 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
UK excluding London -34 119 £57,500 +9.52% 106
England -38 107 £57,500 +6.48% 107
Work from Home -32 45 £65,000 +23.81% 43
Midlands -2 37 £65,000 +30.00% 19
South East -31 27 £65,000 +18.18% 27
West Midlands - 20 £72,500 - 10
North of England -44 19 £57,500 +23.66% 9
East Midlands -19 17 £54,000 +8.00% 9
East of England -14 16 £62,500 -6.72% 25
North West -10 14 £57,500 +23.66% 7
Scotland +18 13 £67,500 +17.39% 7
London -51 4 £80,000 +45.45% 9
South West -82 4 £52,500 - 20
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales -69 3 £44,000 -2.22% 2
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (14.63%) Simulink
2 3 (2.44%) CANalyzer
2 3 (2.44%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.81%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (14.63%) Wi-Fi
1 18 (14.63%) Wireless
2 15 (12.20%) Bluetooth
3 12 (9.76%) RS-232
4 11 (8.94%) LTE
4 11 (8.94%) Modbus
5 10 (8.13%) Ethernet
6 6 (4.88%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.81%) 5G
7 1 (0.81%) MQTT
7 1 (0.81%) Profibus
7 1 (0.81%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.25%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (12.20%) Git
2 7 (5.69%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.44%) CANoe
4 2 (1.63%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.63%) JIRA
5 1 (0.81%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.81%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.81%) Zephyr
General
1 60 (48.78%) Electronics
2 26 (21.14%) Social Skills
3 16 (13.01%) Manufacturing
4 12 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (8.13%) Automotive
6 5 (4.07%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.44%) Advertising
7 3 (2.44%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.81%) Aviation
8 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.81%) Finance
8 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 67 (54.47%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (39.02%) Software Engineer
3 47 (38.21%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (37.40%) Senior
5 25 (20.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 20 (16.26%) Electronics Engineer
7 18 (14.63%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (14.63%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (13.01%) Design Engineer
9 15 (12.20%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (12.20%) Senior Design Engineer
9 15 (12.20%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (12.20%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 14 (11.38%) Firmware Engineer
11 10 (8.13%) Lead
11 10 (8.13%) Senior Firmware Engineer
12 9 (7.32%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 9 (7.32%) FPGA Engineer
12 9 (7.32%) Linux Engineer
13 8 (6.50%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (16.26%) Yocto
2 3 (2.44%) .NET
3 2 (1.63%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.63%) Middleware
4 1 (0.81%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.81%) gRPC
4 1 (0.81%) Kafka
4 1 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.81%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 29 (23.58%) Embedded Systems
2 23 (18.70%) Device Driver
3 22 (17.89%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.82%) IoT
4 17 (13.82%) VHDL
5 15 (12.20%) FPGA
6 14 (11.38%) Robotics
7 13 (10.57%) Verilog
8 12 (9.76%) Algorithms
9 10 (8.13%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (8.13%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (6.50%) ARM Cortex
11 7 (5.69%) PCIe
12 6 (4.88%) CAN bus
13 3 (2.44%) Acoustics
14 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
15 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
15 1 (0.81%) NB-IoT
15 1 (0.81%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 24 (19.51%) Linux
2 22 (17.89%) Embedded Linux
3 18 (14.63%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) Android
4 2 (1.63%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.63%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.63%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.81%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (54.47%) Software Engineering
2 31 (25.20%) Validation
3 27 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (17.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (15.45%) Digital Signal Processing
5 19 (15.45%) Signal Processing
6 18 (14.63%) Agile
7 17 (13.82%) Collaborative Culture
7 17 (13.82%) Collaborative Working
7 17 (13.82%) Schematic Capture
7 17 (13.82%) Software Testing
8 16 (13.01%) Test Automation
9 15 (12.20%) Scrum
9 15 (12.20%) Systems Engineering
10 12 (9.76%) AI
10 12 (9.76%) Collaborative Engineering
10 12 (9.76%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (8.94%) CI/CD
12 10 (8.13%) Device Driver Development
13 8 (6.50%) FPGA Design
Programming Languages
1 123 (100.00%) C
2 63 (51.22%) C++
3 38 (30.89%) Embedded C++
4 35 (28.46%) Python
5 22 (17.89%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.94%) C#
7 6 (4.88%) Java
8 1 (0.81%) R
8 1 (0.81%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 33 (26.83%) Degree
2 23 (18.70%) Security Cleared
3 14 (11.38%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.50%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.88%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.25%) PhD
7 3 (2.44%) HNC
7 3 (2.44%) HND
8 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.88%) DO-254
2 4 (3.25%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (3.25%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.44%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.81%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.81%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 56 (45.53%) Firmware
2 32 (26.02%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.57%) EMC
2 4 (3.25%) Facebook
2 4 (3.25%) Instagram
3 3 (2.44%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.81%) Altera
4 1 (0.81%) Google
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft