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 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 618 | 585 | 553 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | -32 | +300 |
| Permanent jobs citing Embedded C | 64 | 66 | 300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.088% | 0.15% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.49% | 0.43% | 1.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 38 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,125 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | -5.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +2.86% | -4.55% |
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 | 13,176 | 15,212 | 29,847 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.10% | 34.64% | 35.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,255 | 10,302 | 24,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,500 | £36,096 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £85,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £56,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.65% | +4.63% | -1.82% |
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.
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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 10 March 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 10 March 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 | -33 | 57 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 80 |
| England | -15 | 45 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 76 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 34 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 23 |
| Scotland | -6 | 15 | £65,000 | +1.96% | 6 |
| North of England | -29 | 15 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 15 |
| Midlands | -14 | 9 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 12 |
| North West | -3 | 8 | £46,500 | +16.25% | 5 |
| South East | -25 | 8 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 20 |
| East of England | -2 | 6 | £45,000 | -16.67% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 5 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 4 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 8 |
| South West | -36 | 4 | £50,000 | - | 14 |
| London | +14 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| North East | -23 | 1 | £40,000 | - | 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: