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 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 664 644 568
Rank change year-on-year -20 -76 +165
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 126 52 257
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.68% 0.37% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 104 50 196
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £48,125 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £64,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% - -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 18,575 14,150 25,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.63% 28.36% 30.49%
Number of salaries quoted 13,154 9,299 17,873
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £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 £84,313 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,497 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.36% - -

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 9 August 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 9 August 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 -7 122 £57,500 +9.52% 71
England -30 103 £57,500 +9.52% 79
Work from Home -19 43 £65,000 +23.81% 31
Midlands 0 30 £67,500 +35.00% 13
South East -26 27 £65,000 +8.33% 15
Scotland +22 20 £65,000 - 2
North of England -27 19 £57,500 +23.66% 15
West Midlands - 17 £80,000 - 6
East of England -22 15 £62,500 +15.74% 12
North West +2 13 £57,500 +23.66% 8
East Midlands -14 13 £54,000 +8.00% 7
South West -66 8 £50,000 -4.76% 15
London -52 4 £80,000 +45.45% 6
North East - 4 £51,000 - 3
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -38 2 £72,500 +70.59% 4

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 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (9.52%) Simulink
2 5 (3.97%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.38%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.79%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (11.90%) RS-232
2 14 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (11.11%) Wireless
3 13 (10.32%) Ethernet
4 12 (9.52%) Bluetooth
5 8 (6.35%) LTE
5 8 (6.35%) Modbus
6 2 (1.59%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.79%) MQTT
7 1 (0.79%) Profibus
7 1 (0.79%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (11.11%) Git
2 3 (2.38%) CANoe
2 3 (2.38%) Eclipse
3 2 (1.59%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.59%) JIRA
4 1 (0.79%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.79%) Zephyr
General
1 55 (43.65%) Electronics
2 21 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 16 (12.70%) Manufacturing
4 8 (6.35%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (6.35%) Automotive
5 5 (3.97%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.17%) Swedish Language
7 3 (2.38%) Advertising
8 2 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Finance
9 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.79%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 73 (57.94%) Embedded Engineer
2 53 (42.06%) Software Engineer
3 51 (40.48%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 47 (37.30%) Senior
5 27 (21.43%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 21 (16.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 21 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
7 19 (15.08%) Electronics Engineer
8 15 (11.90%) Design Engineer
8 15 (11.90%) Firmware Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 14 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 11 (8.73%) Embedded C Engineer
10 11 (8.73%) Senior Firmware Engineer
11 9 (7.14%) FPGA Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) C Software Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) Embedded Linux Engineer
12 8 (6.35%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (17.46%) Yocto
2 3 (2.38%) .NET
3 2 (1.59%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.59%) Middleware
4 1 (0.79%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.79%) gRPC
4 1 (0.79%) Kafka
4 1 (0.79%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 28 (22.22%) Embedded Systems
2 27 (21.43%) Device Driver
3 21 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
4 18 (14.29%) VHDL
5 17 (13.49%) FPGA
6 16 (12.70%) IoT
7 14 (11.11%) Algorithms
8 13 (10.32%) Robotics
9 12 (9.52%) Verilog
10 8 (6.35%) ARM Cortex
11 7 (5.56%) PCIe
11 7 (5.56%) Raspberry Pi
12 6 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (3.17%) CAN bus
13 4 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (2.38%) Acoustics
15 1 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
15 1 (0.79%) NB-IoT
15 1 (0.79%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 28 (22.22%) Linux
2 24 (19.05%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (15.08%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.59%) Android
4 2 (1.59%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.59%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.59%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (57.94%) Software Engineering
2 26 (20.63%) Validation
3 21 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (15.87%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.29%) Schematic Capture
5 18 (14.29%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.49%) Agile
7 16 (12.70%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (12.70%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (12.70%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.11%) Scrum
8 14 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
9 12 (9.52%) Software Testing
10 11 (8.73%) AI
10 11 (8.73%) Collaborative Engineering
10 11 (8.73%) Device Driver Development
11 10 (7.94%) CI/CD
11 10 (7.94%) Kalman Filter
12 9 (7.14%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 126 (100.00%) C
2 65 (51.59%) C++
3 37 (29.37%) Embedded C++
4 34 (26.98%) Python
5 16 (12.70%) MATLAB
6 12 (9.52%) C#
7 2 (1.59%) Java
8 1 (0.79%) R
8 1 (0.79%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 28 (22.22%) Degree
2 22 (17.46%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.32%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.35%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.76%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.17%) PhD
7 3 (2.38%) HNC
7 3 (2.38%) HND
8 1 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.97%) DO-254
2 4 (3.17%) Def Stans
3 2 (1.59%) Automotive SPICE
4 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.79%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.79%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.79%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.79%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.79%) QA
System Software
1 51 (40.48%) Firmware
2 28 (22.22%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.59%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (10.32%) EMC
2 4 (3.17%) Facebook
2 4 (3.17%) Instagram
3 3 (2.38%) Atlassian
4 1 (0.79%) Altera
4 1 (0.79%) Google
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft