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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 660 606 561
Rank change year-on-year -54 -45 +143
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 123 54 267
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.66% 0.39% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 99 53 197
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £79,250
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 18,524 13,683 25,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.00% 27.38% 30.19%
Number of salaries quoted 13,186 8,960 17,340
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,250 £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 £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
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 26 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 26 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 -24 119 £57,500 +9.52% 56
England -44 104 £57,500 +9.52% 54
Work from Home +4 45 £65,000 +23.81% 20
Midlands -3 34 £65,000 +30.00% 16
South East -18 28 £65,000 +18.18% 11
West Midlands - 19 £80,000 - 8
North of England -40 18 £57,500 +23.66% 8
Scotland +19 16 £67,500 +17.39% 3
East Midlands -7 15 £54,000 +8.00% 8
East of England -17 15 £62,500 +15.74% 12
North West -1 13 £57,500 +23.66% 5
South West -81 5 £50,000 -4.76% 9
London -55 4 £80,000 +45.45% 1
North East - 4 £51,000 - 1
Wales - 3 £44,000 -
Yorkshire -39 1 £70,000 +64.71% 2

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 16 (13.01%) Simulink
2 4 (3.25%) OrCAD
3 3 (2.44%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.81%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.01%) Wi-Fi
1 16 (13.01%) Wireless
2 14 (11.38%) Bluetooth
3 13 (10.57%) RS-232
4 11 (8.94%) Ethernet
5 10 (8.13%) LTE
5 10 (8.13%) Modbus
6 4 (3.25%) 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 14 (11.38%) Git
2 5 (4.07%) 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 56 (45.53%) Electronics
2 23 (18.70%) Social Skills
3 15 (12.20%) Manufacturing
4 10 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (8.13%) Automotive
5 4 (3.25%) Aerospace
5 4 (3.25%) Swedish Language
6 3 (2.44%) Advertising
7 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.81%) Finance
7 1 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.81%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 70 (56.91%) Embedded Engineer
2 51 (41.46%) Software Engineer
3 50 (40.65%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 45 (36.59%) Senior
5 25 (20.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 19 (15.45%) Electronics Engineer
6 19 (15.45%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 19 (15.45%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (12.20%) Design Engineer
8 14 (11.38%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 14 (11.38%) Firmware Engineer
8 14 (11.38%) Senior Design Engineer
8 14 (11.38%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
8 14 (11.38%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 10 (8.13%) Embedded C Engineer
9 10 (8.13%) Senior Firmware Engineer
10 9 (7.32%) FPGA Engineer
11 8 (6.50%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
11 8 (6.50%) Embedded C++ Engineer
11 8 (6.50%) Linux 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 28 (22.76%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (19.51%) Device Driver
3 21 (17.07%) Analogue Electronics
4 17 (13.82%) VHDL
5 16 (13.01%) FPGA
5 16 (13.01%) IoT
6 13 (10.57%) Algorithms
6 13 (10.57%) Robotics
7 12 (9.76%) Verilog
8 9 (7.32%) Raspberry Pi
9 8 (6.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (6.50%) ARM Cortex
10 7 (5.69%) PCIe
11 6 (4.88%) CAN bus
12 3 (2.44%) Acoustics
12 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.81%) NB-IoT
13 1 (0.81%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 25 (20.33%) 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 69 (56.10%) Software Engineering
2 28 (22.76%) Validation
3 25 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (16.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (14.63%) Digital Signal Processing
5 18 (14.63%) Signal Processing
6 17 (13.82%) Agile
6 17 (13.82%) Schematic Capture
7 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (13.01%) Collaborative Working
7 16 (13.01%) Test Automation
8 14 (11.38%) Scrum
8 14 (11.38%) Software Testing
8 14 (11.38%) Systems Engineering
9 11 (8.94%) AI
9 11 (8.94%) Collaborative Engineering
10 10 (8.13%) CI/CD
10 10 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (8.13%) Device Driver Development
11 9 (7.32%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 123 (100.00%) C
2 64 (52.03%) C++
3 39 (31.71%) Embedded C++
4 34 (27.64%) Python
5 20 (16.26%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.94%) C#
7 4 (3.25%) Java
8 1 (0.81%) R
8 1 (0.81%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 31 (25.20%) Degree
2 22 (17.89%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.57%) 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 5 (4.07%) 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 53 (43.09%) Firmware
2 29 (23.58%) 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