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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 671 623 543
Rank change year-on-year -48 -80 +152
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 134 50 254
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 0.38% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 102 49 166
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £51,000 £47,500 £45,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £79,500 £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 18,712 13,139 24,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.56% 26.45% 30.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13,335 8,501 15,343
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,250 £46,250 £46,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,400
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +0.16% -4.00%
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 10 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 10 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 -34 128 £57,500 +9.52% 70
England -52 116 £57,500 +6.48% 76
Work from Home -22 47 £65,000 +23.81% 25
Midlands -8 39 £59,500 +19.00% 13
South East -7 29 £65,000 +18.18% 21
North of England -38 22 £57,500 +23.66% 7
West Midlands - 22 £65,000 - 6
East of England -16 18 £55,000 -17.91% 17
North West -2 17 £57,500 +23.66% 6
East Midlands -9 17 £54,000 +8.00% 7
Scotland +18 13 £67,500 +17.39% 4
London -61 4 £80,000 +45.45% 8
South West -89 4 £52,500 - 11
North East - 4 £51,000 -
Wales -73 3 £44,000 -2.22%
Yorkshire - 1 £70,000 - 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 1 (0.75%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (14.93%) Simulink
2 3 (2.24%) CANalyzer
2 3 (2.24%) OrCAD
3 1 (0.75%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.43%) Wi-Fi
1 18 (13.43%) Wireless
2 15 (11.19%) Bluetooth
3 13 (9.70%) Ethernet
3 13 (9.70%) RS-232
4 11 (8.21%) LTE
4 11 (8.21%) Modbus
5 7 (5.22%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.49%) RS-485
7 1 (0.75%) 5G
7 1 (0.75%) MQTT
7 1 (0.75%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.99%) GIS
Development Applications
1 17 (12.69%) Git
2 8 (5.97%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.24%) CANoe
4 2 (1.49%) Bitbucket
4 2 (1.49%) JIRA
4 2 (1.49%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.75%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.75%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.75%) Zephyr
General
1 68 (50.75%) Electronics
2 29 (21.64%) Social Skills
3 18 (13.43%) Manufacturing
4 16 (11.94%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (7.46%) Automotive
6 5 (3.73%) Swedish Language
7 4 (2.99%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.24%) Advertising
9 1 (0.75%) Aviation
9 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.75%) Finance
9 1 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.75%) Retail
9 1 (0.75%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 68 (50.75%) Embedded Engineer
2 48 (35.82%) Software Engineer
3 47 (35.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 46 (34.33%) Senior
5 26 (19.40%) Electronics Engineer
6 25 (18.66%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 18 (13.43%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 18 (13.43%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (11.94%) Design Engineer
9 15 (11.19%) Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.19%) Senior Design Engineer
9 15 (11.19%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
9 15 (11.19%) Senior Electronics Engineer
10 14 (10.45%) Firmware Engineer
11 11 (8.21%) Lead
12 10 (7.46%) FPGA Engineer
12 10 (7.46%) Senior Firmware Engineer
13 9 (6.72%) Embedded Linux Engineer
13 9 (6.72%) Linux Engineer
14 8 (5.97%) Embedded C++ Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (14.93%) Yocto
2 3 (2.24%) .NET
3 2 (1.49%) iOS SDK
3 2 (1.49%) Middleware
4 1 (0.75%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.75%) gRPC
4 1 (0.75%) Kafka
4 1 (0.75%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.75%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.13%) Embedded Systems
2 26 (19.40%) Analogue Electronics
3 23 (17.16%) Device Driver
4 22 (16.42%) FPGA
5 20 (14.93%) VHDL
6 19 (14.18%) IoT
7 18 (13.43%) Verilog
8 14 (10.45%) Robotics
9 13 (9.70%) Algorithms
10 11 (8.21%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (7.46%) Raspberry Pi
12 9 (6.72%) ARM Cortex
13 8 (5.97%) PCIe
14 6 (4.48%) CAN bus
15 3 (2.24%) Acoustics
16 2 (1.49%) ASIC
16 2 (1.49%) Optoelectronics
16 2 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
17 1 (0.75%) Distributed Systems
17 1 (0.75%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 25 (18.66%) Linux
2 22 (16.42%) Embedded Linux
3 19 (14.18%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (1.49%) Android
4 2 (1.49%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.49%) SafeRTOS
4 2 (1.49%) ThreadX
5 1 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (50.75%) Software Engineering
2 34 (25.37%) Validation
3 33 (24.63%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (16.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 22 (16.42%) Signal Processing
5 20 (14.93%) Agile
5 20 (14.93%) Digital Signal Processing
6 18 (13.43%) Schematic Capture
6 18 (13.43%) Software Testing
7 17 (12.69%) Collaborative Culture
7 17 (12.69%) Collaborative Working
8 16 (11.94%) Scrum
8 16 (11.94%) Test Automation
9 15 (11.19%) Systems Engineering
10 13 (9.70%) AI
10 13 (9.70%) Collaborative Engineering
10 13 (9.70%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (8.96%) CI/CD
12 11 (8.21%) FPGA Design
13 10 (7.46%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 134 (100.00%) C
2 70 (52.24%) C++
3 45 (33.58%) Embedded C++
4 40 (29.85%) Python
5 24 (17.91%) MATLAB
6 11 (8.21%) C#
7 7 (5.22%) Java
8 2 (1.49%) Perl
8 2 (1.49%) R
8 2 (1.49%) Tcl
9 1 (0.75%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 39 (29.10%) Degree
2 25 (18.66%) Security Cleared
3 15 (11.19%) SC Cleared
4 9 (6.72%) DV Cleared
5 7 (5.22%) Master's Degree
6 5 (3.73%) PhD
7 4 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.24%) HNC
8 3 (2.24%) HND
9 1 (0.75%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.48%) DO-254
2 4 (2.99%) Automotive SPICE
2 4 (2.99%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.24%) ISO 26262
4 1 (0.75%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.75%) HAZOP
4 1 (0.75%) IEC 61508
4 1 (0.75%) IEC 62304
4 1 (0.75%) MISRA
4 1 (0.75%) QA
System Software
1 61 (45.52%) Firmware
2 34 (25.37%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.99%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (11.19%) EMC
2 4 (2.99%) Facebook
2 4 (2.99%) Instagram
3 3 (2.24%) Atlassian
4 2 (1.49%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.75%) Altera
5 1 (0.75%) Google
5 1 (0.75%) Thales