Embedded C Job Trends

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.

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 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

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:

Applications
1 2 (3.13%) OrCAD
2 1 (1.56%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 9 (14.06%) Ethernet
1 9 (14.06%) RS-232
2 4 (6.25%) Bluetooth
2 4 (6.25%) LTE
2 4 (6.25%) Modbus
2 4 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (6.25%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (6.25%) Eclipse
1 4 (6.25%) Git
1 4 (6.25%) Subversion
2 1 (1.56%) JIRA
2 1 (1.56%) Rational DOORS
General
1 28 (43.75%) Electronics
2 8 (12.50%) Automotive
3 6 (9.38%) Manufacturing
4 5 (7.81%) Finance
5 3 (4.69%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.56%) Advertising
7 1 (1.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (87.50%) Embedded Engineer
2 33 (51.56%) Software Engineer
3 32 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 17 (26.56%) Electronics Engineer
5 13 (20.31%) Senior
6 10 (15.63%) Senior Embedded Engineer
7 9 (14.06%) Firmware Engineer
7 9 (14.06%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 9 (14.06%) Senior Software Engineer
8 7 (10.94%) Design Engineer
8 7 (10.94%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 7 (10.94%) Embedded C Engineer
8 7 (10.94%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 6 (9.38%) C Software Engineer
9 6 (9.38%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 5 (7.81%) Embedded Linux Engineer
10 5 (7.81%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
10 5 (7.81%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
10 5 (7.81%) Linux Engineer
10 5 (7.81%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.06%) Yocto
2 6 (9.38%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 12 (18.75%) Device Driver
1 12 (18.75%) Embedded Systems
2 8 (12.50%) Analogue Electronics
3 4 (6.25%) Raspberry Pi
4 3 (4.69%) FPGA
4 3 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.69%) VHDL
5 2 (3.13%) Algorithms
5 2 (3.13%) IoT
6 1 (1.56%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 17 (26.56%) Linux
2 14 (21.88%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (57.81%) Software Engineering
2 16 (25.00%) Agile
3 9 (14.06%) Scrum
4 7 (10.94%) Collaborative Culture
4 7 (10.94%) Embedded Software Development
5 5 (7.81%) Schematic Capture
6 4 (6.25%) Mentoring
7 3 (4.69%) Device Driver Development
7 3 (4.69%) Signal Processing
8 2 (3.13%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (3.13%) Digital Signal Processing
8 2 (3.13%) Kalman Filter
9 1 (1.56%) Computer Science
9 1 (1.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (1.56%) Customer Requirements
9 1 (1.56%) Problem-Solving
9 1 (1.56%) Requirements Management
9 1 (1.56%) Strategic Planning
9 1 (1.56%) Systems Engineering
9 1 (1.56%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 64 (100.00%) C
2 32 (50.00%) C++
3 19 (29.69%) Embedded C++
4 5 (7.81%) Python
5 1 (1.56%) C#
5 1 (1.56%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 9 (14.06%) Degree
2 2 (3.13%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.56%) PhD
3 1 (1.56%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 30 (46.88%) Firmware
2 20 (31.25%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (10.94%) EMC
2 4 (6.25%) Atmel