Embedded C Jobs

Embedded C
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Embedded C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Embedded C over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 660 539 825
Rank change year-on-year -121 +286 +157
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 42 406 143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.075% 0.39% 0.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.25% 1.20% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 40 340 75
10th Percentile £47,375 £36,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £43,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 16,692 33,778 40,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.89% 32.58% 42.47%
Number of salaries quoted 10,847 25,159 26,741
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £105,500 £98,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,810 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.21% -2.16% +4.76%

Embedded C
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Embedded C.

Salary trend for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Embedded C in the UK

Embedded C
Top 11 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 31 May 2025. 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 -124 40 £54,000 +2.86% 143
England -78 36 £54,000 -1.82% 132
Work from Home -60 23 £54,000 +2.86% 59
South East +19 15 £60,000 +9.09% 43
East of England +1 9 £54,000 -10.00% 20
South West +50 7 £52,500 +5.00% 19
Scotland +28 4 £65,000 +23.81% 12
Yorkshire +43 3 £42,500 -5.56% 9
North of England +4 3 £42,500 -15.00% 22
East Midlands +24 2 £50,000 +17.65% 9
Midlands +12 2 £50,000 -9.09% 21

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (9.52%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (4.76%) GNU Octave
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.76%) OrCAD
2 2 (4.76%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.38%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.90%) RS-232
1 5 (11.90%) Wireless
2 4 (9.52%) Bluetooth
2 4 (9.52%) Ethernet
3 2 (4.76%) LTE
3 2 (4.76%) Modbus
3 2 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.38%) HTTP
4 1 (2.38%) RS-422
4 1 (2.38%) RS-485
4 1 (2.38%) Wideband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (4.76%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Git
2 4 (9.52%) LabVIEW
3 3 (7.14%) Subversion
4 2 (4.76%) Eclipse
5 1 (2.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (28.57%) Automotive
2 10 (23.81%) Electronics
2 10 (23.81%) Manufacturing
3 4 (9.52%) Aerospace
3 4 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.14%) Marketing
5 1 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Finance
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (52.38%) Software Engineer
2 20 (47.62%) Embedded Engineer
3 19 (45.24%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 18 (42.86%) Senior
5 13 (30.95%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 13 (30.95%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 13 (30.95%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
7 5 (11.90%) Senior Test Engineer
7 5 (11.90%) Test Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Development Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Senior Development Engineer
8 4 (9.52%) Test Development Engineer
9 3 (7.14%) Design Engineer
10 2 (4.76%) Electronics Design Engineer
10 2 (4.76%) Hardware Engineer
10 2 (4.76%) Lead
10 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
11 1 (2.38%) Firmware Engineer
11 1 (2.38%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) Yocto
2 1 (2.38%) .NET
2 1 (2.38%) .NET Framework
2 1 (2.38%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 12 (28.57%) Algorithms
2 7 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
3 6 (14.29%) FPGA
3 6 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (11.90%) Device Driver
4 5 (11.90%) IoT
5 2 (4.76%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (4.76%) Raspberry Pi
5 2 (4.76%) VHDL
6 1 (2.38%) Acoustics
6 1 (2.38%) GNSS
6 1 (2.38%) Robotics
6 1 (2.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (16.67%) Linux
2 3 (7.14%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (2.38%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (2.38%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 10 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 6 (14.29%) Agile
4 6 (14.29%) Prototyping
5 5 (11.90%) Computer Science
5 5 (11.90%) Mathematics
5 5 (11.90%) Physics
5 5 (11.90%) Software Testing
6 4 (9.52%) CAD
6 4 (9.52%) Logistics
6 4 (9.52%) Signal Processing
6 4 (9.52%) Unit Testing
7 3 (7.14%) Open Source
7 3 (7.14%) Roadmaps
7 3 (7.14%) Validation
8 2 (4.76%) Digital Signal Processing
8 2 (4.76%) Embedded Software Development
8 2 (4.76%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (4.76%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 41 (97.62%) C
2 14 (33.33%) C++
3 12 (28.57%) Python
4 11 (26.19%) Embedded C++
5 4 (9.52%) MATLAB
6 3 (7.14%) C#
7 1 (2.38%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 13 (30.95%) Degree
2 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.14%) PhD
3 3 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.76%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) AUTOSAR
1 2 (4.76%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.38%) ISO 26262
2 1 (2.38%) MISRA
2 1 (2.38%) MISRA C
2 1 (2.38%) QA
System Software
1 8 (19.05%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) EMC
2 2 (4.76%) Atmel
3 1 (2.38%) Renesas
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) Xilinx