Hybrid/Remote Embedded C++ Job Trends

Embedded C++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Embedded C++ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 366 415 461
Rank change year-on-year +49 +46 +260
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 16 27 16
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.10% 0.16% 0.081%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.38% 0.37% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 16 22 12
10th Percentile - £50,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £58,750 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £67,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% +25.58% -34.85%
75th Percentile £57,500 £68,750 £61,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £46,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -28.46% +18.18% -24.91%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,170 7,393 9,246
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.22% 42.59% 46.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,191 4,762 7,815
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

Embedded C++
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Embedded C++ and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Embedded C++ job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Embedded C++
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Embedded C++

Embedded C++
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 16 (100.00%) Electronics
2 5 (31.25%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 16 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Design Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Electronics Design Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Software Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Analogue Electronics
1 5 (31.25%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Embedded Software Development
2 5 (31.25%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 16 (100.00%) C
1 16 (100.00%) C++
1 16 (100.00%) Embedded C
System Software
1 16 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 16 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 11 (68.75%) EMC