Embedded C Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Embedded C
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 389 385 603
Rank change year-on-year -4 +218 +117
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C 24 214 68
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.63% 0.16%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.40% 1.55% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 24 187 33
10th Percentile £48,625 £35,000 £40,150
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -19.23% +18.18%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 -
UK median annual salary £54,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -

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 5,982 13,776 21,000
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.97% 40.70% 49.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,850 11,429 15,460
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

Embedded C
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Embedded C trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Embedded C
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Embedded C.

Embedded C salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded C
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Embedded C over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Embedded C salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Embedded C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (16.67%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (4.17%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.67%) Ethernet
1 4 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (16.67%) Wireless
2 3 (12.50%) Bluetooth
2 3 (12.50%) RS-232
3 1 (4.17%) LTE
3 1 (4.17%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) LabVIEW
2 1 (4.17%) Eclipse
2 1 (4.17%) Git
2 1 (4.17%) Subversion
General
1 11 (45.83%) Automotive
2 7 (29.17%) Manufacturing
3 3 (12.50%) Electronics
3 3 (12.50%) Wearables
4 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (79.17%) Software Engineer
2 18 (75.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 18 (75.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 17 (70.83%) Senior
4 13 (54.17%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 13 (54.17%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 13 (54.17%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Development Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Senior Development Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Senior Test Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Test Development Engineer
5 4 (16.67%) Test Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Firmware Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.50%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 10 (41.67%) Algorithms
2 4 (16.67%) Analogue Electronics
2 4 (16.67%) IoT
3 3 (12.50%) Device Driver
3 3 (12.50%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (12.50%) GNSS
3 3 (12.50%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (12.50%) Legacy Code
3 3 (12.50%) Virtual Team
4 1 (4.17%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) FreeRTOS
1 4 (16.67%) Linux
2 3 (12.50%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (4.17%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (79.17%) Software Engineering
2 10 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (16.67%) CAD
3 4 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 3 (12.50%) Embedded Software Development
4 3 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
4 3 (12.50%) Roadmaps
5 2 (8.33%) Agile
6 1 (4.17%) Mentoring
6 1 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.17%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (4.17%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) C
2 5 (20.83%) Python
3 4 (16.67%) C++
3 4 (16.67%) Embedded C++
4 1 (4.17%) MATLAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) MISRA
2 3 (12.50%) IEC 62304
3 1 (4.17%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (4.17%) ISO 26262
3 1 (4.17%) MISRA C
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (4.17%) Atmel
1 1 (4.17%) Renesas