Embedded C++
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Embedded C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Embedded C++ over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 846 927 1115
Rank change year-on-year +81 +188 -310
Permanent jobs citing Embedded C++ 61 33 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.033% 0.071%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.18% 0.077% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 43 24 28
10th Percentile £36,950 £36,425 £45,438
25th Percentile £45,500 £48,719 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £100,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £70,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -25.93% +8.00% +31.58%

All Programming Languages
UK

Embedded C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,238 43,130 87,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.26% 43.34% 53.96%
Number of salaries quoted 24,895 27,636 43,338
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +5.00%

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 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Embedded C++ in the UK

Embedded C++
Top 13 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 19 May 2024. 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 +27 60 £50,000 -25.93% 66
England +102 54 £52,500 -8.70% 65
Midlands +18 20 £50,000 +42.86% 9
South East +5 16 £57,500 +7.98% 19
Work from Home +61 15 £55,000 -45.00% 33
West Midlands +27 14 £60,000 +71.43% 6
East of England +10 11 £43,750 - 14
East Midlands -7 6 £43,750 +16.67% 3
South West -13 5 - - 16
Wales - 5 £50,000 - 1
Yorkshire +82 2 £55,000 -4.35%
North of England +44 2 £55,000 -4.35% 3
Scotland -76 1 £67,500 - 5

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 6 (9.84%) Simulink
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.64%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.11%) AWS
2 7 (11.48%) AWS IoT
3 3 (4.92%) Azure
4 1 (1.64%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.84%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.20%) Internet
3 4 (6.56%) Bluetooth
3 4 (6.56%) LoRaWAN
3 4 (6.56%) LTE
3 4 (6.56%) MQTT
3 4 (6.56%) Profibus
3 4 (6.56%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (4.92%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.28%) 2G
5 2 (3.28%) 3G
5 2 (3.28%) 4G
5 2 (3.28%) 5G
6 1 (1.64%) HTTP
6 1 (1.64%) HTTPS
6 1 (1.64%) Network Security
6 1 (1.64%) SNMP
6 1 (1.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (3.28%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (9.84%) Git
2 4 (6.56%) Eclipse
3 3 (4.92%) Visual Studio
4 2 (3.28%) Subversion
5 1 (1.64%) GitLab
5 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
General
1 25 (40.98%) Electronics
2 17 (27.87%) Social Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Manufacturing
4 10 (16.39%) Telecoms
5 9 (14.75%) Automotive
5 9 (14.75%) Marketing
6 8 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (13.11%) Finance
6 8 (13.11%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.92%) Aerospace
8 2 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.64%) Legal
9 1 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 47 (77.05%) Embedded Engineer
2 36 (59.02%) Software Engineer
3 33 (54.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (31.15%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 11 (18.03%) Firmware Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) C Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) C++ Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) Embedded C Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 10 (16.39%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
7 9 (14.75%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
7 9 (14.75%) Senior
8 6 (9.84%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 5 (8.20%) Audio Engineer
9 5 (8.20%) Audio Video Software Engineer
9 5 (8.20%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) FFmpeg
1 5 (8.20%) GStreamer
1 5 (8.20%) OpenEmbedded
1 5 (8.20%) Yocto
2 4 (6.56%) Flask
3 2 (3.28%) HTML
4 1 (1.64%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.39%) IoT
2 9 (14.75%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.56%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (4.92%) Algorithms
5 2 (3.28%) ARM Cortex
5 2 (3.28%) Device Driver
5 2 (3.28%) FPGA
5 2 (3.28%) Robotics
6 1 (1.64%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.64%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.64%) GNSS
6 1 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.64%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 32 (52.46%) Linux
2 8 (13.11%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (4.92%) Debian
3 3 (4.92%) Windows
4 2 (3.28%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (68.85%) Software Engineering
2 11 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (14.75%) Embedded Software Development
4 8 (13.11%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (13.11%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (13.11%) Programme Management
5 7 (11.48%) Software Testing
6 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
6 6 (9.84%) SDLC
6 6 (9.84%) Test Automation
7 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (8.20%) Multithreading
7 5 (8.20%) Open Source
8 4 (6.56%) Physics
8 4 (6.56%) Validation
9 3 (4.92%) Computer Science
10 2 (3.28%) Agile
10 2 (3.28%) Continuous Integration
10 2 (3.28%) Mathematics
10 2 (3.28%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 61 (100.00%) C++
2 55 (90.16%) C
3 49 (80.33%) Embedded C
4 15 (24.59%) Python
5 6 (9.84%) C#
5 6 (9.84%) MATLAB
6 3 (4.92%) Bash
6 3 (4.92%) SQL
7 2 (3.28%) Java
7 2 (3.28%) PHP
8 1 (1.64%) Ada
8 1 (1.64%) Groovy
8 1 (1.64%) Perl
8 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.64%) Ruby
8 1 (1.64%) Rust
Qualifications
1 21 (34.43%) Degree
2 4 (6.56%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) HND
4 1 (1.64%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.84%) AUTOSAR
2 4 (6.56%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 4 (6.56%) ISO 13485
3 3 (4.92%) QA
4 2 (3.28%) MISRA
5 1 (1.64%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 22 (36.07%) Firmware
2 10 (16.39%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (1.64%) Docker
Vendors
1 9 (14.75%) SAP
2 2 (3.28%) EMC
2 2 (3.28%) Renesas
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.64%) Parasoft