C Jobs in the South East

C
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 106 63
Rank change year-on-year +25 -43 +142
Permanent jobs citing C 556 397 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.12% 2.89% 4.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.89% 7.23% 10.02%
Number of salaries quoted 397 239 305
10th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,500 £81,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
South East

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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,105 5,489 10,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 28.66% 39.92% 48.46%
Number of salaries quoted 4,064 3,661 6,297
10th Percentile £34,750 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for C in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the South East.

Salary trend for C in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Thames Valley +29 209 £57,500 +30.31% 57
Hampshire -4 151 £57,500 -4.17% 28
Surrey +35 105 £60,000 -4.00% 23
Oxfordshire +28 102 £57,500 +49.35% 26
Berkshire +40 65 £58,000 +5.26% 15
Kent +20 51 £37,000 -32.73% 7
Buckinghamshire -34 42 £52,501 +28.69% 17
West Sussex +25 22 £55,000 -12.00% 10
East Sussex +12 15 £47,500 -32.14% 1
Sussex -25 3 £55,000 -26.67%
C
England

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.62%) Confluence
2 8 (1.44%) Apache
3 6 (1.08%) Kinematics
4 2 (0.36%) IBM Domino
4 2 (0.36%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.18%) IIS
5 1 (0.18%) Kentico
5 1 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 63 (11.33%) Simulink
2 32 (5.76%) Stateflow
3 7 (1.26%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.90%) Doxygen
4 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.36%) TargetLink
6 1 (0.18%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.18%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.54%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 27 (4.86%) SaaS
2 19 (3.42%) Azure
3 14 (2.52%) Power Platform
4 11 (1.98%) GitHub
5 10 (1.80%) AWS
6 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.54%) GCP
8 2 (0.36%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.18%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.18%) Kontent
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.78%) J1939
2 13 (2.34%) TCP/IP
3 12 (2.16%) Wireless
4 11 (1.98%) Internet
5 10 (1.80%) RS-485
6 9 (1.62%) Ethernet
7 7 (1.26%) Bluetooth
8 6 (1.08%) Network Security
9 5 (0.90%) RFID
9 5 (0.90%) RS-232
10 4 (0.72%) 5G
10 4 (0.72%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.54%) 3GPP
12 2 (0.36%) Modbus
12 2 (0.36%) MQTT
13 1 (0.18%) 4G
13 1 (0.18%) LTE
13 1 (0.18%) Software-Defined Radio
13 1 (0.18%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.52%) Power BI
2 10 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.26%) MySQL
4 6 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.90%) Big Data
5 5 (0.90%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 43 (7.73%) Git
1 43 (7.73%) JIRA
2 39 (7.01%) Visual Studio
3 23 (4.14%) Jenkins
4 21 (3.78%) ClearCase
4 21 (3.78%) Plastic SCM
5 17 (3.06%) Subversion
6 14 (2.52%) ClearQuest
7 12 (2.16%) Bitbucket
8 8 (1.44%) CMake
8 8 (1.44%) GitLab
8 8 (1.44%) Team Foundation Server
8 8 (1.44%) TestRail
9 5 (0.90%) GDB
10 4 (0.72%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.54%) JMeter
11 3 (0.54%) LoadRunner
12 2 (0.36%) GCC
12 2 (0.36%) LabVIEW
13 1 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 135 (24.28%) Electronics
2 109 (19.60%) Social Skills
3 65 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (8.81%) Marketing
5 42 (7.55%) Automotive
6 37 (6.65%) Telecoms
7 35 (6.29%) Manufacturing
8 31 (5.58%) Aerospace
8 31 (5.58%) Finance
9 20 (3.60%) Military
10 19 (3.42%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.52%) Brand Awareness
11 14 (2.52%) Retail
12 13 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.26%) Publishing
14 6 (1.08%) Aviation
15 4 (0.72%) Games
16 2 (0.36%) Advertising
16 2 (0.36%) Law
16 2 (0.36%) Legal
Job Titles
1 284 (51.08%) Software Engineer
2 130 (23.38%) Senior
3 128 (23.02%) Embedded Engineer
4 90 (16.19%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 77 (13.85%) Developer
6 64 (11.51%) Senior Software Engineer
7 46 (8.27%) Software Developer
8 37 (6.65%) C++ Software Engineer
9 33 (5.94%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 30 (5.40%) Graduate
11 28 (5.04%) Junior
12 27 (4.86%) Applications Engineer
12 27 (4.86%) Embedded Developer
12 27 (4.86%) Lead
13 24 (4.32%) Systems Engineer
14 22 (3.96%) Electronics Engineer
14 22 (3.96%) Graduate Software Engineer
15 19 (3.42%) Python Engineer
16 18 (3.24%) C++ Developer
16 18 (3.24%) Embedded Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (9.17%) .NET
2 37 (6.65%) WPF
3 29 (5.22%) Qt
4 28 (5.04%) HTML
5 24 (4.32%) .NET Framework
6 20 (3.60%) OpenMP
7 19 (3.42%) HTML5
8 14 (2.52%) JSON
8 14 (2.52%) OpenACC
9 13 (2.34%) CSS
10 11 (1.98%) OpenGL
10 11 (1.98%) Vulkan
10 11 (1.98%) Web Services
11 10 (1.80%) ASP.NET
11 10 (1.80%) React
12 9 (1.62%) WinForms
13 8 (1.44%) OpenCL
13 8 (1.44%) QML
13 8 (1.44%) VTK
14 7 (1.26%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 120 (21.58%) Algorithms
2 76 (13.67%) Embedded Systems
3 49 (8.81%) IoT
4 34 (6.12%) Analogue Electronics
5 29 (5.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 28 (5.04%) CUDA
7 27 (4.86%) FPGA
8 26 (4.68%) Product Ownership
9 25 (4.50%) Robotics
10 21 (3.78%) Mobile App
11 19 (3.42%) VHDL
12 18 (3.24%) Data Structures
12 18 (3.24%) Satnav
13 16 (2.88%) Device Driver
13 16 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
14 15 (2.70%) Raspberry Pi
14 15 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
15 12 (2.16%) Distributed Systems
16 10 (1.80%) Digital Media
17 7 (1.26%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 214 (38.49%) Linux
2 96 (17.27%) Windows
3 44 (7.91%) Embedded Linux
4 40 (7.19%) Unix
5 14 (2.52%) Ubuntu
6 13 (2.34%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.90%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.72%) AIX
9 3 (0.54%) Android
10 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.18%) CentOS
11 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (65.11%) Software Engineering
2 145 (26.08%) Problem-Solving
3 125 (22.48%) Mathematics
4 123 (22.12%) Computer Science
5 106 (19.06%) Agile
6 102 (18.35%) Physics
7 68 (12.23%) Software Testing
8 61 (10.97%) Multithreading
9 60 (10.79%) Artificial Intelligence
10 52 (9.35%) DevOps
10 52 (9.35%) Machine Learning
11 50 (8.99%) SDLC
12 49 (8.81%) Code Quality
13 44 (7.91%) Customer Requirements
14 43 (7.73%) Collaborative Working
14 43 (7.73%) Parallel Programming
15 42 (7.55%) Signal Processing
16 39 (7.01%) Software Architecture
17 38 (6.83%) Prototyping
18 37 (6.65%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 291 (52.34%) C++
2 206 (37.05%) Python
3 128 (23.02%) C#
4 89 (16.01%) Java
5 74 (13.31%) Embedded C
6 62 (11.15%) Fortran
7 52 (9.35%) MATLAB
8 45 (8.09%) JavaScript
9 38 (6.83%) Bash
10 24 (4.32%) Perl
10 24 (4.32%) XAML
11 17 (3.06%) PowerShell
12 15 (2.70%) Haskell
13 13 (2.34%) Embedded C++
14 12 (2.16%) Go
15 10 (1.80%) Assembly Language
16 8 (1.44%) C-shell
16 8 (1.44%) SQL
17 6 (1.08%) PHP
18 5 (0.90%) VB
Qualifications
1 268 (48.20%) Degree
2 99 (17.81%) Security Cleared
3 82 (14.75%) PhD
4 72 (12.95%) Master's Degree
5 67 (12.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 51 (9.17%) SC Cleared
7 31 (5.58%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.16%) HND
9 4 (0.72%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.18%) HNC
11 1 (0.18%) MCP
11 1 (0.18%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.55%) QA
2 22 (3.96%) ISO 26262
3 21 (3.78%) Automotive SPICE
3 21 (3.78%) MISRA
4 18 (3.24%) Software Quality Assurance
5 14 (2.52%) AUTOSAR
6 8 (1.44%) ISO 13485
7 4 (0.72%) GDPR
8 2 (0.36%) PMO
9 1 (0.18%) IEC 62304
9 1 (0.18%) JTAG
9 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 91 (16.37%) Firmware
2 49 (8.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.62%) Docker
4 4 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.62%) Ansible
1 9 (1.62%) Functional Safety
2 6 (1.08%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.36%) Grafana
3 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.36%) Terraform
4 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 71 (12.77%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.78%) IBM
2 21 (3.78%) Lauterbach
3 20 (3.60%) SAP
4 19 (3.42%) Xilinx
5 8 (1.44%) Oracle
6 7 (1.26%) Facebook
6 7 (1.26%) Instagram
7 6 (1.08%) EMC
8 4 (0.72%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.72%) Renesas
8 4 (0.72%) VMware
9 3 (0.54%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.54%) Google
9 3 (0.54%) Samsung
10 2 (0.36%) Splunk
10 2 (0.36%) Thales
11 1 (0.18%) Ivanti
11 1 (0.18%) Optimizely
11 1 (0.18%) Sitecore