C Jobs in England

C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 138 231 191
Rank change year-on-year +93 -40 +32
Permanent jobs citing C 1,817 1,363 3,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.00% 1.62% 2.16%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.40% 3.83% 4.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,394 722 933
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,733 £34,992
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,444 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,125 £89,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
England

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 England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 28,379 35,627 75,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.19% 42.34% 53.57%
Number of salaries quoted 22,712 23,854 38,653
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,805 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for C in England

C
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for C in England

C
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for C in England

C
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the England 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
South East +25 556 £55,000 -4.35% 134
South West +61 292 £57,500 -17.86% 102
East of England +38 262 £60,000 -7.69% 95
North of England +71 249 £55,000 +1.85% 64
London +47 240 £82,500 +18.80% 99
Midlands +41 213 £52,500 -4.55% 57
North West +72 138 £55,000 -8.33% 38
West Midlands -16 107 £60,000 - 25
East Midlands +61 106 £47,500 - 32
Yorkshire +31 89 £50,000 +17.65% 22
North East +5 22 £60,000 -4.00% 5
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 33 (1.82%) Apache
2 25 (1.38%) Apache Spark
3 14 (0.77%) Confluence
4 12 (0.66%) nginx
5 8 (0.44%) CMS
5 8 (0.44%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.33%) IIS
6 6 (0.33%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.22%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.22%) Kentico
9 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.11%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.11%) Liferay
10 2 (0.11%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.055%) WordPress
Applications
1 114 (6.27%) Simulink
2 33 (1.82%) Stateflow
3 11 (0.61%) CANalyzer
3 11 (0.61%) GNU Octave
4 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.28%) Doxygen
6 3 (0.17%) TargetLink
7 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
8 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (0.055%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.055%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.055%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
2 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.11%) SAP MII
4 1 (0.055%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.055%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 89 (4.90%) AWS
2 68 (3.74%) Azure
3 36 (1.98%) GitHub
4 29 (1.60%) SaaS
5 20 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (0.94%) Power Platform
7 11 (0.61%) Serverless
8 10 (0.55%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (0.55%) GCP
9 7 (0.39%) AWS IoT
9 7 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.28%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (0.28%) WhatsApp
11 4 (0.22%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.22%) Kontent
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.17%) dbt
13 2 (0.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 84 (4.62%) Wireless
2 80 (4.40%) TCP/IP
3 53 (2.92%) Wi-Fi
4 48 (2.64%) Bluetooth
5 44 (2.42%) RS-232
6 42 (2.31%) RS-485
7 39 (2.15%) Internet
8 38 (2.09%) Ethernet
9 22 (1.21%) J1939
10 21 (1.16%) MQTT
11 19 (1.05%) Network Security
12 17 (0.94%) 5G
12 17 (0.94%) ZigBee
13 15 (0.83%) 4G
13 15 (0.83%) Firewall
14 14 (0.77%) HTTP
15 13 (0.72%) 3G
16 12 (0.66%) DNS
17 11 (0.61%) Wireshark
18 9 (0.50%) OFDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
2 41 (2.26%) MongoDB
3 39 (2.15%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.16%) MySQL
5 18 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.88%) Big Data
7 14 (0.77%) Power BI
8 9 (0.50%) Apache Cassandra
8 9 (0.50%) Data Mining
9 7 (0.39%) SQLite
10 6 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (0.33%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.33%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.22%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.22%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.22%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 151 (8.31%) Git
2 95 (5.23%) JIRA
3 94 (5.17%) Jenkins
4 87 (4.79%) Visual Studio
5 51 (2.81%) Subversion
6 37 (2.04%) GitLab
7 28 (1.54%) Rational Rhapsody
8 22 (1.21%) LabVIEW
9 21 (1.16%) ClearCase
9 21 (1.16%) Plastic SCM
10 17 (0.94%) Bitbucket
11 16 (0.88%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.77%) ClearQuest
13 13 (0.72%) GDB
14 10 (0.55%) GNU Toolchain
14 10 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
14 10 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
15 8 (0.44%) CMake
15 8 (0.44%) TestRail
16 7 (0.39%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 389 (21.41%) Electronics
2 329 (18.11%) Social Skills
3 163 (8.97%) Automotive
3 163 (8.97%) Manufacturing
4 162 (8.92%) Analytical Skills
5 125 (6.88%) Finance
6 96 (5.28%) Marketing
7 89 (4.90%) Aerospace
8 88 (4.84%) Telecoms
9 57 (3.14%) Public Sector
10 34 (1.87%) Retail
11 33 (1.82%) Law
12 29 (1.60%) Military
13 27 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (0.94%) Games
14 17 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 16 (0.88%) Legal
16 15 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
17 14 (0.77%) Brand Awareness
17 14 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 878 (48.32%) Software Engineer
2 504 (27.74%) Embedded Engineer
3 376 (20.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 370 (20.36%) Senior
5 250 (13.76%) Developer
6 202 (11.12%) Senior Software Engineer
7 164 (9.03%) Lead
8 128 (7.04%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 110 (6.05%) Software Developer
10 107 (5.89%) C++ Software Engineer
11 82 (4.51%) Systems Engineer
12 76 (4.18%) C Software Engineer
12 76 (4.18%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 75 (4.13%) C++ Developer
14 71 (3.91%) Embedded Developer
15 69 (3.80%) Architect
16 63 (3.47%) Linux Engineer
17 57 (3.14%) Firmware Engineer
18 51 (2.81%) Electronics Engineer
19 48 (2.64%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (7.04%) .NET
2 69 (3.80%) HTML
3 55 (3.03%) Qt
4 52 (2.86%) Yocto
5 51 (2.81%) WPF
6 46 (2.53%) REST
7 39 (2.15%) CSS
8 38 (2.09%) React
9 34 (1.87%) .NET Framework
9 34 (1.87%) SOAP
9 34 (1.87%) Web Services
10 33 (1.82%) Node.js
11 29 (1.60%) RESTful
12 25 (1.38%) ASP.NET
13 24 (1.32%) Django
14 23 (1.27%) HTML5
14 23 (1.27%) Middleware
14 23 (1.27%) OpenGL
15 22 (1.21%) JSON
15 22 (1.21%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 219 (12.05%) Algorithms
2 218 (12.00%) Embedded Systems
3 153 (8.42%) IoT
4 114 (6.27%) FPGA
5 71 (3.91%) VHDL
6 64 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
7 60 (3.30%) Distributed Systems
8 54 (2.97%) Device Driver
9 52 (2.86%) Robotics
10 50 (2.75%) Analogue Electronics
11 46 (2.53%) Data Structures
12 41 (2.26%) Greenfield Project
13 39 (2.15%) CUDA
14 34 (1.87%) Product Ownership
14 34 (1.87%) Verilog
15 32 (1.76%) PKI
16 31 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
17 30 (1.65%) Raspberry Pi
18 29 (1.60%) Cloud Native
18 29 (1.60%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 766 (42.16%) Linux
2 203 (11.17%) Embedded Linux
3 185 (10.18%) Windows
4 83 (4.57%) Unix
5 63 (3.47%) Android
6 46 (2.53%) Ubuntu
7 37 (2.04%) FreeRTOS
8 31 (1.71%) Apple iOS
9 18 (0.99%) AIX
9 18 (0.99%) Debian
10 13 (0.72%) Windows 10
11 11 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (0.39%) Kali Linux
13 6 (0.33%) ThreadX
14 5 (0.28%) Mac OS
15 3 (0.17%) CentOS
15 3 (0.17%) Windows Embedded Compact
16 1 (0.055%) VxWorks
16 1 (0.055%) Windows Server
16 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,150 (63.29%) Software Engineering
2 343 (18.88%) Agile
3 337 (18.55%) Problem-Solving
4 305 (16.79%) Computer Science
5 179 (9.85%) Mathematics
6 166 (9.14%) DevOps
7 165 (9.08%) Software Testing
8 142 (7.82%) Test Automation
9 134 (7.37%) Open Source
10 130 (7.15%) Physics
11 129 (7.10%) Cybersecurity
12 117 (6.44%) Mentoring
13 113 (6.22%) Artificial Intelligence
14 109 (6.00%) SDLC
15 104 (5.72%) Machine Learning
16 103 (5.67%) Embedded Software Development
17 100 (5.50%) Multithreading
18 97 (5.34%) OO
19 93 (5.12%) Validation
20 91 (5.01%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 849 (46.73%) C++
2 660 (36.32%) Python
3 342 (18.82%) C#
4 297 (16.35%) Embedded C
5 266 (14.64%) Java
6 145 (7.98%) Bash
7 134 (7.37%) SQL
8 130 (7.15%) MATLAB
9 128 (7.04%) JavaScript
10 119 (6.55%) Rust
11 70 (3.85%) Fortran
12 60 (3.30%) Go
13 56 (3.08%) Ada
13 56 (3.08%) Perl
14 54 (2.97%) VB
15 52 (2.86%) Embedded C++
16 38 (2.09%) PHP
17 33 (1.82%) Assembly Language
18 32 (1.76%) Shell Script
19 31 (1.71%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 608 (33.46%) Degree
2 284 (15.63%) Security Cleared
3 113 (6.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 103 (5.67%) Master's Degree
5 101 (5.56%) PhD
6 80 (4.40%) SC Cleared
7 62 (3.41%) DV Cleared
8 53 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (0.94%) HND
10 10 (0.55%) HNC
11 7 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.33%) SANS
13 5 (0.28%) CISA
13 5 (0.28%) CISM
13 5 (0.28%) CISSP
13 5 (0.28%) CRISC
14 4 (0.22%) CESG Certified Professional
15 3 (0.17%) CCNA
15 3 (0.17%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (3.58%) QA
2 47 (2.59%) MISRA
3 31 (1.71%) ISO 26262
4 24 (1.32%) AUTOSAR
5 22 (1.21%) Automotive SPICE
6 19 (1.05%) GDPR
7 18 (0.99%) Software Quality Assurance
8 16 (0.88%) ISO 13485
9 15 (0.83%) Def Stans
10 9 (0.50%) IEC 62304
10 9 (0.50%) MISRA C
11 8 (0.44%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.44%) IEC 61508
11 8 (0.44%) JTAG
12 6 (0.33%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.33%) NIST
13 4 (0.22%) DO-178B
13 4 (0.22%) NCSC
14 3 (0.17%) TickIT
15 2 (0.11%) HL7
System Software
1 270 (14.86%) Firmware
2 155 (8.53%) Embedded Firmware
3 63 (3.47%) Docker
4 7 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.33%) Ceph
6 4 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.11%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.055%) KVM
8 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 76 (4.18%) Kubernetes
2 40 (2.20%) Ansible
3 23 (1.27%) Terraform
4 21 (1.16%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.77%) Functional Safety
6 6 (0.33%) Knative
7 5 (0.28%) Grafana
7 5 (0.28%) Puppet
8 4 (0.22%) Nagios
8 4 (0.22%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.17%) logstash
9 3 (0.17%) Podman
10 1 (0.055%) Kibana
10 1 (0.055%) Packer
10 1 (0.055%) SCCM
Vendors
1 117 (6.44%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.42%) SAP
3 35 (1.93%) Xilinx
4 31 (1.71%) IBM
5 29 (1.60%) Micro Focus
6 28 (1.54%) Oracle
7 26 (1.43%) Red Hat
8 21 (1.16%) Lauterbach
9 20 (1.10%) Google
10 18 (0.99%) EMC
11 10 (0.55%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.44%) Altera
12 8 (0.44%) Green Hills
12 8 (0.44%) Motorola
12 8 (0.44%) Sitecore
13 7 (0.39%) Facebook
13 7 (0.39%) Instagram
13 7 (0.39%) NVIDIA
14 6 (0.33%) Renesas
14 6 (0.33%) Samsung