C
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 231 207
Rank change year-on-year +98 -24 +15
Permanent jobs citing C 2,105 1,639 3,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.11% 1.65% 2.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.34% 3.80% 3.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,683 891 1,065
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £34,696
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,571 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.09% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%

All Programming Languages
UK

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 33,218 43,078 87,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.25% 43.31% 53.99%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 27,599 43,697
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,375 £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%

C
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for C in the UK

C
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for C in the UK

C
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the UK

C
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +59 1,813 £55,000 -8.33% 636
England +88 1,773 £57,500 -8.00% 735
Work from Home +78 771 £55,000 -12.00% 299
South East +41 529 £55,000 -8.33% 186
South West +65 288 £57,500 -17.86% 121
East of England +36 262 £60,000 -7.69% 155
North of England +53 238 £55,000 +4.76% 63
London +40 236 £82,500 +18.80% 139
Scotland -11 219 £52,500 -4.55% 42
Midlands +12 215 £52,500 -4.55% 70
North West +53 133 £55,000 - 38
West Midlands -11 115 £60,000 -17.24% 32
East Midlands +50 100 £47,500 -5.00% 38
Yorkshire +33 81 £50,000 +17.65% 20
Wales +43 50 £50,000 -9.09% 11
North East +16 24 £60,000 -4.00% 6
Northern Ireland +42 13 £55,000 +12.24%

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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (1.76%) Apache
2 25 (1.19%) Apache Spark
3 16 (0.76%) Confluence
4 12 (0.57%) nginx
5 8 (0.38%) CMS
5 8 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.29%) IIS
6 6 (0.29%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.24%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.19%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.19%) Kentico
9 3 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.14%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.095%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.095%) Liferay
10 2 (0.095%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.048%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.048%) WordPress
Applications
1 122 (5.80%) Simulink
2 33 (1.57%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.62%) CANalyzer
4 11 (0.52%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.24%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.14%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.095%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.095%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.048%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.048%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.048%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.29%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.095%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.048%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.048%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.048%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 111 (5.27%) AWS
2 81 (3.85%) Azure
3 43 (2.04%) GitHub
4 32 (1.52%) SaaS
5 23 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (1.09%) Serverless
6 20 (0.95%) Power Platform
7 16 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (0.52%) GCP
9 10 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (0.43%) AWS IoT
11 8 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.24%) WhatsApp
13 4 (0.19%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.19%) Kontent
14 3 (0.14%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.14%) dbt
14 3 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 153 (7.27%) Wireless
2 93 (4.42%) TCP/IP
3 74 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
4 70 (3.33%) Ethernet
5 59 (2.80%) RS-232
6 57 (2.71%) Bluetooth
7 41 (1.95%) RS-485
8 40 (1.90%) Internet
9 39 (1.85%) Network Security
10 24 (1.14%) J1939
11 22 (1.05%) MQTT
12 17 (0.81%) 5G
12 17 (0.81%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.76%) Firewall
14 15 (0.71%) Wireshark
15 14 (0.67%) 4G
15 14 (0.67%) HTTP
16 12 (0.57%) 3G
16 12 (0.57%) DNS
16 12 (0.57%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (2.85%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (2.57%) SQL Server
3 45 (2.14%) MongoDB
4 28 (1.33%) MySQL
5 26 (1.24%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.76%) Big Data
7 14 (0.67%) Power BI
8 10 (0.48%) DynamoDB
9 9 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
9 9 (0.43%) Data Mining
10 8 (0.38%) RDBMS
11 7 (0.33%) SQLite
12 6 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
13 5 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.24%) Metadata
13 5 (0.24%) NoSQL
14 4 (0.19%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.19%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 169 (8.03%) Git
2 102 (4.85%) Jenkins
3 99 (4.70%) JIRA
4 93 (4.42%) Visual Studio
5 55 (2.61%) Subversion
6 42 (2.00%) LabVIEW
7 35 (1.66%) GitLab
8 30 (1.43%) Rational Rhapsody
9 21 (1.00%) ClearCase
9 21 (1.00%) Plastic SCM
10 20 (0.95%) Bitbucket
11 16 (0.76%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.67%) ClearQuest
12 14 (0.67%) GDB
13 10 (0.48%) GNU Toolchain
13 10 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
14 9 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
15 7 (0.33%) CMake
15 7 (0.33%) TestRail
16 6 (0.29%) CANoe
General
1 441 (20.95%) Electronics
2 416 (19.76%) Social Skills
3 217 (10.31%) Manufacturing
4 197 (9.36%) Analytical Skills
5 181 (8.60%) Automotive
6 139 (6.60%) Finance
7 103 (4.89%) Aerospace
8 102 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 102 (4.85%) Telecoms
9 101 (4.80%) Marketing
10 62 (2.95%) Public Sector
11 39 (1.85%) Law
11 39 (1.85%) Retail
12 35 (1.66%) Legal
12 35 (1.66%) Military
13 27 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (0.90%) Games
15 18 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
16 14 (0.67%) Brand Awareness
17 13 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1,001 (47.55%) Software Engineer
2 598 (28.41%) Embedded Engineer
3 478 (22.71%) Senior
4 419 (19.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 288 (13.68%) Developer
6 259 (12.30%) Senior Software Engineer
7 164 (7.79%) Lead
8 162 (7.70%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 135 (6.41%) Software Developer
10 133 (6.32%) C++ Software Engineer
11 110 (5.23%) C Software Engineer
12 98 (4.66%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 85 (4.04%) Architect
13 85 (4.04%) Firmware Engineer
14 81 (3.85%) C++ Developer
14 81 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
15 78 (3.71%) Linux Engineer
16 75 (3.56%) Embedded Developer
17 71 (3.37%) Junior
18 67 (3.18%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (6.79%) .NET
2 79 (3.75%) HTML
3 69 (3.28%) Yocto
4 62 (2.95%) WPF
5 53 (2.52%) Qt
6 50 (2.38%) Node.js
7 49 (2.33%) REST
8 44 (2.09%) CSS
8 44 (2.09%) Web Services
9 43 (2.04%) React
10 38 (1.81%) .NET Framework
10 38 (1.81%) SOAP
11 32 (1.52%) RESTful
12 27 (1.28%) XML
13 25 (1.19%) ASP.NET
13 25 (1.19%) Django
13 25 (1.19%) HTML5
13 25 (1.19%) JSON
14 23 (1.09%) Middleware
15 22 (1.05%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 233 (11.07%) Embedded Systems
2 223 (10.59%) Algorithms
3 158 (7.51%) IoT
4 120 (5.70%) FPGA
5 73 (3.47%) VHDL
6 70 (3.33%) Device Driver
7 67 (3.18%) Distributed Systems
8 61 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
9 51 (2.42%) Data Structures
10 50 (2.38%) Analogue Electronics
11 49 (2.33%) Robotics
12 42 (2.00%) Greenfield Project
13 38 (1.81%) CUDA
14 36 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
15 35 (1.66%) PKI
16 34 (1.62%) Product Ownership
16 34 (1.62%) Verilog
17 30 (1.43%) Raspberry Pi
18 29 (1.38%) Mobile App
19 28 (1.33%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 842 (40.00%) Linux
2 211 (10.02%) Embedded Linux
3 185 (8.79%) Windows
4 76 (3.61%) Unix
5 64 (3.04%) Android
6 48 (2.28%) Ubuntu
7 39 (1.85%) FreeRTOS
8 32 (1.52%) Apple iOS
9 22 (1.05%) AIX
9 22 (1.05%) Debian
10 12 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 12 (0.57%) Windows 10
11 6 (0.29%) ThreadX
12 5 (0.24%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.24%) Mac OS
12 5 (0.24%) VxWorks
13 3 (0.14%) CentOS
13 3 (0.14%) Windows Embedded Compact
14 2 (0.095%) Solaris
15 1 (0.048%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,360 (64.61%) Software Engineering
2 405 (19.24%) Problem-Solving
3 393 (18.67%) Computer Science
4 377 (17.91%) Agile
5 216 (10.26%) Mathematics
6 171 (8.12%) DevOps
7 165 (7.84%) Software Testing
8 163 (7.74%) Test Automation
9 154 (7.32%) Physics
10 134 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
11 133 (6.32%) Mentoring
12 132 (6.27%) Open Source
13 130 (6.18%) SDLC
14 116 (5.51%) Embedded Software Development
15 114 (5.42%) Artificial Intelligence
16 111 (5.27%) OO
17 108 (5.13%) Machine Learning
18 105 (4.99%) Multithreading
19 101 (4.80%) Validation
20 98 (4.66%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 944 (44.85%) C++
2 722 (34.30%) Python
3 419 (19.90%) C#
4 390 (18.53%) Embedded C
5 321 (15.25%) Java
6 150 (7.13%) Bash
7 142 (6.75%) SQL
8 138 (6.56%) MATLAB
9 132 (6.27%) Rust
10 130 (6.18%) JavaScript
11 66 (3.14%) Go
12 61 (2.90%) Ada
12 61 (2.90%) Perl
13 59 (2.80%) Fortran
14 56 (2.66%) VB
15 55 (2.61%) Embedded C++
16 44 (2.09%) PHP
17 38 (1.81%) Shell Script
18 33 (1.57%) Assembly Language
18 33 (1.57%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 712 (33.82%) Degree
2 273 (12.97%) Security Cleared
3 125 (5.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 106 (5.04%) Master's Degree
5 101 (4.80%) PhD
6 83 (3.94%) SC Cleared
7 57 (2.71%) DV Cleared
8 53 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (1.19%) HND
10 13 (0.62%) HNC
11 9 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.33%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.29%) SANS
14 5 (0.24%) CISA
14 5 (0.24%) CISM
14 5 (0.24%) CISSP
14 5 (0.24%) CRISC
14 5 (0.24%) MCAD
15 4 (0.19%) CCNA
15 4 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (3.71%) QA
2 58 (2.76%) MISRA
3 37 (1.76%) ISO 26262
4 26 (1.24%) AUTOSAR
5 25 (1.19%) Automotive SPICE
6 24 (1.14%) ISO 13485
7 21 (1.00%) Software Quality Assurance
8 18 (0.86%) GDPR
9 15 (0.71%) Def Stans
10 14 (0.67%) JTAG
11 11 (0.52%) MISRA C
12 10 (0.48%) IEC 62304
13 9 (0.43%) ISO 9001
14 8 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 8 (0.38%) Data Quality
14 8 (0.38%) IEC 61508
15 6 (0.29%) DO-178B
15 6 (0.29%) NIST
16 5 (0.24%) NCSC
17 3 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 357 (16.96%) Firmware
2 192 (9.12%) Embedded Firmware
3 66 (3.14%) Docker
4 6 (0.29%) Ceph
4 6 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.14%) Active Directory
7 2 (0.095%) Kamailio
8 1 (0.048%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.048%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.048%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 77 (3.66%) Kubernetes
2 38 (1.81%) Ansible
3 23 (1.09%) Terraform
4 20 (0.95%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.67%) Functional Safety
6 6 (0.29%) Knative
7 5 (0.24%) Grafana
7 5 (0.24%) Nagios
8 4 (0.19%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.19%) Puppet
9 3 (0.14%) logstash
9 3 (0.14%) Podman
10 1 (0.048%) Kibana
10 1 (0.048%) Packer
10 1 (0.048%) SCCM
Vendors
1 111 (5.27%) Microsoft
2 53 (2.52%) SAP
3 35 (1.66%) Oracle
4 33 (1.57%) Xilinx
5 30 (1.43%) IBM
6 29 (1.38%) Micro Focus
7 27 (1.28%) Red Hat
8 21 (1.00%) EMC
8 21 (1.00%) Google
8 21 (1.00%) Lauterbach
9 10 (0.48%) Altera
9 10 (0.48%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.48%) Renesas
10 9 (0.43%) Twitter
11 8 (0.38%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.38%) Motorola
11 8 (0.38%) Sitecore
12 7 (0.33%) Cadence
12 7 (0.33%) Facebook
12 7 (0.33%) NVIDIA