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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 220 207
Rank change year-on-year +82 -13 +16
Permanent jobs citing C 2,089 1,738 3,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.12% 1.67% 1.98%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.28% 3.87% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,673 934 1,039
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,913 £34,990
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £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 33,269 44,878 84,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.74% 43.24% 53.88%
Number of salaries quoted 25,012 28,616 44,114
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,171
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £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 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +1.85% +8.00%

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 3 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 3 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 +55 1,807 £55,000 -8.33% 556
England +84 1,752 £57,500 -8.00% 615
Work from Home +71 772 £55,000 -12.00% 253
South East +33 529 £56,500 -5.83% 147
South West +59 282 £57,500 -8.00% 114
East of England +32 258 £60,000 -7.69% 136
North of England +58 234 £55,000 +4.76% 60
London +29 228 £82,500 +18.80% 95
Scotland -11 228 £52,500 -4.55% 44
Midlands +18 216 £52,500 -4.55% 64
North West +64 130 £55,000 - 40
West Midlands -22 119 £60,000 -25.00% 26
East Midlands +47 97 £50,000 -4.76% 38
Yorkshire +22 80 £50,000 +17.65% 15
Wales +37 49 £50,000 - 6
North East +13 24 £60,000 -4.00% 6
Northern Ireland +39 13 £55,000 +37.50% 1

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 (1.77%) Apache
2 20 (0.96%) Apache Spark
3 14 (0.67%) Confluence
4 12 (0.57%) nginx
5 8 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 7 (0.34%) CMS
7 5 (0.24%) IIS
7 5 (0.24%) Kinematics
7 5 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.19%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
9 3 (0.14%) Kentico
9 3 (0.14%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.096%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.096%) Liferay
10 2 (0.096%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.048%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.048%) WordPress
Applications
1 116 (5.55%) Simulink
2 33 (1.58%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.62%) CANalyzer
4 9 (0.43%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.24%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.14%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.096%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.096%) 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 7 (0.34%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.096%) SAP MII
6 1 (0.048%) MIS ActiveH
6 1 (0.048%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.048%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 112 (5.36%) AWS
2 80 (3.83%) Azure
3 43 (2.06%) GitHub
4 32 (1.53%) SaaS
5 23 (1.10%) Serverless
6 22 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (0.96%) Power Platform
8 16 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (0.57%) GCP
10 9 (0.43%) AWS IoT
10 9 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.19%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.19%) WhatsApp
14 3 (0.14%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.14%) dbt
14 3 (0.14%) Kontent
14 3 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 161 (7.71%) Wireless
2 97 (4.64%) TCP/IP
3 77 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
4 72 (3.45%) Ethernet
5 60 (2.87%) RS-232
6 58 (2.78%) Bluetooth
7 41 (1.96%) RS-485
8 38 (1.82%) Internet
9 37 (1.77%) Network Security
10 25 (1.20%) J1939
11 22 (1.05%) MQTT
12 17 (0.81%) 5G
12 17 (0.81%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.77%) 4G
14 15 (0.72%) 3G
14 15 (0.72%) Firewall
15 13 (0.62%) HTTP
15 13 (0.62%) Wireshark
16 12 (0.57%) DNS
16 12 (0.57%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (2.58%) SQL Server
3 46 (2.20%) MongoDB
4 32 (1.53%) MySQL
5 29 (1.39%) Relational Database
6 15 (0.72%) Big Data
7 14 (0.67%) Power BI
8 11 (0.53%) RDBMS
9 10 (0.48%) DynamoDB
10 9 (0.43%) Data Mining
11 7 (0.34%) SQLite
12 6 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
13 5 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
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
1 166 (7.95%) Git
2 98 (4.69%) Jenkins
2 98 (4.69%) JIRA
3 93 (4.45%) Visual Studio
4 54 (2.58%) Subversion
5 42 (2.01%) LabVIEW
6 33 (1.58%) GitLab
7 31 (1.48%) Rational Rhapsody
8 21 (1.01%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.01%) Plastic SCM
9 19 (0.91%) Bitbucket
10 15 (0.72%) Eclipse
11 14 (0.67%) ClearQuest
11 14 (0.67%) GDB
12 10 (0.48%) GNU Toolchain
13 9 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
13 9 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
14 7 (0.34%) CMake
14 7 (0.34%) TestRail
15 6 (0.29%) CANoe
General
1 436 (20.87%) Electronics
2 411 (19.67%) Social Skills
3 221 (10.58%) Manufacturing
4 197 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
5 184 (8.81%) Automotive
6 143 (6.85%) Finance
7 111 (5.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 107 (5.12%) Telecoms
9 104 (4.98%) Marketing
10 101 (4.83%) Aerospace
11 68 (3.26%) Public Sector
12 39 (1.87%) Law
12 39 (1.87%) Retail
13 35 (1.68%) Legal
13 35 (1.68%) Military
14 27 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
16 16 (0.77%) Games
17 14 (0.67%) Brand Awareness
18 13 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1,001 (47.92%) Software Engineer
2 599 (28.67%) Embedded Engineer
3 472 (22.59%) Senior
4 423 (20.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 281 (13.45%) Developer
6 254 (12.16%) Senior Software Engineer
7 163 (7.80%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 161 (7.71%) Lead
9 132 (6.32%) C++ Software Engineer
10 131 (6.27%) Software Developer
11 107 (5.12%) C Software Engineer
12 99 (4.74%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 88 (4.21%) Firmware Engineer
14 84 (4.02%) Architect
15 83 (3.97%) C++ Developer
16 80 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
17 79 (3.78%) Linux Engineer
18 74 (3.54%) Embedded Developer
19 73 (3.49%) Junior
20 66 (3.16%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (6.85%) .NET
2 82 (3.93%) HTML
3 75 (3.59%) Yocto
4 61 (2.92%) WPF
5 54 (2.58%) Qt
6 50 (2.39%) Node.js
7 49 (2.35%) REST
8 46 (2.20%) CSS
9 44 (2.11%) Web Services
10 42 (2.01%) React
11 39 (1.87%) .NET Framework
12 37 (1.77%) SOAP
13 31 (1.48%) RESTful
14 28 (1.34%) XML
15 26 (1.24%) HTML5
16 25 (1.20%) JSON
17 24 (1.15%) ASP.NET
17 24 (1.15%) Django
18 23 (1.10%) Middleware
19 22 (1.05%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 233 (11.15%) Embedded Systems
2 222 (10.63%) Algorithms
3 162 (7.75%) IoT
4 118 (5.65%) FPGA
5 74 (3.54%) Device Driver
6 71 (3.40%) VHDL
7 64 (3.06%) Distributed Systems
8 59 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
9 49 (2.35%) Analogue Electronics
9 49 (2.35%) Data Structures
10 47 (2.25%) Greenfield Project
11 46 (2.20%) Robotics
12 38 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
12 38 (1.82%) CUDA
13 35 (1.68%) PKI
14 34 (1.63%) Verilog
15 33 (1.58%) Product Ownership
16 32 (1.53%) Raspberry Pi
17 29 (1.39%) Mobile App
18 27 (1.29%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 829 (39.68%) Linux
2 204 (9.77%) Embedded Linux
3 178 (8.52%) Windows
4 76 (3.64%) Unix
5 63 (3.02%) Android
6 48 (2.30%) Ubuntu
7 38 (1.82%) FreeRTOS
8 32 (1.53%) Apple iOS
9 22 (1.05%) AIX
9 22 (1.05%) Debian
10 14 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.57%) Windows 10
12 6 (0.29%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.24%) Mac OS
13 5 (0.24%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.14%) CentOS
14 3 (0.14%) Kali Linux
15 2 (0.096%) Solaris
15 2 (0.096%) Windows Embedded Compact
16 1 (0.048%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,356 (64.91%) Software Engineering
2 398 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
3 396 (18.96%) Computer Science
4 368 (17.62%) Agile
5 222 (10.63%) Mathematics
6 165 (7.90%) DevOps
7 164 (7.85%) Software Testing
8 163 (7.80%) Test Automation
9 162 (7.75%) Physics
10 135 (6.46%) Mentoring
11 132 (6.32%) Cybersecurity
12 129 (6.18%) Open Source
13 127 (6.08%) SDLC
14 115 (5.51%) Embedded Software Development
15 114 (5.46%) OO
16 104 (4.98%) Artificial Intelligence
16 104 (4.98%) Multithreading
17 103 (4.93%) Software Architecture
18 102 (4.88%) Machine Learning
19 101 (4.83%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 931 (44.57%) C++
2 716 (34.27%) Python
3 415 (19.87%) C#
4 386 (18.48%) Embedded C
5 317 (15.17%) Java
6 149 (7.13%) Bash
7 144 (6.89%) SQL
8 133 (6.37%) MATLAB
9 130 (6.22%) Rust
10 127 (6.08%) JavaScript
11 64 (3.06%) Go
12 63 (3.02%) Ada
13 59 (2.82%) Fortran
13 59 (2.82%) Perl
14 56 (2.68%) VB
15 52 (2.49%) Embedded C++
16 47 (2.25%) PHP
17 39 (1.87%) Shell Script
18 33 (1.58%) Assembly Language
19 32 (1.53%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 710 (33.99%) Degree
2 264 (12.64%) Security Cleared
3 124 (5.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 107 (5.12%) Master's Degree
5 103 (4.93%) PhD
6 83 (3.97%) SC Cleared
7 54 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
8 51 (2.44%) DV Cleared
9 25 (1.20%) HND
10 13 (0.62%) HNC
11 9 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.34%) 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%) CESG Certified Professional
16 3 (0.14%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (3.78%) QA
2 57 (2.73%) MISRA
3 37 (1.77%) ISO 26262
4 27 (1.29%) Automotive SPICE
4 27 (1.29%) AUTOSAR
5 24 (1.15%) ISO 13485
6 21 (1.01%) Software Quality Assurance
7 18 (0.86%) GDPR
8 15 (0.72%) Def Stans
9 13 (0.62%) JTAG
10 10 (0.48%) IEC 62304
10 10 (0.48%) MISRA C
11 9 (0.43%) ISO 9001
12 8 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 8 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.38%) IEC 61508
13 7 (0.34%) DO-178B
14 6 (0.29%) NIST
15 5 (0.24%) NCSC
16 3 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 354 (16.95%) Firmware
2 192 (9.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 68 (3.26%) Docker
4 4 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.14%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.096%) Ceph
6 2 (0.096%) Kamailio
6 2 (0.096%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.096%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.048%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.048%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.048%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 75 (3.59%) Kubernetes
2 32 (1.53%) Ansible
3 20 (0.96%) Progress Chef
4 19 (0.91%) Terraform
5 14 (0.67%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.24%) Grafana
7 4 (0.19%) Nagios
7 4 (0.19%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.19%) Puppet
8 3 (0.14%) logstash
8 3 (0.14%) Podman
9 2 (0.096%) Knative
9 2 (0.096%) Packer
10 1 (0.048%) Consul
10 1 (0.048%) Kibana
10 1 (0.048%) SCCM
Vendors
1 110 (5.27%) Microsoft
2 59 (2.82%) SAP
3 35 (1.68%) Oracle
4 30 (1.44%) IBM
5 29 (1.39%) Micro Focus
5 29 (1.39%) Red Hat
5 29 (1.39%) Xilinx
6 23 (1.10%) Google
7 21 (1.01%) Lauterbach
8 20 (0.96%) EMC
9 10 (0.48%) Altera
9 10 (0.48%) Atlassian
10 9 (0.43%) Renesas
10 9 (0.43%) Twitter
11 8 (0.38%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.38%) Motorola
12 7 (0.34%) Cadence
12 7 (0.34%) Facebook
12 7 (0.34%) Instagram
12 7 (0.34%) NVIDIA