Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring MFC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MFC over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 855 901 1187
Rank change year-on-year +46 +286 -237
Permanent jobs citing MFC 49 18 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.045% 0.019% 0.044%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.22% 0.067% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 45 15 62
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,650 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -19.05% -4.55%
75th Percentile £82,500 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile - £66,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £42,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +41.18% -19.05% -4.55%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

MFC falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 22,074 26,882 71,165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 20.09% 29.07% 41.19%
Number of salaries quoted 16,295 17,588 29,917
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

MFC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for MFC in the UK

MFC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for MFC in the UK

MFC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MFC over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for MFC in the UK

MFC
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
UK excluding London -19 49 £60,000 +41.18% 5
England +59 45 £60,000 +41.18% 8
South East -14 17 £80,000 +28.00%
Work from Home +41 16 £80,000 +46.79% 4
East Midlands - 16 £45,000 - 2
Midlands - 16 £45,000 - 2
South West -33 10 £60,000 +8.60% 1
Scotland - 4 £57,500 -
East of England - 2 £60,000 - 1

MFC
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:

Development Applications
1 16 (32.65%) Subversion
1 16 (32.65%) Visual Studio
2 15 (30.61%) CMake
3 1 (2.04%) Git
General
1 16 (32.65%) Military
2 8 (16.33%) Law
3 2 (4.08%) Retail
4 1 (2.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 36 (73.47%) Software Engineer
2 16 (32.65%) C++ Software Engineer
3 14 (28.57%) Senior
3 14 (28.57%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 14 (28.57%) Senior Software Engineer
4 10 (20.41%) Embedded Engineer
5 8 (16.33%) Developer
5 8 (16.33%) Embedded Developer
5 8 (16.33%) Embedded Software Developer
5 8 (16.33%) Software Developer
6 5 (10.20%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 3 (6.12%) Lead
7 3 (6.12%) Lead Software Engineer
8 1 (2.04%) C++ Developer
8 1 (2.04%) C++ Software Developer
8 1 (2.04%) Design Engineer
8 1 (2.04%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 1 (2.04%) Embedded C++ Developer
8 1 (2.04%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
8 1 (2.04%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (55.10%) Qt
2 26 (53.06%) STL
3 17 (34.69%) XML
4 16 (32.65%) .NET
5 10 (20.41%) HTML
6 8 (16.33%) CSS
7 1 (2.04%) QML
7 1 (2.04%) React
Miscellaneous
1 16 (32.65%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.04%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 44 (89.80%) Linux
2 27 (55.10%) Windows
3 1 (2.04%) Android
3 1 (2.04%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 18 (36.73%) Computer Science
3 16 (32.65%) Agile
3 16 (32.65%) Change Control
3 16 (32.65%) Configuration Management
3 16 (32.65%) Fault Analysis
3 16 (32.65%) Mathematics
3 16 (32.65%) OO
4 15 (30.61%) Mentoring
4 15 (30.61%) Technical Leadership
5 10 (20.41%) Multithreaded Programming
5 10 (20.41%) Multithreading
6 8 (16.33%) Integration Testing
7 2 (4.08%) Code Quality
7 2 (4.08%) Kalman Filter
7 2 (4.08%) Performance Optimisation
7 2 (4.08%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (2.04%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 39 (79.59%) C++
2 19 (38.78%) C
3 18 (36.73%) C#
4 16 (32.65%) Assembly Language
4 16 (32.65%) SQL
4 16 (32.65%) VB
5 9 (18.37%) JavaScript
5 9 (18.37%) TypeScript
6 2 (4.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (59.18%) Degree
2 18 (36.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 14 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 8 (16.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) QA