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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 136 228 212
Rank change year-on-year +92 -16 +7
Permanent jobs citing C 2,167 1,545 3,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.06% 1.63% 2.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.38% 3.85% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,709 856 1,033
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £91,875 £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 33,947 40,085 91,945
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.25% 42.29% 54.38%
Number of salaries quoted 25,291 26,714 43,327
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £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 £85,688 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £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 2 June 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 2 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 +61 1,867 £55,000 -8.33% 518
England +99 1,822 £57,500 -8.00% 591
Work from Home +67 772 £55,000 -12.00% 217
South East +28 559 £55,000 -4.35% 138
South West +65 293 £57,500 -17.86% 101
East of England +31 263 £60,000 -7.69% 106
North of England +71 249 £55,000 +3.29% 65
London +35 240 £82,500 +18.80% 107
Scotland -13 223 £52,500 -4.55% 47
Midlands +44 213 £52,500 -4.55% 55
North West +67 138 £55,000 -8.33% 39
West Midlands -13 107 £60,000 - 23
East Midlands +61 106 £47,500 - 32
Yorkshire +30 89 £50,000 +17.65% 22
Wales +46 54 £50,000 -9.09% 15
North East +4 22 £60,000 -4.00% 5
Northern Ireland +32 13 £55,000 -5.17% 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 (1.71%) Apache
2 25 (1.15%) Apache Spark
3 16 (0.74%) Confluence
4 12 (0.55%) nginx
5 8 (0.37%) CMS
5 8 (0.37%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.28%) IIS
6 6 (0.28%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.18%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.18%) Kentico
9 3 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.14%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.092%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.092%) Liferay
10 2 (0.092%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.046%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.046%) WordPress
Applications
1 124 (5.72%) Simulink
2 33 (1.52%) Stateflow
3 11 (0.51%) CANalyzer
3 11 (0.51%) GNU Octave
4 7 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.23%) Doxygen
6 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
6 3 (0.14%) TargetLink
7 2 (0.092%) Fusion 360
7 2 (0.092%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.046%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.046%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.046%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.28%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.092%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.046%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.046%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 109 (5.03%) AWS
2 84 (3.88%) Azure
3 42 (1.94%) GitHub
4 29 (1.34%) SaaS
5 24 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (1.06%) Serverless
7 20 (0.92%) Power Platform
8 16 (0.74%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (0.55%) GCP
10 10 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (0.32%) AWS IoT
13 5 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.23%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.18%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (0.18%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (0.18%) Kontent
15 3 (0.14%) Amazon EC2
15 3 (0.14%) dbt
15 3 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 152 (7.01%) Wireless
2 92 (4.25%) TCP/IP
3 74 (3.41%) Wi-Fi
4 69 (3.18%) Ethernet
5 60 (2.77%) RS-232
6 56 (2.58%) Bluetooth
7 45 (2.08%) RS-485
8 40 (1.85%) Internet
9 39 (1.80%) Network Security
10 22 (1.02%) J1939
10 22 (1.02%) MQTT
11 19 (0.88%) ZigBee
12 17 (0.78%) 5G
12 17 (0.78%) Wireshark
13 15 (0.69%) 4G
13 15 (0.69%) Firewall
14 14 (0.65%) HTTP
15 13 (0.60%) 3G
15 13 (0.60%) Modbus
16 12 (0.55%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (2.81%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (2.49%) SQL Server
3 45 (2.08%) MongoDB
4 27 (1.25%) MySQL
5 26 (1.20%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.74%) Big Data
7 14 (0.65%) Power BI
8 10 (0.46%) DynamoDB
9 9 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
9 9 (0.42%) Data Mining
10 8 (0.37%) RDBMS
11 7 (0.32%) SQLite
12 6 (0.28%) Amazon Aurora
12 6 (0.28%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.23%) Metadata
14 4 (0.18%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.18%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 174 (8.03%) Git
2 103 (4.75%) Jenkins
3 98 (4.52%) JIRA
4 94 (4.34%) Visual Studio
5 55 (2.54%) Subversion
6 42 (1.94%) LabVIEW
7 37 (1.71%) GitLab
8 28 (1.29%) Rational Rhapsody
9 21 (0.97%) ClearCase
9 21 (0.97%) Plastic SCM
10 20 (0.92%) Bitbucket
11 16 (0.74%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.65%) ClearQuest
13 13 (0.60%) GDB
14 10 (0.46%) GNU Toolchain
14 10 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
14 10 (0.46%) Team Foundation Server
15 8 (0.37%) CMake
15 8 (0.37%) TestRail
16 7 (0.32%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 448 (20.67%) Electronics
2 424 (19.57%) Social Skills
3 219 (10.11%) Manufacturing
4 194 (8.95%) Analytical Skills
5 174 (8.03%) Automotive
6 133 (6.14%) Finance
7 105 (4.85%) Aerospace
8 104 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 100 (4.61%) Telecoms
10 98 (4.52%) Marketing
11 59 (2.72%) Public Sector
12 39 (1.80%) Retail
13 37 (1.71%) Law
14 36 (1.66%) Legal
14 36 (1.66%) Military
15 27 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
16 22 (1.02%) Games
17 18 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (0.65%) Brand Awareness
18 14 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1,049 (48.41%) Software Engineer
2 624 (28.80%) Embedded Engineer
3 493 (22.75%) Senior
4 441 (20.35%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 295 (13.61%) Developer
6 276 (12.74%) Senior Software Engineer
7 167 (7.71%) Lead
8 166 (7.66%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 136 (6.28%) Software Developer
10 134 (6.18%) C++ Software Engineer
11 118 (5.45%) C Software Engineer
12 104 (4.80%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 90 (4.15%) Architect
14 84 (3.88%) Firmware Engineer
15 83 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
16 80 (3.69%) C++ Developer
16 80 (3.69%) Embedded Developer
17 77 (3.55%) Junior
18 74 (3.41%) Linux Engineer
19 70 (3.23%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (6.88%) .NET
2 82 (3.78%) HTML
3 66 (3.05%) WPF
3 66 (3.05%) Yocto
4 55 (2.54%) Qt
5 51 (2.35%) Node.js
6 50 (2.31%) REST
7 47 (2.17%) CSS
8 44 (2.03%) Web Services
9 43 (1.98%) React
10 39 (1.80%) .NET Framework
11 38 (1.75%) SOAP
12 32 (1.48%) RESTful
13 27 (1.25%) XML
14 26 (1.20%) Django
15 25 (1.15%) ASP.NET
15 25 (1.15%) HTML5
15 25 (1.15%) JSON
16 24 (1.11%) WinForms
17 23 (1.06%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 234 (10.80%) Embedded Systems
2 232 (10.71%) Algorithms
3 156 (7.20%) IoT
4 118 (5.45%) FPGA
5 74 (3.41%) VHDL
6 71 (3.28%) Distributed Systems
7 69 (3.18%) Device Driver
8 65 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
9 52 (2.40%) Robotics
10 51 (2.35%) Data Structures
11 50 (2.31%) Analogue Electronics
12 41 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
13 39 (1.80%) CUDA
14 35 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
14 35 (1.62%) PKI
14 35 (1.62%) Product Ownership
15 34 (1.57%) Verilog
16 30 (1.38%) Raspberry Pi
17 29 (1.34%) Cloud Native
17 29 (1.34%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 873 (40.29%) Linux
2 226 (10.43%) Embedded Linux
3 189 (8.72%) Windows
4 85 (3.92%) Unix
5 69 (3.18%) Android
6 50 (2.31%) Ubuntu
7 42 (1.94%) FreeRTOS
8 32 (1.48%) Apple iOS
9 22 (1.02%) AIX
9 22 (1.02%) Debian
10 13 (0.60%) Windows 10
11 11 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (0.32%) Kali Linux
13 6 (0.28%) ThreadX
14 5 (0.23%) Mac OS
14 5 (0.23%) VxWorks
15 3 (0.14%) CentOS
15 3 (0.14%) Windows Embedded Compact
16 2 (0.092%) Solaris
17 1 (0.046%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,411 (65.11%) Software Engineering
2 408 (18.83%) Computer Science
3 406 (18.74%) Problem-Solving
4 377 (17.40%) Agile
5 229 (10.57%) Mathematics
6 182 (8.40%) Software Testing
7 180 (8.31%) DevOps
8 167 (7.71%) Physics
9 160 (7.38%) Test Automation
10 147 (6.78%) SDLC
11 144 (6.65%) Open Source
12 134 (6.18%) Mentoring
13 132 (6.09%) Cybersecurity
14 120 (5.54%) Artificial Intelligence
15 114 (5.26%) Machine Learning
16 113 (5.21%) Embedded Software Development
17 112 (5.17%) OO
18 107 (4.94%) Multithreading
19 101 (4.66%) Validation
20 95 (4.38%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1,000 (46.15%) C++
2 745 (34.38%) Python
3 434 (20.03%) C#
4 407 (18.78%) Embedded C
5 329 (15.18%) Java
6 163 (7.52%) Bash
7 145 (6.69%) SQL
8 138 (6.37%) JavaScript
9 137 (6.32%) MATLAB
10 136 (6.28%) Rust
11 70 (3.23%) Fortran
12 68 (3.14%) Go
13 64 (2.95%) Perl
14 61 (2.81%) Embedded C++
15 58 (2.68%) Ada
15 58 (2.68%) VB
16 44 (2.03%) PHP
17 38 (1.75%) Shell Script
18 35 (1.62%) PowerShell
19 34 (1.57%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 733 (33.83%) Degree
2 286 (13.20%) Security Cleared
3 131 (6.05%) Computer Science Degree
4 116 (5.35%) Master's Degree
5 112 (5.17%) PhD
6 80 (3.69%) SC Cleared
7 64 (2.95%) DV Cleared
8 53 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (1.15%) HND
10 14 (0.65%) HNC
11 9 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.32%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.28%) SANS
14 5 (0.23%) CISA
14 5 (0.23%) CISM
14 5 (0.23%) CISSP
14 5 (0.23%) CRISC
14 5 (0.23%) MCAD
15 4 (0.18%) CESG Certified Professional
16 3 (0.14%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (3.37%) QA
2 55 (2.54%) MISRA
3 33 (1.52%) ISO 26262
4 24 (1.11%) AUTOSAR
4 24 (1.11%) ISO 13485
5 22 (1.02%) Automotive SPICE
6 19 (0.88%) GDPR
7 18 (0.83%) Software Quality Assurance
8 15 (0.69%) Def Stans
9 14 (0.65%) JTAG
10 10 (0.46%) IEC 62304
11 9 (0.42%) MISRA C
12 8 (0.37%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 8 (0.37%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.37%) IEC 61508
12 8 (0.37%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.28%) DO-178B
13 6 (0.28%) NIST
14 5 (0.23%) NCSC
15 3 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 356 (16.43%) Firmware
2 192 (8.86%) Embedded Firmware
3 66 (3.05%) Docker
4 7 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.28%) Ceph
6 4 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.14%) Active Directory
8 2 (0.092%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.092%) Kamailio
8 2 (0.092%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.046%) KVM
9 1 (0.046%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 79 (3.65%) Kubernetes
2 40 (1.85%) Ansible
3 23 (1.06%) Terraform
4 21 (0.97%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.65%) Functional Safety
6 6 (0.28%) Knative
7 5 (0.23%) Grafana
7 5 (0.23%) Puppet
8 4 (0.18%) Nagios
8 4 (0.18%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.14%) logstash
9 3 (0.14%) Podman
10 1 (0.046%) Kibana
10 1 (0.046%) Packer
10 1 (0.046%) SCCM
Vendors
1 122 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 49 (2.26%) SAP
3 37 (1.71%) Xilinx
4 35 (1.62%) Oracle
5 31 (1.43%) IBM
6 29 (1.34%) Micro Focus
7 26 (1.20%) Red Hat
8 22 (1.02%) Google
9 21 (0.97%) Lauterbach
10 20 (0.92%) EMC
11 10 (0.46%) Altera
11 10 (0.46%) Atlassian
11 10 (0.46%) Renesas
12 9 (0.42%) Twitter
13 8 (0.37%) Green Hills
13 8 (0.37%) Motorola
13 8 (0.37%) Sitecore
14 7 (0.32%) Cadence
14 7 (0.32%) Facebook
14 7 (0.32%) NVIDIA