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

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 223 206
Rank change year-on-year +89 -17 +17
Permanent jobs citing C 2,129 1,600 3,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.07% 1.64% 2.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.34% 3.82% 3.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,692 868 1,048
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,286 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.70% +6.48%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,375 £91,625 £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 33,562 41,867 90,496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.71% 43.01% 54.20%
Number of salaries quoted 25,071 26,942 43,619
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,000 £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 £53,772 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.23% +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 28 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 28 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 +68 1,833 £55,000 -8.33% 545
England +83 1,792 £57,500 -8.00% 624
Work from Home +74 768 £55,000 -12.00% 268
South East +34 544 £55,000 -8.33% 145
South West +61 287 £57,500 -17.86% 112
East of England +28 258 £60,000 -7.69% 107
North of England +64 241 £55,000 +4.76% 65
London +57 237 £82,500 +18.80% 109
Midlands +44 220 £52,500 -4.55% 68
Scotland -5 218 £52,500 -4.55% 49
North West +73 134 £55,000 -4.35% 38
West Midlands -6 115 £60,000 - 30
East Midlands +60 105 £47,500 -5.00% 38
Yorkshire +34 84 £50,000 +17.65% 22
Wales +41 52 £50,000 -9.09% 9
North East +10 23 £60,000 -4.00% 6
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 (1.74%) Apache
2 25 (1.17%) Apache Spark
3 16 (0.75%) Confluence
4 12 (0.56%) nginx
5 8 (0.38%) CMS
5 8 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.28%) IIS
6 6 (0.28%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.19%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.19%) Kentico
9 3 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.14%) SharePoint
10 2 (0.094%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.094%) Liferay
10 2 (0.094%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.047%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.047%) WordPress
Applications
1 123 (5.78%) Simulink
2 33 (1.55%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.61%) CANalyzer
4 11 (0.52%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.23%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.14%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.094%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.094%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.047%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.047%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.047%) 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 (0.094%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.047%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.047%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.047%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 108 (5.07%) AWS
2 83 (3.90%) Azure
3 42 (1.97%) GitHub
4 31 (1.46%) SaaS
5 24 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (1.08%) Serverless
7 20 (0.94%) Power Platform
8 16 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
9 11 (0.52%) GCP
10 10 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.38%) AWS IoT
11 8 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.23%) 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
1 150 (7.05%) Wireless
2 89 (4.18%) TCP/IP
3 73 (3.43%) Wi-Fi
4 70 (3.29%) Ethernet
5 58 (2.72%) RS-232
6 55 (2.58%) Bluetooth
7 41 (1.93%) RS-485
8 40 (1.88%) Internet
9 39 (1.83%) Network Security
10 23 (1.08%) J1939
11 21 (0.99%) MQTT
12 17 (0.80%) 5G
12 17 (0.80%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.75%) Firewall
13 16 (0.75%) Wireshark
14 14 (0.66%) 4G
14 14 (0.66%) HTTP
15 12 (0.56%) 3G
15 12 (0.56%) DNS
16 11 (0.52%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (2.54%) SQL Server
3 45 (2.11%) MongoDB
4 27 (1.27%) MySQL
5 26 (1.22%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.75%) Big Data
7 14 (0.66%) Power BI
8 10 (0.47%) DynamoDB
9 9 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
9 9 (0.42%) Data Mining
10 8 (0.38%) RDBMS
11 7 (0.33%) 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 (0.19%) 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 (7.94%) Git
2 103 (4.84%) Jenkins
3 100 (4.70%) JIRA
4 93 (4.37%) Visual Studio
5 53 (2.49%) Subversion
6 41 (1.93%) LabVIEW
7 35 (1.64%) GitLab
8 30 (1.41%) Rational Rhapsody
9 21 (0.99%) ClearCase
9 21 (0.99%) Plastic SCM
10 20 (0.94%) Bitbucket
11 15 (0.70%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.66%) ClearQuest
13 13 (0.61%) GDB
14 10 (0.47%) GNU Toolchain
14 10 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
14 10 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
15 8 (0.38%) CMake
15 8 (0.38%) TestRail
16 6 (0.28%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 441 (20.71%) Electronics
2 419 (19.68%) Social Skills
3 218 (10.24%) Manufacturing
4 196 (9.21%) Analytical Skills
5 179 (8.41%) Automotive
6 132 (6.20%) Finance
7 104 (4.88%) Aerospace
7 104 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 99 (4.65%) Telecoms
9 98 (4.60%) Marketing
10 59 (2.77%) Public Sector
11 39 (1.83%) Law
11 39 (1.83%) Retail
12 35 (1.64%) Legal
12 35 (1.64%) Military
13 27 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (0.94%) Games
15 18 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
16 14 (0.66%) Brand Awareness
16 14 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1,024 (48.10%) Software Engineer
2 608 (28.56%) Embedded Engineer
3 486 (22.83%) Senior
4 430 (20.20%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 290 (13.62%) Developer
6 271 (12.73%) Senior Software Engineer
7 165 (7.75%) Lead
8 162 (7.61%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 136 (6.39%) Software Developer
10 135 (6.34%) C++ Software Engineer
11 116 (5.45%) C Software Engineer
12 101 (4.74%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 87 (4.09%) Architect
14 84 (3.95%) Firmware Engineer
15 82 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
16 79 (3.71%) C++ Developer
17 76 (3.57%) Embedded Developer
18 75 (3.52%) Linux Engineer
19 73 (3.43%) Junior
20 68 (3.19%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (6.90%) .NET
2 81 (3.80%) HTML
3 65 (3.05%) Yocto
4 64 (3.01%) WPF
5 53 (2.49%) Qt
6 51 (2.40%) Node.js
7 49 (2.30%) REST
8 46 (2.16%) CSS
9 44 (2.07%) Web Services
10 43 (2.02%) React
11 38 (1.78%) .NET Framework
11 38 (1.78%) SOAP
12 32 (1.50%) RESTful
13 27 (1.27%) XML
14 26 (1.22%) Django
15 25 (1.17%) ASP.NET
15 25 (1.17%) HTML5
15 25 (1.17%) JSON
16 24 (1.13%) WinForms
17 23 (1.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 230 (10.80%) Algorithms
2 229 (10.76%) Embedded Systems
3 155 (7.28%) IoT
4 119 (5.59%) FPGA
5 74 (3.48%) VHDL
6 68 (3.19%) Device Driver
7 67 (3.15%) Distributed Systems
8 63 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
9 51 (2.40%) Data Structures
10 50 (2.35%) Analogue Electronics
10 50 (2.35%) Robotics
11 41 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
12 39 (1.83%) CUDA
13 37 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
14 35 (1.64%) PKI
14 35 (1.64%) Product Ownership
15 34 (1.60%) Verilog
16 29 (1.36%) Mobile App
16 29 (1.36%) Raspberry Pi
17 28 (1.32%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 853 (40.07%) Linux
2 217 (10.19%) Embedded Linux
3 187 (8.78%) Windows
4 84 (3.95%) Unix
5 65 (3.05%) Android
6 49 (2.30%) Ubuntu
7 39 (1.83%) FreeRTOS
8 32 (1.50%) Apple iOS
9 22 (1.03%) AIX
9 22 (1.03%) Debian
10 12 (0.56%) Windows 10
11 11 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (0.28%) Kali Linux
12 6 (0.28%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.23%) Mac OS
13 5 (0.23%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.14%) CentOS
14 3 (0.14%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 2 (0.094%) Solaris
16 1 (0.047%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,382 (64.91%) Software Engineering
2 408 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
3 403 (18.93%) Computer Science
4 375 (17.61%) Agile
5 226 (10.62%) Mathematics
6 175 (8.22%) DevOps
7 174 (8.17%) Software Testing
8 165 (7.75%) Physics
9 161 (7.56%) Test Automation
10 143 (6.72%) SDLC
11 140 (6.58%) Open Source
12 133 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
13 132 (6.20%) Mentoring
14 118 (5.54%) Artificial Intelligence
15 116 (5.45%) Embedded Software Development
16 111 (5.21%) Machine Learning
17 110 (5.17%) OO
18 104 (4.88%) Multithreading
19 100 (4.70%) Validation
20 95 (4.46%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 963 (45.23%) C++
2 730 (34.29%) Python
3 423 (19.87%) C#
4 398 (18.69%) Embedded C
5 323 (15.17%) Java
6 160 (7.52%) Bash
7 143 (6.72%) SQL
8 137 (6.43%) MATLAB
9 136 (6.39%) JavaScript
10 130 (6.11%) Rust
11 69 (3.24%) Fortran
12 66 (3.10%) Go
13 62 (2.91%) Perl
14 60 (2.82%) Ada
15 57 (2.68%) Embedded C++
15 57 (2.68%) VB
16 44 (2.07%) PHP
17 38 (1.78%) Shell Script
18 35 (1.64%) PowerShell
19 33 (1.55%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 723 (33.96%) Degree
2 283 (13.29%) Security Cleared
3 128 (6.01%) Computer Science Degree
4 114 (5.35%) Master's Degree
5 109 (5.12%) PhD
6 83 (3.90%) SC Cleared
7 60 (2.82%) DV Cleared
8 53 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (1.17%) HND
10 13 (0.61%) HNC
11 9 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.33%) 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 (0.19%) CCNA
15 4 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (3.52%) QA
2 57 (2.68%) MISRA
3 37 (1.74%) ISO 26262
4 25 (1.17%) AUTOSAR
5 24 (1.13%) Automotive SPICE
5 24 (1.13%) ISO 13485
6 20 (0.94%) Software Quality Assurance
7 18 (0.85%) GDPR
8 15 (0.70%) Def Stans
9 14 (0.66%) JTAG
10 11 (0.52%) MISRA C
11 10 (0.47%) IEC 62304
12 8 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 8 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.38%) IEC 61508
12 8 (0.38%) 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
1 353 (16.58%) Firmware
2 188 (8.83%) Embedded Firmware
3 65 (3.05%) Docker
4 7 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.28%) Ceph
6 4 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.14%) Active Directory
8 2 (0.094%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.094%) Kamailio
8 2 (0.094%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.047%) KVM
9 1 (0.047%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 76 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 39 (1.83%) Ansible
3 22 (1.03%) Terraform
4 20 (0.94%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.66%) Functional Safety
6 6 (0.28%) Knative
7 5 (0.23%) Grafana
7 5 (0.23%) Nagios
8 4 (0.19%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.19%) Puppet
9 3 (0.14%) logstash
9 3 (0.14%) Podman
10 1 (0.047%) Kibana
10 1 (0.047%) Packer
10 1 (0.047%) SCCM
Vendors
1 120 (5.64%) Microsoft
2 50 (2.35%) SAP
3 35 (1.64%) Oracle
3 35 (1.64%) Xilinx
4 31 (1.46%) IBM
5 29 (1.36%) Micro Focus
6 26 (1.22%) Red Hat
7 21 (0.99%) Google
7 21 (0.99%) Lauterbach
8 20 (0.94%) EMC
9 10 (0.47%) Altera
9 10 (0.47%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.47%) Renesas
10 9 (0.42%) 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