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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Cambridge region.

 C
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank5127
Rank change year-on-year
Up+7Down-5
Matching permanent IT job ads285204507
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge16.53 %13.50 %17.54 %
As % of the Programming Languages category30.91 %20.54 %29.10 %
Salaries quoted253164427
Average salary£37,500£40,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.250 %+6.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,000£28,650£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£49,500£54,250£48,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.420 %-
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
9229931742
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge53.48 %65.72 %60.28 %
Salaries quoted8548651512
Average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£45,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
C CambridgeshireC
Cambridgeshire

C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cambridge C Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Cambridge C Salary Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing C also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited C.

1370 (79.57 %)C++
2267 (57.42 %)Degree
3175 (37.63 %)Linux
4124 (26.67 %)Java
5115 (24.73 %)Windows
6109 (23.44 %)Computer Science
795 (20.43 %)Software Engineering
887 (18.71 %)Education
981 (17.42 %)Electronics
1073 (15.70 %)Assembly Language
1166 (14.19 %)Python
1261 (13.12 %)C#
1360 (12.90 %)Embedded C
1360 (12.90 %)Device Driver
1456 (12.04 %)Wireless
1456 (12.04 %)UNIX
1552 (11.18 %)Internet
1552 (11.18 %)Mathematics
1648 (10.32 %)Open Source
1747 (10.11 %).NET
1845 (9.677 %)Perl
1845 (9.677 %)OO
1939 (8.387 %)SQL
1939 (8.387 %)Symbian
2038 (8.172 %)Windows CE
2137 (7.957 %)PhD
2236 (7.742 %)Solaris
2236 (7.742 %)JavaScript
2333 (7.097 %)UML
2333 (7.097 %)Embedded Linux

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing C also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
147 (10.11 %).NET
228 (6.022 %)XML
325 (5.376 %)HTML
420 (4.301 %)ODBC
514 (3.011 %)Servlets
613 (2.796 %)AJAX
712 (2.581 %)CSS
811 (2.366 %)OpenGL
910 (2.151 %)JSP
109 (1.935 %)Web Services
109 (1.935 %)OpenVG
118 (1.720 %)J2SE
127 (1.505 %)WinForms
136 (1.290 %)XHTML
136 (1.290 %).NET Framework
136 (1.290 %)Java SE
144 (0.860 %)Spring
144 (0.860 %)JDBC
144 (0.860 %)J2EE
153 (0.645 %)MFC
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
118 (3.871 %)Apache
216 (3.441 %)Tomcat
38 (1.720 %)CMS
44 (0.860 %)Mathematica
53 (0.645 %)SharePoint
62 (0.430 %)WebSphere Application Server
71 (0.215 %)IIS
71 (0.215 %)Lotus Domino
Cambridge IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
114 (3.011 %)MATLAB
28 (1.720 %)S-PLUS
33 (0.645 %)MS Excel
42 (0.430 %)MS Visio
42 (0.430 %)Simulink
51 (0.215 %)FrameMaker
51 (0.215 %)MS Office
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
156 (12.04 %)Wireless
252 (11.18 %)Internet
330 (6.452 %)HTTP
422 (4.731 %)SMTP
519 (4.086 %)VoIP
519 (4.086 %)3G
614 (3.011 %)TETRA
713 (2.796 %)DSL
713 (2.796 %)Ethernet
713 (2.796 %)3GPP
811 (2.366 %)TCP/IP
811 (2.366 %)LTE
910 (2.151 %)2G
910 (2.151 %)Wi-Fi
109 (1.935 %)HSDPA
109 (1.935 %)HSUPA
117 (1.505 %)ZigBee
117 (1.505 %)Bluetooth
117 (1.505 %)GPRS
117 (1.505 %)HSPA
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (4.731 %)MySQL
27 (1.505 %)SQL Server
32 (0.430 %)RDBMS
32 (0.430 %)GIS
41 (0.215 %)PostgreSQL
41 (0.215 %)Text Mining
41 (0.215 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.215 %)SQL Server 2008
41 (0.215 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.215 %)Data Mining
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
117 (3.656 %)Eclipse
211 (2.366 %)Subversion
37 (1.505 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.430 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
42 (0.430 %)Maven
51 (0.215 %)SilkPerformer
51 (0.215 %)LoadRunner
51 (0.215 %)JMeter
51 (0.215 %)Rational Performance Tester
Cambridge IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
187 (18.71 %)Education
281 (17.42 %)Electronics
329 (6.237 %)3D Graphics
426 (5.591 %)Pensions
520 (4.301 %)Games
618 (3.871 %)Insurance
716 (3.441 %)Marketing
814 (3.011 %)Manufacturing
913 (2.796 %)Finance
913 (2.796 %)Online Games
1010 (2.151 %)Health
119 (1.935 %)Publishing
128 (1.720 %)Telecoms
136 (1.290 %)Pharmaceutical
143 (0.645 %)Aerospace
143 (0.645 %)Government
143 (0.645 %)Multimedia
152 (0.430 %)Banking
161 (0.215 %)Electric
161 (0.215 %)Financial Institution
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1174 (37.42 %)Software Engineer
295 (20.43 %)Developer
378 (16.77 %)Graduate
458 (12.47 %)Embedded Software Engineer
539 (8.387 %)Java Developer
636 (7.742 %)Senior Software Engineer
735 (7.527 %)Software Developer
833 (7.097 %)Graduate Developer
930 (6.452 %)C++ Developer
1023 (4.946 %)Programmer
1023 (4.946 %)Architect
1023 (4.946 %)Firmware Engineer
1120 (4.301 %)C Software Engineer
1218 (3.871 %)Software Architect
1218 (3.871 %)Hardware Engineer
1316 (3.441 %)C++ Software Engineer
1316 (3.441 %)C++/Java Developer
1316 (3.441 %)Graduate Software Engineer
1415 (3.226 %)C Programmer
1415 (3.226 %)Embedded C Engineer
Cambridge IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1109 (23.44 %)Computer Science
260 (12.90 %)Device Driver
352 (11.18 %)Mathematics
448 (10.32 %)Open Source
532 (6.882 %)Physics
625 (5.376 %)Firmware
720 (4.301 %)Client/Server
811 (2.366 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
910 (2.151 %)VHDL
107 (1.505 %)Statistics
116 (1.290 %)Applied Mathematics
125 (1.075 %)Economics
134 (0.860 %)Video on Demand
134 (0.860 %)iPhone
134 (0.860 %)Grid Computing
134 (0.860 %)IPTV
134 (0.860 %)IVR
134 (0.860 %)Artificial Intelligence
134 (0.860 %)W3C
143 (0.645 %)Blackberry
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1175 (37.63 %)Linux
2115 (24.73 %)Windows
356 (12.04 %)UNIX
438 (8.172 %)Windows CE
536 (7.742 %)Solaris
633 (7.097 %)Embedded Linux
720 (4.301 %)AIX
87 (1.505 %)Android
92 (0.430 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.430 %)Windows 2000
92 (0.430 %)Windows XP
101 (0.215 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.215 %)Mac OS
101 (0.215 %)Debian
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
195 (20.43 %)Software Engineering
245 (9.677 %)OO
333 (7.097 %)UML
422 (4.731 %)Validation
520 (4.301 %)Unit Testing
618 (3.871 %)OOD
714 (3.011 %)Refactoring
812 (2.581 %)Agile Software Development
910 (2.151 %)Software Testing
910 (2.151 %)Software Architecture
108 (1.720 %)System Testing
108 (1.720 %)Project Management
116 (1.290 %)Use Case
116 (1.290 %)Rapid Prototyping
116 (1.290 %)Computer Architecture
125 (1.075 %)Content Management
134 (0.860 %)Requirements Analysis
134 (0.860 %)Web Development
134 (0.860 %)Integration Testing
134 (0.860 %)Configuration Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1370 (79.57 %)C++
2124 (26.67 %)Java
373 (15.70 %)Assembly Language
466 (14.19 %)Python
561 (13.12 %)C#
660 (12.90 %)Embedded C
745 (9.677 %)Perl
839 (8.387 %)SQL
936 (7.742 %)JavaScript
1030 (6.452 %)PHP
1030 (6.452 %)Embedded C++
1127 (5.806 %)VC++
124 (0.860 %)Fortran
124 (0.860 %)VB
132 (0.430 %)Objective-C
141 (0.215 %)VB.NET
141 (0.215 %)ActionScript
141 (0.215 %)Delphi
Cambridge IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1267 (57.42 %)Degree
237 (7.957 %)PhD
39 (1.935 %)Security Cleared
43 (0.645 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (0.645 %)MCSE
43 (0.645 %)MCITP
51 (0.215 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.215 %)SC Cleared
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.860 %)QA
21 (0.215 %)JTAG
21 (0.215 %)SLA
Cambridge IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (0.645 %)ISA Server
13 (0.645 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.215 %)HP Quality Center
Cambridge IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
139 (8.387 %)Symbian
225 (5.376 %)Adobe
39 (1.935 %)Xilinx
48 (1.720 %)Oracle
57 (1.505 %)Anite
66 (1.290 %)Microsoft
74 (0.860 %)Wall Street Systems
74 (0.860 %)Sybase
83 (0.645 %)Citrix
83 (0.645 %)Hitachi
83 (0.645 %)Telelogic
83 (0.645 %)VMware
92 (0.430 %)Sophos
92 (0.430 %)Websense
92 (0.430 %)Clearswift
101 (0.215 %)JBoss
101 (0.215 %)Cisco