The first table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Dorset region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C
Rank 37 32 26
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -6
Permanent jobs citing C 27 26 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 4.470% 5.383% 6.098%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.108% 7.831% 10.51%
Number of salaries quoted 26 21 33
Average salary £29,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,500 £23,000 £24,300
10% offered a salary of more than £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All Programming Languages
Dorset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
333 332 333
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 55.13% 68.74% 58.01%
Number of salaries quoted 303 266 271
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -1.51%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £23,100 £26,650
10% offered a salary of more than £52,000 £50,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C
South West

C
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Dorset C Jobs Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

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

Dorset C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Dorset C Salary Histogram

C
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Poole +11 7 £27,500 -38.88%
Dorchester +8 4 £36,250 -
Bournemouth -2 2 £25,500 -22.72%
Weymouth -8 2 £19,000 -
Wimborne - 2 £32,500 -
Shaftesbury - 1 £32,500 -
C
South West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

1 27 (38.57%) Java
2 24 (34.29%) C++
2 24 (34.29%) Electronics
3 21 (30.00%) Linux
4 17 (24.29%) Degree
5 13 (18.57%) Software Testing
6 11 (15.71%) Telecoms
6 11 (15.71%) UML
6 11 (15.71%) Windows
6 11 (15.71%) SQL
7 9 (12.86%) Software Engineering
7 9 (12.86%) C#
8 8 (11.43%) CRM
8 8 (11.43%) Unit Testing
9 7 (10.00%) Retail
9 7 (10.00%) Finance
9 7 (10.00%) Manufacturing
9 7 (10.00%) OO
9 7 (10.00%) XML
9 7 (10.00%) Internet
9 7 (10.00%) RTCP
9 7 (10.00%) RTP
10 6 (8.571%) Microsoft
10 6 (8.571%) Embedded C
10 6 (8.571%) Computer Science
10 6 (8.571%) Mathematics
11 5 (7.143%) MS Excel
11 5 (7.143%) Configuration Management
12 4 (5.714%) .NET
12 4 (5.714%) MFC

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
1 7 (10.00%) XML
2 4 (5.714%) .NET
2 4 (5.714%) MFC
3 3 (4.286%) ATL
3 3 (4.286%) ActiveX
4 2 (2.857%) POSIX
4 2 (2.857%) DirectX
4 2 (2.857%) Middleware
4 2 (2.857%) CSS
4 2 (2.857%) JSP
4 2 (2.857%) Web Services
5 1 (1.429%) HTML
5 1 (1.429%) SOAP
5 1 (1.429%) Ajax
5 1 (1.429%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.857%) CM System
2 1 (1.429%) Lotus Notes
2 1 (1.429%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.429%) Exchange Server 2003
2 1 (1.429%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (7.143%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.857%) MS Office
3 1 (1.429%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.429%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.429%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 3 (4.286%) LabWindows
1 3 (4.286%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (2.857%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.00%) RTCP
1 7 (10.00%) RTP
1 7 (10.00%) Internet
2 3 (4.286%) VoIP
3 2 (2.857%) ISDN
3 2 (2.857%) TCP/IP
3 2 (2.857%) SS7
3 2 (2.857%) Megaco
3 2 (2.857%) H.323
3 2 (2.857%) MGW
3 2 (2.857%) DVB
3 2 (2.857%) MGCP
4 1 (1.429%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.286%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.429%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.857%) Visual Studio
1 2 (2.857%) PVCS
1 2 (2.857%) ClearCase
1 2 (2.857%) LabVIEW
General
1 24 (34.29%) Electronics
2 11 (15.71%) Telecoms
3 7 (10.00%) Finance
3 7 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 7 (10.00%) Retail
4 3 (4.286%) Advertising
4 3 (4.286%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (4.286%) Aerospace
4 3 (4.286%) Automotive
5 1 (1.429%) Financial Institution
5 1 (1.429%) Back Office
5 1 (1.429%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 44 (62.86%) Software Engineer
2 10 (14.29%) Support Engineer
3 8 (11.43%) Software Support Engineer
4 7 (10.00%) Graduate
4 7 (10.00%) C Software Engineer
4 7 (10.00%) Designer
5 6 (8.571%) Graduate Software Engineer
5 6 (8.571%) Junior
5 6 (8.571%) Developer
6 4 (5.714%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (5.714%) Junior Software Engineer
7 3 (4.286%) Software Designer
7 3 (4.286%) Analyst
7 3 (4.286%) Software Developer
7 3 (4.286%) Java Developer
7 3 (4.286%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (2.857%) Trainer
8 2 (2.857%) Electronics Engineer
8 2 (2.857%) C++ Software Engineer
8 2 (2.857%) C Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.571%) Mathematics
1 6 (8.571%) Computer Science
2 3 (4.286%) Robotics
3 2 (2.857%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (2.857%) Physics
3 2 (2.857%) DTV
3 2 (2.857%) STB
4 1 (1.429%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 21 (30.00%) Linux
2 11 (15.71%) Windows
3 2 (2.857%) UNIX
4 1 (1.429%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.429%) Windows Vista
4 1 (1.429%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (18.57%) Software Testing
2 11 (15.71%) UML
3 9 (12.86%) Software Engineering
4 8 (11.43%) Unit Testing
4 8 (11.43%) CRM
5 7 (10.00%) OO
6 5 (7.143%) Configuration Management
7 3 (4.286%) Project Management
7 3 (4.286%) Validation
7 3 (4.286%) Signal Processing
8 2 (2.857%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.857%) Requirements Analysis
8 2 (2.857%) Multithreading
8 2 (2.857%) ERP
9 1 (1.429%) Six Sigma
9 1 (1.429%) Service Management
9 1 (1.429%) Quality Management
9 1 (1.429%) Service Delivery
9 1 (1.429%) Change Management
9 1 (1.429%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 27 (38.57%) Java
2 24 (34.29%) C++
3 11 (15.71%) SQL
4 9 (12.86%) C#
5 6 (8.571%) Embedded C
6 2 (2.857%) Pascal
6 2 (2.857%) Ada
6 2 (2.857%) Fortran
6 2 (2.857%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.429%) PHP
Qualifications
1 17 (24.29%) Degree
2 4 (5.714%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.857%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.857%) HNC
3 2 (2.857%) HND
3 2 (2.857%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.429%) MCDST
4 1 (1.429%) MCSE
4 1 (1.429%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (1.429%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.857%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.429%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.429%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.429%) ISA Server
1 1 (1.429%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.429%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 6 (8.571%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.857%) Cisco
3 1 (1.429%) Adobe
3 1 (1.429%) Citrix
3 1 (1.429%) Lotus
3 1 (1.429%) Symantec
3 1 (1.429%) VMware
3 1 (1.429%) Atmel
Christchurch, Dorset
The role is developing in embedded C, primarily on a Linux platform and you will join a young development team of software engineers and testers... Beneficial: *Any exposure...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Shaftesbury, South West
I have just received instruction from a key client of mine for C++ Engineers in and around the Shaftesbury Area... The client can interview from next week on...
Computer Futures
Salary: £20000 - £400000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following: - Technical/software development leadership - Embedded C /C++ or Assembler - Experience with ARM and PIC processors, within Keil or MPLAB...
Computer Futures
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
Control & Instrumentation Engineer (Safety) - Permanent -Dorset Location: Dorset A reputable organisation based in East Dorset is looking to develop their Instrument and control team with more high quality...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £1 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Poole, Dorset
Any experience of C / C++, PHP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Python or Java would be of particular interest. Skills required for the role of Test Analyst / QA Engineer: Scripting...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Dorset, South West
Instrument & Control Team Leader (Safety) - Permanent - Dorset A fantastic new opportunity has arisen for an Instrument and Control (I&C) Team Leader to head a small team of...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorchester, Dorset
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 + £2,500 Travel
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
We deal with both Microsoft Partners and End Users throughout the UK and Europe and we have never had more live requirements jobs for Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Navision...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 1 May 2013
Dorset
Hardware engineer - electronics, embedded, microcontrollers, ARM, CAD, PCB, LED, Hardware design... The successful candidate will need strong embedded skills and knowledge in electronic CAD design. Essential skills include: *...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Executive level engineers should have at least 6 years Building services consultancy experience, be C Eng or close to it, and be able to talk to high calibre...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Executive level engineers should have at least 6 years Building services consultancy experience, be C Eng or close to it, and be able to talk to high calibre...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013