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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Home Counties region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads1413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below11.97 %15.48 %
Salaries quoted1113
Average minimum salary£41,364£50,231
Average salary£47,727£50,500
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum salary£54,091£50,769
UK excluding London average salary£37,528£36,573
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Home Counties IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Home Counties
Matching permanent IT job ads11784
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted10872
Average minimum salary£39,746£56,018
Average salary£42,114£58,174
% change on same period last year-27.60 %
Average maximum salary£44,481£60,329
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
C South EastC
South East

C
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Home Counties region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Home Counties C Salary Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

123 (67.65 %)C++
220 (58.82 %)C#
317 (50.00 %)Banking
317 (50.00 %)Java
317 (50.00 %)Degree
416 (47.06 %)Investment Banking
416 (47.06 %)Wall Street Systems
416 (47.06 %)Perl
416 (47.06 %)PHP
416 (47.06 %)PhD
416 (47.06 %)Finance
416 (47.06 %)MATLAB
416 (47.06 %)S-PLUS
54 (11.76 %).NET
54 (11.76 %)Windows
63 (8.824 %)VC++
63 (8.824 %)Service Management
63 (8.824 %)Retail
63 (8.824 %)ITSM
72 (5.882 %)Electronics
72 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (5.882 %)A+ Certification
72 (5.882 %)Simulink
72 (5.882 %)LabVIEW
72 (5.882 %)VHDL
72 (5.882 %)Verilog
72 (5.882 %)MCP
72 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
72 (5.882 %)JavaScript
72 (5.882 %)HTML

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (11.76 %).NET
22 (5.882 %)HTML
31 (2.941 %)COM+
31 (2.941 %)JSP
31 (2.941 %)XML
Home Counties IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)IIS
Home Counties IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (47.06 %)MATLAB
116 (47.06 %)S-PLUS
22 (5.882 %)Simulink
31 (2.941 %)MS Excel
31 (2.941 %)MS Visio
Home Counties IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.882 %)LabWindows
21 (2.941 %)Kondor+
Home Counties IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.941 %)DECT
11 (2.941 %)SDH
11 (2.941 %)VoIP
11 (2.941 %)Ethernet
11 (2.941 %)DWDM
11 (2.941 %)IP Telephony
11 (2.941 %)Network Security
Home Counties IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.941 %)SQL Server
11 (2.941 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Home Counties IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
12 (5.882 %)LabVIEW
Home Counties IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (50.00 %)Banking
216 (47.06 %)Investment Banking
216 (47.06 %)Finance
33 (8.824 %)Retail
42 (5.882 %)Electronics
51 (2.941 %)Telecoms
51 (2.941 %)Retail Banking
Home Counties IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (50.00 %)Developer
216 (47.06 %)Quant Developer
36 (17.65 %)Software Engineer
45 (14.71 %)Consultant
45 (14.71 %)C Software Engineer
45 (14.71 %)C++ Software Engineer
53 (8.824 %)Presales Consultant
53 (8.824 %)Sales Consultant
62 (5.882 %)Field Service Engineer
62 (5.882 %)Field Engineer
62 (5.882 %)Team Leader
71 (2.941 %)Webmaster
71 (2.941 %)Design Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Programme Manager
71 (2.941 %)Senior Consultant
71 (2.941 %)HTML Developer
71 (2.941 %)C# Software Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Solutions Consultant
71 (2.941 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
Home Counties IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.882 %)EPoS
12 (5.882 %)VHDL
12 (5.882 %)Verilog
21 (2.941 %)Statistics
21 (2.941 %)Mathematics
21 (2.941 %)Physics
21 (2.941 %)Credit Risk
21 (2.941 %)Market Risk
Home Counties IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (11.76 %)Windows
21 (2.941 %)UNIX
Home Counties IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (8.824 %)Service Management
13 (8.824 %)ITSM
22 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
31 (2.941 %)Web Development
31 (2.941 %)Finite Element Analysis
31 (2.941 %)Stress Testing
31 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.941 %)Econometrics
31 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence
31 (2.941 %)Project Management
Home Counties IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (67.65 %)C++
220 (58.82 %)C#
317 (50.00 %)Java
416 (47.06 %)Perl
416 (47.06 %)PHP
53 (8.824 %)VC++
62 (5.882 %)JavaScript
71 (2.941 %)Fortran
71 (2.941 %)Assembly Language
Home Counties IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (50.00 %)Degree
216 (47.06 %)PhD
32 (5.882 %)DCSE
32 (5.882 %)HP APS
32 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (5.882 %)A+ Certification
32 (5.882 %)MCP
41 (2.941 %)CCNP
41 (2.941 %)CCNA
41 (2.941 %)Cisco Certification
Home Counties IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (47.06 %)Wall Street Systems
22 (5.882 %)HP
22 (5.882 %)Compaq
22 (5.882 %)Dell
31 (2.941 %)Intel
31 (2.941 %)Nortel
31 (2.941 %)Reuters
31 (2.941 %)Algorithmics
31 (2.941 %)Mitel
31 (2.941 %)Cisco
31 (2.941 %)Misys
31 (2.941 %)SunGard