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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads222246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.101 %
As % of the category below8.988 %8.238 %
Salaries quoted141231
Average minimum salary£31,127£29,154
Average salary£34,147£33,260
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum salary£37,166£37,366
UK excluding London average salary£37,294£36,884
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads24702986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.304 %1.223 %
Salaries quoted20692651
Average minimum salary£29,091£30,219
Average salary£32,018£33,335
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum salary£34,946£36,450
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C North WestC
North West

C
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester C Salary Histogram

C
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SaleNew entry-41--
StockportUp+127£27,957-13.33 %
BoltonDown-414£34,538+22.04 %
SalfordNo change09£33,563+25.07 %
OldhamDown-197£32,857+12.77 %
CheadleDown-131£38,000+10.94 %
C North WestC
North West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1223 (45.88 %)C++
2122 (25.10 %)Degree
3100 (20.58 %)Linux
477 (15.84 %)Windows
565 (13.37 %).NET
664 (13.17 %)UNIX
763 (12.96 %)C#
763 (12.96 %)Pensions
855 (11.32 %)Java
855 (11.32 %)SQL
954 (11.11 %)Mathematics
1052 (10.70 %)Microsoft
1150 (10.29 %)Retail
1248 (9.877 %)Perl
1347 (9.671 %)XML
1443 (8.848 %)Embedded C
1539 (8.025 %)VB
1637 (7.613 %)SQL Server
1637 (7.613 %)OO
1735 (7.202 %)Embedded C++
1833 (6.790 %)Games
1932 (6.584 %)Microsoft Certification
1932 (6.584 %)Computer Science
2031 (6.379 %)Solaris
2031 (6.379 %)Finance
2130 (6.173 %)Education
2130 (6.173 %)Multithreading
2228 (5.761 %)Cisco
2327 (5.556 %)Electronics
2426 (5.350 %)MS Exchange

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (13.37 %).NET
247 (9.671 %)XML
321 (4.321 %)HTML
420 (4.115 %)BREW
517 (3.498 %)MFC
615 (3.086 %)J2ME
713 (2.675 %)J2SE
812 (2.469 %)ASP.NET
99 (1.852 %)JSP
99 (1.852 %)OpenGL
108 (1.646 %).NET Framework
108 (1.646 %)CSS
108 (1.646 %)ASP
117 (1.440 %)CORBA
117 (1.440 %)Middleware
117 (1.440 %)WebServices
126 (1.235 %)DirectX
135 (1.029 %)MVC
135 (1.029 %)AJAX
135 (1.029 %)XSLT
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (5.350 %)MS Exchange
214 (2.881 %)SAS
311 (2.263 %)Apache
45 (1.029 %)Tomcat
54 (0.823 %)CICS
61 (0.206 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.206 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (0.206 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (0.206 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (4.527 %)MS Excel
28 (1.646 %)MS Office
33 (0.617 %)Maya
33 (0.617 %)3ds Max
33 (0.617 %)LightWave 3D
42 (0.412 %)MS Visio
42 (0.412 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.412 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.206 %)PrintSoft PReS
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.412 %)Oracle 11i
12 (0.412 %)Oracle EBS
12 (0.412 %)Oracle Clinical
21 (0.206 %)Oracle Applications
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (3.292 %)Firewall
210 (2.058 %)TCP/IP
37 (1.440 %)Bluetooth
37 (1.440 %)Internet
37 (1.440 %)WiMAX
37 (1.440 %)Wi-Fi
46 (1.235 %)DVB
46 (1.235 %)WAN
55 (1.029 %)Broadband
55 (1.029 %)GPRS
55 (1.029 %)GSM
63 (0.617 %)VoIP
63 (0.617 %)Ethernet
63 (0.617 %)Q.931
63 (0.617 %)C7
63 (0.617 %)LLU
72 (0.412 %)SAN
81 (0.206 %)WLAN
81 (0.206 %)Cisco IPT
81 (0.206 %)HSUPA
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (7.613 %)SQL Server
211 (2.263 %)MySQL
37 (1.440 %)RDBMS
45 (1.029 %)Informix
45 (1.029 %)Datawarehouse
54 (0.823 %)DB2
54 (0.823 %)BusinessObjects
54 (0.823 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (0.823 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (0.617 %)BusinessObjects XI
72 (0.412 %)ETL
72 (0.412 %)Crystal Reports
72 (0.412 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.206 %)Oracle 9i
81 (0.206 %)MS Access
81 (0.206 %)DTS
81 (0.206 %)Data Mining
81 (0.206 %)Oracle Reports
81 (0.206 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (0.206 %)Oracle 10g
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (3.086 %)Visual Studio
26 (1.235 %)Eclipse
35 (1.029 %)ERwin
44 (0.823 %)Rational Rose
53 (0.617 %)LabVIEW
62 (0.412 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.412 %)Oracle Forms
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (12.96 %)Pensions
250 (10.29 %)Retail
333 (6.790 %)Games
431 (6.379 %)Finance
530 (6.173 %)Education
627 (5.556 %)Electronics
721 (4.321 %)Insurance
818 (3.704 %)Publishing
916 (3.292 %)Banking
1012 (2.469 %)Automotive
1110 (2.058 %)Health
1110 (2.058 %)Marketing
129 (1.852 %)Government
129 (1.852 %)Aerospace
138 (1.646 %)Mobile Games
147 (1.440 %)Manufacturing
147 (1.440 %)Telecoms
153 (0.617 %)Pharmaceutical
153 (0.617 %)Electric
153 (0.617 %)3D Graphics
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1134 (27.57 %)Developer
258 (11.93 %)Software Engineer
353 (10.91 %)Consultant
449 (10.08 %)C++ Developer
539 (8.025 %)Programmer
636 (7.407 %)Graduate
732 (6.584 %)Analyst
825 (5.144 %)Trainee
924 (4.938 %)Software Developer
1020 (4.115 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1119 (3.909 %)Payroll Consultant
1218 (3.704 %)Support Engineer
1218 (3.704 %)Senior Developer
1317 (3.498 %)Business Analyst
1317 (3.498 %)C Developer
1416 (3.292 %)Recruitment Consultant
1416 (3.292 %)Technical Support
1514 (2.881 %)Technical Support Engineer
1514 (2.881 %)Technical Engineer
1612 (2.469 %)Java Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
154 (11.11 %)Mathematics
232 (6.584 %)Computer Science
330 (6.173 %)Multithreading
412 (2.469 %)Credit Risk
59 (1.852 %)Management Information System
68 (1.646 %)Device Driver
76 (1.235 %)MPEG
76 (1.235 %)Firmware
76 (1.235 %)DTV
85 (1.029 %)Client/Server
94 (0.823 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
94 (0.823 %)Physics
103 (0.617 %)Handset
103 (0.617 %)STB
112 (0.412 %)VHDL
121 (0.206 %)CCTV
121 (0.206 %)Informatics
121 (0.206 %)Clustering
121 (0.206 %)NHS
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1100 (20.58 %)Linux
277 (15.84 %)Windows
364 (13.17 %)UNIX
431 (6.379 %)Solaris
514 (2.881 %)Windows CE
612 (2.469 %)Windows Mobile
711 (2.263 %)VxWorks
89 (1.852 %)Windows 2000
95 (1.029 %)AIX
95 (1.029 %)Debian
95 (1.029 %)Fedora
104 (0.823 %)HPUX
104 (0.823 %)Embedded Linux
112 (0.412 %)Palm OS
112 (0.412 %)Nucleus RTOS
112 (0.412 %)Tru64
112 (0.412 %)LynxOS
112 (0.412 %)ThreadX
112 (0.412 %)pSOS
121 (0.206 %)Symbian OS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (7.613 %)OO
222 (4.527 %)UML
222 (4.527 %)Migration
320 (4.115 %)Workflow
414 (2.881 %)Business Analysis
511 (2.263 %)Software Engineering
610 (2.058 %)ITIL
79 (1.852 %)Data Modelling
79 (1.852 %)Data Analysis
88 (1.646 %)OOD
88 (1.646 %)OOP
88 (1.646 %)Web Development
97 (1.440 %)SOA
97 (1.440 %)Project Management
106 (1.235 %)Business Development
115 (1.029 %)Software Testing
115 (1.029 %)Business Intelligence
115 (1.029 %)Network Planning
115 (1.029 %)Vulnerability Assessment
115 (1.029 %)Penetration Testing
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1223 (45.88 %)C++
263 (12.96 %)C#
355 (11.32 %)Java
355 (11.32 %)SQL
448 (9.877 %)Perl
543 (8.848 %)Embedded C
639 (8.025 %)VB
735 (7.202 %)Embedded C++
819 (3.909 %)VB.NET
819 (3.909 %)JavaScript
916 (3.292 %)Shell Script
1013 (2.675 %)Assembly Language
1112 (2.469 %)PHP
129 (1.852 %)Ruby
137 (1.440 %)XPath
145 (1.029 %)Transact-SQL
145 (1.029 %)VC++
145 (1.029 %)Python
154 (0.823 %)COBOL
162 (0.412 %)PL/SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1122 (25.10 %)Degree
232 (6.584 %)Microsoft Certification
319 (3.909 %)CCNA
319 (3.909 %)Cisco Certification
412 (2.469 %)MCSE
510 (2.058 %)CISSP
510 (2.058 %)CISM
68 (1.646 %)ITIL Certification
73 (0.617 %)ISEB
81 (0.206 %)MCSA
81 (0.206 %)MCDBA
81 (0.206 %)MCP
81 (0.206 %)HND
81 (0.206 %)ISEB Practitioner
81 (0.206 %)NVQ Level 3
81 (0.206 %)OCP
81 (0.206 %)Oracle Certification
81 (0.206 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (1.646 %)Basel II
26 (1.235 %)QA
32 (0.412 %)ISO9000
32 (0.412 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (4.938 %)Citrix Presentation Server
215 (3.086 %)Active Directory
39 (1.852 %)ISA Server
45 (1.029 %)Nmap
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.029 %)Nessus
22 (0.412 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.206 %)MOM
31 (0.206 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.206 %)SCCM
31 (0.206 %)SCOM
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (10.70 %)Microsoft
228 (5.761 %)Cisco
324 (4.938 %)Citrix
417 (3.498 %)Oracle
515 (3.086 %)Symbian
69 (1.852 %)Compaq
69 (1.852 %)Dell
69 (1.852 %)Red Hat
77 (1.440 %)Juniper
77 (1.440 %)Redback
86 (1.235 %)IBM
94 (0.823 %)Business Objects
94 (0.823 %)Ab Initio
103 (0.617 %)Perforce
103 (0.617 %)SAP
103 (0.617 %)Huawei
103 (0.617 %)Xilinx
112 (0.412 %)Sun
112 (0.412 %)Novell
112 (0.412 %)EMC
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