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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the North East 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1434
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads8560
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.027 %
As % of the category below18.32 %9.302 %
Salaries quoted6946
Average minimum salary£33,964£35,554
Average salary£35,591£41,223
% change on same period last year-13.66 %
Average maximum salary£37,217£46,891
UK excluding London average salary£38,235£37,724
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads464645
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.314 %0.293 %
Salaries quoted404531
Average minimum salary£31,257£30,190
Average salary£33,307£33,169
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum salary£35,357£36,149
UK excluding London average salary£35,738£35,968
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
C EnglandC
England

C
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the North East region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Tyne and WearUp+2553£36,349-2.66 %
DurhamUp+1516£30,438-13.03 %
NorthumberlandNew entry-1£32,500-
C EnglandC
England

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

183 (42.35 %)C++
262 (31.63 %)SQL
262 (31.63 %)Oracle
359 (30.10 %)Microsoft
447 (23.98 %)SAP
544 (22.45 %)Embedded C
642 (21.43 %)Electronics
741 (20.92 %)VB
836 (18.37 %)Windows
934 (17.35 %)UNIX
1033 (16.84 %).NET
1033 (16.84 %)JavaScript
1132 (16.33 %)MS Excel
1230 (15.31 %)SQL Server
1230 (15.31 %)VBA
1230 (15.31 %)MS Office
1230 (15.31 %)Manugistics
1230 (15.31 %)JD Edwards
1230 (15.31 %)Retail
1230 (15.31 %)SAP Retail
1329 (14.80 %)C#
1427 (13.78 %)Cognos
1427 (13.78 %)UML
1427 (13.78 %)Internet
1427 (13.78 %)Business Intelligence
1427 (13.78 %)SOA
1524 (12.24 %)Assembly Language
1524 (12.24 %)WebServices
1623 (11.73 %)Project Management
1722 (11.22 %)ASP

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (16.84 %).NET
224 (12.24 %)WebServices
322 (11.22 %)ASP
411 (5.612 %)XML
58 (4.082 %)XSLT
67 (3.571 %)ODBC
76 (3.061 %)HTML
85 (2.551 %)ActiveX
93 (1.531 %)J2ME
93 (1.531 %)MFC
93 (1.531 %)Java EE
102 (1.020 %)JDBC
102 (1.020 %)ASP.NET
111 (0.510 %)CSS
111 (0.510 %)LAMP
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.551 %)SharePoint
15 (2.551 %)MS Exchange
24 (2.041 %)OpenROAD
33 (1.531 %)PegaRULES
33 (1.531 %)WebLogic
33 (1.531 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (1.020 %)Apache
51 (0.510 %)IIS
51 (0.510 %)Exchange Server 2000
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (16.33 %)MS Excel
230 (15.31 %)MS Office
37 (3.571 %)MATLAB
41 (0.510 %)MS Project
41 (0.510 %)MS Visio
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
130 (15.31 %)SAP Retail
21 (0.510 %)Cerner Millennium
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (13.78 %)Internet
24 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
33 (1.531 %)Firewall
42 (1.020 %)SNMP
42 (1.020 %)VPN
42 (1.020 %)DNS
42 (1.020 %)SAN
42 (1.020 %)Ethernet
51 (0.510 %)HTTP
51 (0.510 %)GPRS
51 (0.510 %)WAN
51 (0.510 %)Network Security
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (15.31 %)SQL Server
217 (8.673 %)BusinessObjects
310 (5.102 %)Datawarehouse
48 (4.082 %)Oracle Reports
48 (4.082 %)Oracle Discoverer
57 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (3.061 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (2.551 %)Data Mining
84 (2.041 %)Ingres
84 (2.041 %)Crystal Reports
92 (1.020 %)MySQL
92 (1.020 %)RDBMS
101 (0.510 %)Oracle 8/8i
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (4.082 %)Oracle Forms
18 (4.082 %)NUnit
27 (3.571 %)LabVIEW
35 (2.551 %)Subversion
44 (2.041 %)WinRunner
44 (2.041 %)TestDirector
44 (2.041 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (1.531 %)Visual Studio
62 (1.020 %)PowerBuilder
71 (0.510 %)CodeWarrior
71 (0.510 %)Eclipse
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (21.43 %)Electronics
230 (15.31 %)Retail
319 (9.694 %)Electric
414 (7.143 %)Pensions
511 (5.612 %)Health
511 (5.612 %)Education
610 (5.102 %)Pharmaceutical
78 (4.082 %)Games
86 (3.061 %)Manufacturing
95 (2.551 %)Finance
104 (2.041 %)Automotive
112 (1.020 %)Government
112 (1.020 %)Back Office
121 (0.510 %)Aerospace
121 (0.510 %)Military
121 (0.510 %)Banking
121 (0.510 %)Marketing
121 (0.510 %)Billing
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (20.41 %)Software Engineer
235 (17.86 %)Consultant
330 (15.31 %)Applications Consultant
428 (14.29 %)Analyst
526 (13.27 %)Developer
617 (8.673 %)Electronics Engineer
715 (7.653 %)Support Analyst
812 (6.122 %)C++ Software Engineer
911 (5.612 %)Programmer
1010 (5.102 %)Administrator
119 (4.592 %)DBA
119 (4.592 %)Architect
119 (4.592 %).NET Developer
119 (4.592 %)Test Engineer
119 (4.592 %)C Software Engineer
128 (4.082 %)Oracle Developer
128 (4.082 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
128 (4.082 %)Infrastructure Analyst
136 (3.061 %)Embedded Software Engineer
145 (2.551 %)Design Engineer
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (8.673 %)Mathematics
212 (6.122 %)Firmware
38 (4.082 %)Computer Science
47 (3.571 %)ASIC
56 (3.061 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
65 (2.551 %)Multithreading
73 (1.531 %)Client/Server
82 (1.020 %)CCTV
82 (1.020 %)Data Protection Act
82 (1.020 %)Physics
91 (0.510 %)Device Driver
91 (0.510 %)SCADA
91 (0.510 %)Data Integration
91 (0.510 %)iPhone
91 (0.510 %)iSeries
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (18.37 %)Windows
234 (17.35 %)UNIX
318 (9.184 %)Linux
45 (2.551 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (1.531 %)Windows NT
53 (1.531 %)HPUX
62 (1.020 %)Windows 2000
62 (1.020 %)VMS
62 (1.020 %)OpenVMS
62 (1.020 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.510 %)Windows 2000 Server
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (13.78 %)UML
127 (13.78 %)SOA
127 (13.78 %)Business Intelligence
223 (11.73 %)Project Management
318 (9.184 %)OOP
417 (8.673 %)ERP
417 (8.673 %)Business Analysis
417 (8.673 %)Technical Architecture
514 (7.143 %)OO
610 (5.102 %)CRM
610 (5.102 %)EAI
79 (4.592 %)OOD
84 (2.041 %)Software Engineering
84 (2.041 %)ITIL
84 (2.041 %)Fund Management
84 (2.041 %)Test Scripting
93 (1.531 %)Software Testing
102 (1.020 %)Knowledge Management
102 (1.020 %)Competitor Analysis
102 (1.020 %)Data Protection
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
183 (42.35 %)C++
262 (31.63 %)SQL
344 (22.45 %)Embedded C
441 (20.92 %)VB
533 (16.84 %)JavaScript
630 (15.31 %)VBA
729 (14.80 %)C#
824 (12.24 %)Assembly Language
917 (8.673 %)Java
1013 (6.633 %)Shell Script
1110 (5.102 %)PL/SQL
128 (4.082 %)AWK
128 (4.082 %)VC++
137 (3.571 %)Embedded C++
144 (2.041 %)Perl
144 (2.041 %)VB6
153 (1.531 %)PHP
153 (1.531 %)VB.NET
162 (1.020 %)Python
162 (1.020 %)VBScript
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (11.22 %)Degree
23 (1.531 %)HND
32 (1.020 %)MCSE
32 (1.020 %)ISEB
32 (1.020 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.510 %)MCP
41 (0.510 %)CISSP
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.571 %)ISO9000
22 (1.020 %)SLA
22 (1.020 %)HL7
22 (1.020 %)JTAG
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.551 %)Active Directory
23 (1.531 %)ISA Server
31 (0.510 %)Terminal Services
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
162 (31.63 %)Oracle
259 (30.10 %)Microsoft
347 (23.98 %)SAP
430 (15.31 %)Manugistics
430 (15.31 %)JD Edwards
527 (13.78 %)Cognos
617 (8.673 %)Business Objects
617 (8.673 %)PeopleSoft
710 (5.102 %)Siebel
85 (2.551 %)MicroStrategy
94 (2.041 %)Cisco
94 (2.041 %)QNX
103 (1.531 %)webMethods
103 (1.531 %)BEA
103 (1.531 %)Sybase
112 (1.020 %)VERITAS
112 (1.020 %)Red Hat
112 (1.020 %)HP
112 (1.020 %)EMC
112 (1.020 %)Hitachi