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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 16 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 Reading region.

 C
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank322842
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Up+14
Matching permanent IT job ads4872139
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading5.005 %4.589 %4.525 %
As % of the Programming Languages category10.57 %11.75 %11.72 %
Salaries quoted4466109
Average salary£45,000£37,750£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+19.20 %+0.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£28,500£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.420 %-
Reading IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
4546131186
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading47.34 %39.07 %38.61 %
Salaries quoted3765411002
Average salary£40,000£37,500£38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-1.310 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£27,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£55,000£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
C BerkshireC
Berkshire

C
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Reading region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Reading C Salary Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

147 (38.21 %)C++
241 (33.33 %)Degree
339 (31.71 %)Computer Science
431 (25.20 %)Mathematics
529 (23.58 %)Windows
625 (20.33 %)Physics
724 (19.51 %).NET
823 (18.70 %)PhD
823 (18.70 %)Education
823 (18.70 %)Electric
922 (17.89 %)Security Cleared
1021 (17.07 %)Java
1119 (15.45 %)ASP.NET
1216 (13.01 %)Multithreading
1315 (12.20 %)C#
1414 (11.38 %)SQL
1414 (11.38 %)SQL Server
1414 (11.38 %)Linux
1513 (10.57 %)UNIX
1513 (10.57 %)Firewall
1513 (10.57 %)Software Engineering
1612 (9.756 %)Finance
1612 (9.756 %)Microsoft
1711 (8.943 %)Migration
1810 (8.130 %)Telecoms
1810 (8.130 %)UML
1810 (8.130 %)JavaScript
1810 (8.130 %)Oracle
199 (7.317 %)Perl
199 (7.317 %)Visual Studio

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
124 (19.51 %).NET
219 (15.45 %)ASP.NET
38 (6.504 %)Hibernate
38 (6.504 %)Spring
38 (6.504 %)WebSphere
38 (6.504 %)MFC
47 (5.691 %)DHTML
47 (5.691 %)Struts
47 (5.691 %)AJAX
55 (4.065 %)JSF
64 (3.252 %)OpenGL
64 (3.252 %)XML
73 (2.439 %)ADO.NET
73 (2.439 %)J2EE
82 (1.626 %)WinForms
82 (1.626 %)Middleware
82 (1.626 %)HTML
82 (1.626 %)Web Services
82 (1.626 %)WAP
91 (0.813 %)EDI
Reading IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
17 (5.691 %)WebSphere Application Server
26 (4.878 %)CMS
26 (4.878 %)Lotus Domino
26 (4.878 %)Sitecore CMS
34 (3.252 %)SharePoint
43 (2.439 %)IIS
51 (0.813 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.813 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.813 %)Apache
51 (0.813 %)Tomcat
51 (0.813 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.813 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.813 %)Oracle 10gAS
51 (0.813 %)ESB
Reading IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
14 (3.252 %)MS Office
14 (3.252 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.813 %)SAP SD
11 (0.813 %)BusinessWorks
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
113 (10.57 %)Firewall
29 (7.317 %)TCP/IP
37 (5.691 %)DHCP
37 (5.691 %)DNS
45 (4.065 %)LDAP
45 (4.065 %)SMTP
52 (1.626 %)TETRA
52 (1.626 %)VLAN
52 (1.626 %)Network Security
52 (1.626 %)Wireless
52 (1.626 %)OSPF
52 (1.626 %)SSL
61 (0.813 %)Bluetooth
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (11.38 %)SQL Server
27 (5.691 %)Informix
35 (4.065 %)MySQL
44 (3.252 %)Oracle 10g
53 (2.439 %)Oracle 11g
62 (1.626 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.813 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.813 %)EDRMS
71 (0.813 %)IDOL
71 (0.813 %)SQL Server 2008
71 (0.813 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.813 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.813 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Reading IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (7.317 %)Visual Studio
19 (7.317 %)ClearCase
19 (7.317 %)ClearQuest
28 (6.504 %)Eclipse
32 (1.626 %)Team Foundation Server
41 (0.813 %)Maven
41 (0.813 %)Subversion
Reading IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
123 (18.70 %)Education
123 (18.70 %)Electric
212 (9.756 %)Finance
310 (8.130 %)Telecoms
48 (6.504 %)Military
57 (5.691 %)Pensions
66 (4.878 %)Health
75 (4.065 %)Government
84 (3.252 %)Retail
92 (1.626 %)Games
92 (1.626 %)Animation
92 (1.626 %)Insurance
92 (1.626 %)Back Office
101 (0.813 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.813 %)Front Office
Reading IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
149 (39.84 %)Developer
222 (17.89 %)Analyst
320 (16.26 %)Software Engineer
417 (13.82 %)C Developer
417 (13.82 %)C++ Developer
516 (13.01 %)Developer Analyst
613 (10.57 %)Junior
712 (9.756 %)Lead Developer
810 (8.130 %)C++ Software Engineer
99 (7.317 %)Graduate
99 (7.317 %)Java Developer
108 (6.504 %).NET Developer
108 (6.504 %)Junior Developer
108 (6.504 %)Lead Java Developer
117 (5.691 %)Support Engineer
117 (5.691 %)Consultant
117 (5.691 %)Linux Engineer
117 (5.691 %)Java Team Leader
117 (5.691 %)Team Leader
126 (4.878 %)Junior .NET Developer
Reading IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
139 (31.71 %)Computer Science
231 (25.20 %)Mathematics
325 (20.33 %)Physics
416 (13.01 %)Multithreading
53 (2.439 %)Thin Client
53 (2.439 %)Fat Client
62 (1.626 %)PKI
62 (1.626 %)French Language
62 (1.626 %)German Language
62 (1.626 %)SaaS
62 (1.626 %)Open Source
71 (0.813 %)Blackberry
71 (0.813 %)FMCG
71 (0.813 %)iPhone
Reading IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
129 (23.58 %)Windows
214 (11.38 %)Linux
313 (10.57 %)UNIX
45 (4.065 %)Windows XP
53 (2.439 %)Windows 7
53 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (2.439 %)Windows Vista
62 (1.626 %)Embedded Linux
62 (1.626 %)Windows 2000
62 (1.626 %)AIX
62 (1.626 %)Solaris
71 (0.813 %)Windows NT
71 (0.813 %)Android
71 (0.813 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.813 %)Windows Mobile
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
113 (10.57 %)Software Engineering
211 (8.943 %)Migration
310 (8.130 %)UML
49 (7.317 %)Project Management
58 (6.504 %)Agile Software Development
66 (4.878 %)Web Development
66 (4.878 %)Automated Testing
66 (4.878 %)Test Scripting
66 (4.878 %)Service Management
75 (4.065 %)ITIL
75 (4.065 %)Data Analysis
84 (3.252 %)Performance Management
84 (3.252 %)Security Architecture
93 (2.439 %)Change Management
93 (2.439 %)Logistics
102 (1.626 %)Document Management
102 (1.626 %)Incident Management
102 (1.626 %)Release Management
102 (1.626 %)Risk Management
102 (1.626 %)Identity Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
147 (38.21 %)C++
221 (17.07 %)Java
315 (12.20 %)C#
414 (11.38 %)SQL
510 (8.130 %)JavaScript
69 (7.317 %)Perl
78 (6.504 %)VC++
87 (5.691 %)Python
96 (4.878 %)Shell Script
96 (4.878 %)Bash shell
103 (2.439 %)VB
103 (2.439 %)PL/SQL
112 (1.626 %)Tcl
112 (1.626 %)T-SQL
112 (1.626 %)VBScript
112 (1.626 %)VB.NET
121 (0.813 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.813 %)Assembly Language
121 (0.813 %)Objective-C
Reading IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
141 (33.33 %)Degree
223 (18.70 %)PhD
322 (17.89 %)Security Cleared
47 (5.691 %)Cisco Certification
47 (5.691 %)CCNA
56 (4.878 %)SC Cleared
65 (4.065 %)Postgraduate
73 (2.439 %)MCSE
73 (2.439 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (1.626 %)DV Cleared
91 (0.813 %)MCP
91 (0.813 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.813 %)HP AIS
91 (0.813 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (4.878 %)QA
22 (1.626 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (4.878 %)Active Directory
25 (4.065 %)Sendmail
31 (0.813 %)VMware Workstation
Reading IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (3.252 %)SCCM
14 (3.252 %)OpenView Configuration Management
23 (2.439 %)SCOM
32 (1.626 %)Tivoli
41 (0.813 %)MSI
Reading IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
112 (9.756 %)Microsoft
210 (8.130 %)Oracle
38 (6.504 %)IBM
46 (4.878 %)Fujitsu
46 (4.878 %)Sitecore
53 (2.439 %)HP
62 (1.626 %)VMware
62 (1.626 %)Citrix
62 (1.626 %)Cisco
71 (0.813 %)Symbian
71 (0.813 %)JBoss
71 (0.813 %)SAP
71 (0.813 %)Hitachi
71 (0.813 %)Lotus
71 (0.813 %)TIBCO
71 (0.813 %)BT
71 (0.813 %)Meridio