C Jobs in the South East

C
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 115 63
Rank change year-on-year +33 -52 +131
Permanent jobs citing C 529 401 965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.17% 2.68% 4.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.59% 6.71% 9.87%
Number of salaries quoted 388 243 320
10th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £34,425
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £74,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
South East

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,994 5,974 9,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 29.91% 39.95% 49.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4,029 3,910 6,473
10th Percentile £34,000 £34,875 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for C in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the South East.

Salary trend for C in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +21 192 £57,500 +32.95% 58
Hampshire +19 156 £55,000 -15.38% 29
Surrey +39 98 £60,000 -4.00% 30
Oxfordshire +37 91 £57,500 +53.33% 25
Berkshire +35 60 £58,000 +12.95% 15
Kent +18 49 £37,000 -40.80% 6
Buckinghamshire -29 41 £52,501 +39.78% 18
West Sussex +40 20 £55,000 -12.00% 13
East Sussex +16 15 £47,500 -32.14%
Sussex -24 1 - -
C
England

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.70%) Confluence
2 8 (1.51%) Apache
3 5 (0.95%) Kinematics
4 2 (0.38%) IBM Domino
4 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.19%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Kentico
5 1 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 57 (10.78%) Simulink
2 32 (6.05%) Stateflow
3 7 (1.32%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.95%) Doxygen
4 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.38%) TargetLink
6 1 (0.19%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.19%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.19%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 30 (5.67%) SaaS
2 20 (3.78%) Azure
3 14 (2.65%) Power Platform
4 11 (2.08%) AWS
4 11 (2.08%) GitHub
5 5 (0.95%) GCP
6 4 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.38%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.19%) Kontent
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.97%) J1939
2 16 (3.02%) TCP/IP
3 14 (2.65%) Wireless
4 10 (1.89%) RS-485
5 9 (1.70%) Internet
6 7 (1.32%) Bluetooth
6 7 (1.32%) Ethernet
7 6 (1.13%) Network Security
8 5 (0.95%) RS-232
9 4 (0.76%) 5G
9 4 (0.76%) LoRaWAN
9 4 (0.76%) RFID
9 4 (0.76%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.57%) 3GPP
11 2 (0.38%) Modbus
11 2 (0.38%) MQTT
12 1 (0.19%) 4G
12 1 (0.19%) LTE
12 1 (0.19%) Software-Defined Radio
12 1 (0.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.65%) Power BI
2 10 (1.89%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.70%) MySQL
4 6 (1.13%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.95%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.76%) Big Data
6 4 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 42 (7.94%) JIRA
2 37 (6.99%) Git
3 36 (6.81%) Visual Studio
4 21 (3.97%) ClearCase
4 21 (3.97%) Plastic SCM
5 18 (3.40%) Jenkins
6 16 (3.02%) Subversion
7 14 (2.65%) ClearQuest
8 12 (2.27%) Bitbucket
9 7 (1.32%) CMake
9 7 (1.32%) GitLab
9 7 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
9 7 (1.32%) TestRail
10 6 (1.13%) GDB
11 3 (0.57%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.57%) JMeter
11 3 (0.57%) LoadRunner
12 2 (0.38%) GCC
13 1 (0.19%) Mercurial
13 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 133 (25.14%) Electronics
2 102 (19.28%) Social Skills
3 65 (12.29%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (9.26%) Marketing
5 41 (7.75%) Automotive
5 41 (7.75%) Telecoms
6 39 (7.37%) Manufacturing
7 36 (6.81%) Finance
8 27 (5.10%) Aerospace
9 23 (4.35%) Public Sector
10 19 (3.59%) Military
11 14 (2.65%) Brand Awareness
11 14 (2.65%) Retail
12 12 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.32%) Publishing
14 5 (0.95%) Aviation
15 4 (0.76%) Games
16 2 (0.38%) Law
16 2 (0.38%) Legal
16 2 (0.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 271 (51.23%) Software Engineer
2 120 (22.68%) Embedded Engineer
3 118 (22.31%) Senior
4 83 (15.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 65 (12.29%) Developer
6 53 (10.02%) Senior Software Engineer
7 47 (8.88%) C++ Software Engineer
8 40 (7.56%) Software Developer
9 32 (6.05%) Senior Embedded Engineer
10 28 (5.29%) Graduate
11 27 (5.10%) Lead
12 25 (4.73%) Electronics Engineer
13 24 (4.54%) Junior
14 23 (4.35%) Applications Engineer
15 22 (4.16%) Systems Engineer
16 20 (3.78%) Graduate Software Engineer
17 19 (3.59%) Embedded Developer
17 19 (3.59%) Python Engineer
18 16 (3.02%) C++ Developer
18 16 (3.02%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (8.51%) .NET
2 31 (5.86%) WPF
3 27 (5.10%) HTML
3 27 (5.10%) Qt
4 23 (4.35%) .NET Framework
5 20 (3.78%) OpenMP
6 19 (3.59%) HTML5
7 14 (2.65%) JSON
7 14 (2.65%) OpenACC
8 12 (2.27%) CSS
9 11 (2.08%) React
9 11 (2.08%) Web Services
10 10 (1.89%) ASP.NET
10 10 (1.89%) OpenGL
10 10 (1.89%) Vulkan
11 7 (1.32%) AngularJS
11 7 (1.32%) OpenCL
11 7 (1.32%) REST
11 7 (1.32%) VTK
11 7 (1.32%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 112 (21.17%) Algorithms
2 76 (14.37%) Embedded Systems
3 48 (9.07%) IoT
4 32 (6.05%) Analogue Electronics
5 31 (5.86%) FPGA
6 30 (5.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (5.10%) CUDA
8 25 (4.73%) Product Ownership
9 21 (3.97%) Mobile App
9 21 (3.97%) Satnav
9 21 (3.97%) VHDL
10 19 (3.59%) Greenfield Project
10 19 (3.59%) Robotics
11 18 (3.40%) Data Structures
12 17 (3.21%) Device Driver
12 17 (3.21%) Raspberry Pi
13 15 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
14 11 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
15 10 (1.89%) Digital Media
16 9 (1.70%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 200 (37.81%) Linux
2 94 (17.77%) Windows
3 39 (7.37%) Embedded Linux
4 31 (5.86%) Unix
5 13 (2.46%) Ubuntu
6 12 (2.27%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.76%) AIX
7 4 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
8 3 (0.57%) Android
9 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.19%) CentOS
10 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (65.03%) Software Engineering
2 138 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (21.93%) Computer Science
4 115 (21.74%) Mathematics
5 96 (18.15%) Agile
6 92 (17.39%) Physics
7 59 (11.15%) Software Testing
8 57 (10.78%) Multithreading
9 48 (9.07%) Artificial Intelligence
10 46 (8.70%) Code Quality
11 44 (8.32%) Machine Learning
12 42 (7.94%) DevOps
13 40 (7.56%) Software Architecture
14 38 (7.18%) Customer Requirements
14 38 (7.18%) Prototyping
14 38 (7.18%) SDLC
15 37 (6.99%) Digital Marketing
15 37 (6.99%) Signal Processing
16 33 (6.24%) Parallel Programming
16 33 (6.24%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 267 (50.47%) C++
2 192 (36.29%) Python
3 120 (22.68%) C#
4 88 (16.64%) Java
5 74 (13.99%) Embedded C
6 51 (9.64%) Fortran
7 50 (9.45%) MATLAB
8 44 (8.32%) JavaScript
9 28 (5.29%) Bash
10 24 (4.54%) Perl
11 20 (3.78%) XAML
12 15 (2.84%) Haskell
13 14 (2.65%) Go
14 13 (2.46%) PowerShell
15 11 (2.08%) Embedded C++
16 10 (1.89%) Assembly Language
16 10 (1.89%) SQL
17 8 (1.51%) PHP
18 7 (1.32%) C-shell
19 6 (1.13%) Ada
Qualifications
1 253 (47.83%) Degree
2 85 (16.07%) Security Cleared
3 74 (13.99%) PhD
4 64 (12.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 62 (11.72%) Master's Degree
6 53 (10.02%) SC Cleared
7 26 (4.91%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.27%) HND
9 4 (0.76%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.19%) MCP
11 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (8.51%) QA
2 22 (4.16%) ISO 26262
2 22 (4.16%) MISRA
3 21 (3.97%) Automotive SPICE
3 21 (3.97%) Software Quality Assurance
4 14 (2.65%) AUTOSAR
5 8 (1.51%) ISO 13485
6 4 (0.76%) GDPR
7 2 (0.38%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) IEC 62304
8 1 (0.19%) JTAG
8 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 85 (16.07%) Firmware
2 44 (8.32%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (2.08%) Docker
4 4 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.70%) Functional Safety
2 8 (1.51%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.13%) Ansible
4 2 (0.38%) Grafana
4 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.38%) Terraform
5 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (11.15%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.54%) SAP
3 21 (3.97%) IBM
3 21 (3.97%) Lauterbach
4 13 (2.46%) Xilinx
5 8 (1.51%) Oracle
6 7 (1.32%) Facebook
6 7 (1.32%) Instagram
7 6 (1.13%) EMC
8 5 (0.95%) Google
9 4 (0.76%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.76%) VMware
10 3 (0.57%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.57%) Renesas
10 3 (0.57%) Samsung
11 2 (0.38%) Splunk
11 2 (0.38%) Thales
12 1 (0.19%) Optimizely
12 1 (0.19%) Parasoft
12 1 (0.19%) Sitecore