C Jobs in the UK excluding London

C
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 106 161 115
Rank change year-on-year +55 -46 +58
Permanent jobs citing C 1,814 1,282 2,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.56% 2.13% 2.90%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.08% 5.32% 6.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,447 681 714
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,324 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £82,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £56,500 £62,500 £55,750
% change year-on-year -9.60% +12.11% +1.36%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 22,461 24,086 32,692
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 31.67% 40.05% 46.16%
Number of salaries quoted 16,381 13,553 21,130
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +3.55% +6.22%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £68,269
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the UK excluding London

C
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
South East +32 529 £56,500 -5.83% 136
South West +54 285 £57,500 -17.86% 105
East of England +32 258 £60,000 -7.69% 115
North of England +66 238 £55,000 +4.76% 61
Scotland -4 228 £52,500 -4.55% 42
Midlands +12 217 £52,500 -4.55% 61
North West +74 133 £55,000 - 39
West Midlands -20 119 £60,000 -25.00% 25
East Midlands +43 98 £47,500 -9.52% 36
Yorkshire +37 81 £50,000 +17.65% 15
Wales +33 48 £50,000 -9.09% 9
North East +13 24 £60,000 -4.00% 8
Northern Ireland +37 13 £55,000 +37.50% 1
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 25 (1.38%) Apache
2 12 (0.66%) Confluence
3 11 (0.61%) nginx
4 6 (0.33%) CMS
4 6 (0.33%) IIS
4 6 (0.33%) Kinematics
4 6 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
5 5 (0.28%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.22%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.22%) Headless CMS
6 4 (0.22%) Kentico
7 2 (0.11%) IBM Domino
7 2 (0.11%) Liferay
7 2 (0.11%) Magnolia
Applications
1 119 (6.56%) Simulink
2 33 (1.82%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.72%) CANalyzer
4 10 (0.55%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.28%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.17%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.055%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.055%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.055%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.11%) SAP MII
3 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.055%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 61 (3.36%) AWS
2 57 (3.14%) Azure
3 35 (1.93%) GitHub
4 31 (1.71%) SaaS
5 17 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (0.94%) Power Platform
6 9 (0.50%) AWS IoT
7 7 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.33%) Serverless
9 5 (0.28%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (0.22%) GCP
10 4 (0.22%) Kontent
11 2 (0.11%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.11%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (0.11%) npm
11 2 (0.11%) PaaS
11 2 (0.11%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.055%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 159 (8.77%) Wireless
2 76 (4.19%) Wi-Fi
3 71 (3.91%) Ethernet
4 61 (3.36%) TCP/IP
5 59 (3.25%) RS-232
6 58 (3.20%) Bluetooth
7 41 (2.26%) RS-485
8 36 (1.98%) Internet
9 35 (1.93%) Network Security
10 25 (1.38%) J1939
11 21 (1.16%) MQTT
12 17 (0.94%) 5G
12 17 (0.94%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.88%) 4G
14 14 (0.77%) 3G
14 14 (0.77%) Firewall
14 14 (0.77%) Wireshark
15 11 (0.61%) Modbus
16 10 (0.55%) DNS
16 10 (0.55%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (2.65%) SQL Server
2 41 (2.26%) PostgreSQL
3 30 (1.65%) MySQL
4 27 (1.49%) MongoDB
5 18 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 15 (0.83%) Big Data
7 14 (0.77%) Power BI
8 7 (0.39%) SQLite
9 6 (0.33%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.22%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.22%) Hadoop
12 3 (0.17%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.17%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.11%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.11%) DB2
13 2 (0.11%) DTS
Development Applications
1 143 (7.88%) Git
2 87 (4.80%) JIRA
3 84 (4.63%) Visual Studio
4 82 (4.52%) Jenkins
5 54 (2.98%) Subversion
6 41 (2.26%) LabVIEW
7 31 (1.71%) Rational Rhapsody
8 21 (1.16%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.16%) Plastic SCM
9 18 (0.99%) Bitbucket
10 15 (0.83%) Eclipse
11 14 (0.77%) ClearQuest
11 14 (0.77%) GitLab
12 10 (0.55%) GNU Toolchain
13 9 (0.50%) GDB
13 9 (0.50%) Rational DOORS
13 9 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
14 7 (0.39%) CMake
14 7 (0.39%) TestRail
15 6 (0.33%) CANoe
General
1 420 (23.15%) Electronics
2 351 (19.35%) Social Skills
3 203 (11.19%) Manufacturing
4 183 (10.09%) Analytical Skills
5 175 (9.65%) Automotive
6 102 (5.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 97 (5.35%) Telecoms
8 96 (5.29%) Aerospace
9 95 (5.24%) Marketing
10 91 (5.02%) Finance
11 54 (2.98%) Public Sector
12 34 (1.87%) Retail
13 30 (1.65%) Military
14 27 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
15 26 (1.43%) Legal
16 23 (1.27%) Law
17 15 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (0.77%) Brand Awareness
19 12 (0.66%) Mandarin Language
19 12 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 903 (49.78%) Software Engineer
2 587 (32.36%) Embedded Engineer
3 417 (22.99%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 412 (22.71%) Senior
5 237 (13.07%) Developer
6 230 (12.68%) Senior Software Engineer
7 159 (8.77%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 141 (7.77%) Lead
9 121 (6.67%) Software Developer
10 116 (6.39%) C++ Software Engineer
11 98 (5.40%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 97 (5.35%) C Software Engineer
13 86 (4.74%) Firmware Engineer
14 82 (4.52%) Systems Engineer
15 70 (3.86%) Embedded Developer
16 68 (3.75%) Junior
17 67 (3.69%) Electronics Engineer
18 64 (3.53%) Graduate
19 57 (3.14%) C++ Developer
19 57 (3.14%) Embedded C Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (6.56%) .NET
2 74 (4.08%) HTML
3 71 (3.91%) Yocto
4 61 (3.36%) WPF
5 49 (2.70%) Qt
6 46 (2.54%) REST
7 38 (2.09%) .NET Framework
7 38 (2.09%) Node.js
8 35 (1.93%) CSS
8 35 (1.93%) SOAP
9 33 (1.82%) Web Services
10 30 (1.65%) React
11 24 (1.32%) HTML5
12 23 (1.27%) ASP.NET
12 23 (1.27%) JSON
12 23 (1.27%) Middleware
13 22 (1.21%) WinForms
14 20 (1.10%) .NET Core
14 20 (1.10%) OpenMP
15 19 (1.05%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 216 (11.91%) Embedded Systems
2 204 (11.25%) Algorithms
3 147 (8.10%) IoT
4 101 (5.57%) FPGA
5 71 (3.91%) VHDL
6 67 (3.69%) Device Driver
7 57 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
8 47 (2.59%) Analogue Electronics
9 46 (2.54%) Robotics
10 39 (2.15%) Data Structures
11 36 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
12 35 (1.93%) CUDA
13 32 (1.76%) Product Ownership
13 32 (1.76%) Raspberry Pi
13 32 (1.76%) Verilog
14 29 (1.60%) Mobile App
15 27 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
16 26 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
17 25 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
18 22 (1.21%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 694 (38.26%) Linux
2 203 (11.19%) Embedded Linux
3 170 (9.37%) Windows
4 63 (3.47%) Unix
5 44 (2.43%) Android
6 38 (2.09%) FreeRTOS
7 26 (1.43%) Ubuntu
8 21 (1.16%) AIX
9 16 (0.88%) Apple iOS
10 13 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.66%) Windows 10
12 6 (0.33%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.28%) VxWorks
14 4 (0.22%) Debian
14 4 (0.22%) Kali Linux
14 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
15 3 (0.17%) CentOS
16 2 (0.11%) Solaris
16 2 (0.11%) Windows Embedded Compact
17 1 (0.055%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,214 (66.92%) Software Engineering
2 363 (20.01%) Problem-Solving
3 344 (18.96%) Computer Science
4 317 (17.48%) Agile
5 198 (10.92%) Mathematics
6 157 (8.65%) Physics
7 148 (8.16%) Software Testing
8 146 (8.05%) Test Automation
9 124 (6.84%) DevOps
10 123 (6.78%) SDLC
11 120 (6.62%) Mentoring
12 114 (6.28%) Embedded Software Development
13 111 (6.12%) Open Source
14 102 (5.62%) Cybersecurity
15 99 (5.46%) OO
16 95 (5.24%) Software Architecture
17 94 (5.18%) Validation
18 92 (5.07%) Multithreading
19 88 (4.85%) Artificial Intelligence
20 81 (4.47%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 819 (45.15%) C++
2 600 (33.08%) Python
3 382 (21.06%) Embedded C
4 380 (20.95%) C#
5 255 (14.06%) Java
6 126 (6.95%) MATLAB
7 124 (6.84%) Bash
8 112 (6.17%) JavaScript
9 103 (5.68%) Rust
10 92 (5.07%) SQL
11 62 (3.42%) Ada
12 59 (3.25%) Fortran
13 55 (3.03%) VB
14 52 (2.87%) Embedded C++
14 52 (2.87%) Perl
15 45 (2.48%) PHP
16 33 (1.82%) Assembly Language
16 33 (1.82%) Go
17 32 (1.76%) COBOL
18 29 (1.60%) Micro Focus COBOL
Qualifications
1 648 (35.72%) Degree
2 260 (14.33%) Security Cleared
3 110 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 95 (5.24%) Master's Degree
5 91 (5.02%) PhD
6 78 (4.30%) SC Cleared
7 54 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
8 53 (2.92%) DV Cleared
9 25 (1.38%) HND
10 12 (0.66%) HNC
11 7 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.33%) SANS
13 5 (0.28%) CISA
13 5 (0.28%) CISM
13 5 (0.28%) CISSP
13 5 (0.28%) CRISC
14 4 (0.22%) CESG Certified Professional
14 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
15 3 (0.17%) CCNA
15 3 (0.17%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (4.30%) QA
2 57 (3.14%) MISRA
3 37 (2.04%) ISO 26262
4 27 (1.49%) Automotive SPICE
5 25 (1.38%) AUTOSAR
6 24 (1.32%) ISO 13485
7 21 (1.16%) Software Quality Assurance
8 17 (0.94%) GDPR
9 15 (0.83%) Def Stans
10 10 (0.55%) IEC 62304
10 10 (0.55%) JTAG
10 10 (0.55%) MISRA C
11 8 (0.44%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 8 (0.44%) IEC 61508
12 7 (0.39%) DO-178B
12 7 (0.39%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.33%) NIST
14 3 (0.17%) TickIT
15 2 (0.11%) HL7
15 2 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 346 (19.07%) Firmware
2 185 (10.20%) Embedded Firmware
3 33 (1.82%) Docker
4 4 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.17%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.11%) Kamailio
7 1 (0.055%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.055%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.055%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (1.54%) Ansible
2 21 (1.16%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.94%) Progress Chef
4 14 (0.77%) Functional Safety
5 10 (0.55%) Terraform
6 3 (0.17%) Nagios
6 3 (0.17%) Podman
7 2 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.055%) Puppet
8 1 (0.055%) SCCM
Vendors
1 86 (4.74%) Microsoft
2 52 (2.87%) SAP
3 31 (1.71%) Xilinx
4 29 (1.60%) IBM
4 29 (1.60%) Micro Focus
5 27 (1.49%) Oracle
6 22 (1.21%) EMC
6 22 (1.21%) Red Hat
7 21 (1.16%) Lauterbach
8 11 (0.61%) Google
9 10 (0.55%) Altera
9 10 (0.55%) Atlassian
10 9 (0.50%) Renesas
10 9 (0.50%) Twitter
11 8 (0.44%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.44%) Motorola
11 8 (0.44%) Sitecore
12 7 (0.39%) Facebook
12 7 (0.39%) Instagram
13 6 (0.33%) Cadence