C
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 226 210
Rank change year-on-year +93 -16 +14
Permanent jobs citing C 2,099 1,690 3,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.12% 1.66% 1.98%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.32% 3.85% 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,683 904 1,055
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,913 £34,990
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £62,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +11.61% +1.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £88,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%

All Programming Languages
UK

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 with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,235 43,949 85,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.51% 43.27% 54.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24,988 28,012 43,733
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year -1.82% +3.14% +6.65%

C
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for C in the UK

C
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for C in the UK

C
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the UK

C
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
UK excluding London +51 1,813 £55,000 -8.33% 534
England +83 1,760 £57,500 -8.00% 597
Work from Home +67 771 £55,000 -12.00% 254
South East +36 527 £56,500 -5.83% 144
South West +58 283 £57,500 -14.81% 109
East of England +28 257 £60,000 -7.69% 114
North of England +54 238 £55,000 +4.76% 63
London +38 231 £82,500 +20.48% 100
Scotland -3 229 £52,500 -4.55% 41
Midlands +21 219 £52,500 -4.55% 65
North West +66 133 £55,000 - 40
West Midlands -16 119 £60,000 -25.00% 26
East Midlands +49 100 £47,500 -9.52% 39
Yorkshire +31 81 £50,000 +17.65% 16
Wales +40 49 £50,000 -9.09% 8
North East +15 24 £60,000 -4.00% 8
Northern Ireland +37 13 £55,000 +37.50% 1

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 37 (1.76%) Apache
2 22 (1.05%) Apache Spark
3 14 (0.67%) Confluence
4 12 (0.57%) nginx
5 8 (0.38%) Jupyter
6 7 (0.33%) CMS
7 6 (0.29%) Kinematics
8 5 (0.24%) IIS
8 5 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
9 4 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.14%) Kentico
10 3 (0.14%) SharePoint
11 2 (0.095%) IBM Domino
11 2 (0.095%) Liferay
11 2 (0.095%) Magnolia
12 1 (0.048%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.048%) WordPress
Applications
1 117 (5.57%) Simulink
2 33 (1.57%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.62%) CANalyzer
4 10 (0.48%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.33%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.24%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.14%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.095%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.095%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.048%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.048%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.048%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (0.33%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.095%) SAP MII
6 1 (0.048%) MIS ActiveH
6 1 (0.048%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.048%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 110 (5.24%) AWS
2 79 (3.76%) Azure
3 43 (2.05%) GitHub
4 32 (1.52%) SaaS
5 23 (1.10%) Serverless
6 22 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (0.95%) Power Platform
8 16 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
9 11 (0.52%) GCP
10 10 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (0.43%) AWS IoT
12 8 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.19%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (0.19%) WhatsApp
15 3 (0.14%) Amazon EC2
15 3 (0.14%) dbt
15 3 (0.14%) Kontent
15 3 (0.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 161 (7.67%) Wireless
2 97 (4.62%) TCP/IP
3 77 (3.67%) Wi-Fi
4 72 (3.43%) Ethernet
5 60 (2.86%) RS-232
6 58 (2.76%) Bluetooth
7 41 (1.95%) RS-485
8 39 (1.86%) Internet
9 38 (1.81%) Network Security
10 25 (1.19%) J1939
11 22 (1.05%) MQTT
12 17 (0.81%) 5G
12 17 (0.81%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.76%) 4G
14 15 (0.71%) Firewall
15 14 (0.67%) 3G
15 14 (0.67%) Wireshark
16 13 (0.62%) HTTP
17 12 (0.57%) DNS
17 12 (0.57%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (2.57%) SQL Server
3 45 (2.14%) MongoDB
4 30 (1.43%) MySQL
5 28 (1.33%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.76%) Big Data
7 14 (0.67%) Power BI
8 10 (0.48%) DynamoDB
8 10 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 9 (0.43%) Data Mining
10 7 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
10 7 (0.33%) SQLite
11 6 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
12 5 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.24%) Metadata
12 5 (0.24%) NoSQL
13 4 (0.19%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.19%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 168 (8.00%) Git
2 100 (4.76%) Jenkins
3 97 (4.62%) JIRA
4 94 (4.48%) Visual Studio
5 54 (2.57%) Subversion
6 41 (1.95%) LabVIEW
7 33 (1.57%) GitLab
8 31 (1.48%) Rational Rhapsody
9 21 (1.00%) ClearCase
9 21 (1.00%) Plastic SCM
10 19 (0.91%) Bitbucket
11 15 (0.71%) Eclipse
12 14 (0.67%) ClearQuest
12 14 (0.67%) GDB
13 10 (0.48%) GNU Toolchain
14 9 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
14 9 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
15 7 (0.33%) CMake
15 7 (0.33%) TestRail
16 6 (0.29%) CANoe
General
1 440 (20.96%) Electronics
2 411 (19.58%) Social Skills
3 220 (10.48%) Manufacturing
4 199 (9.48%) Analytical Skills
5 184 (8.77%) Automotive
6 140 (6.67%) Finance
7 111 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 104 (4.95%) Telecoms
9 102 (4.86%) Aerospace
10 101 (4.81%) Marketing
11 65 (3.10%) Public Sector
12 39 (1.86%) Law
12 39 (1.86%) Retail
13 35 (1.67%) Legal
13 35 (1.67%) Military
14 27 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (0.86%) Games
16 17 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
17 14 (0.67%) Brand Awareness
18 13 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1,004 (47.83%) Software Engineer
2 605 (28.82%) Embedded Engineer
3 480 (22.87%) Senior
4 425 (20.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 282 (13.43%) Developer
6 258 (12.29%) Senior Software Engineer
7 167 (7.96%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 163 (7.77%) Lead
9 132 (6.29%) C++ Software Engineer
10 131 (6.24%) Software Developer
11 108 (5.15%) C Software Engineer
12 100 (4.76%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 89 (4.24%) Firmware Engineer
14 85 (4.05%) Architect
15 82 (3.91%) C++ Developer
15 82 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
16 80 (3.81%) Linux Engineer
17 72 (3.43%) Embedded Developer
18 70 (3.33%) Junior
19 68 (3.24%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 145 (6.91%) .NET
2 81 (3.86%) HTML
3 74 (3.53%) Yocto
4 62 (2.95%) WPF
5 53 (2.53%) Qt
6 50 (2.38%) Node.js
7 49 (2.33%) REST
8 46 (2.19%) CSS
9 44 (2.10%) Web Services
10 42 (2.00%) React
11 39 (1.86%) .NET Framework
12 38 (1.81%) SOAP
13 31 (1.48%) RESTful
14 28 (1.33%) XML
15 25 (1.19%) HTML5
15 25 (1.19%) JSON
16 24 (1.14%) ASP.NET
16 24 (1.14%) Django
17 23 (1.10%) Middleware
18 22 (1.05%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 233 (11.10%) Embedded Systems
2 223 (10.62%) Algorithms
3 162 (7.72%) IoT
4 121 (5.76%) FPGA
5 73 (3.48%) VHDL
6 72 (3.43%) Device Driver
7 65 (3.10%) Distributed Systems
8 60 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
9 49 (2.33%) Analogue Electronics
9 49 (2.33%) Data Structures
10 46 (2.19%) Robotics
11 45 (2.14%) Greenfield Project
12 39 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 38 (1.81%) CUDA
14 35 (1.67%) PKI
15 34 (1.62%) Product Ownership
15 34 (1.62%) Verilog
16 32 (1.52%) Raspberry Pi
17 29 (1.38%) Mobile App
18 27 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 836 (39.83%) Linux
2 206 (9.81%) Embedded Linux
3 180 (8.58%) Windows
4 76 (3.62%) Unix
5 64 (3.05%) Android
6 48 (2.29%) Ubuntu
7 39 (1.86%) FreeRTOS
8 32 (1.52%) Apple iOS
9 22 (1.05%) AIX
9 22 (1.05%) Debian
10 13 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.57%) Windows 10
12 6 (0.29%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.24%) Mac OS
13 5 (0.24%) VxWorks
14 4 (0.19%) Kali Linux
15 3 (0.14%) CentOS
16 2 (0.095%) Solaris
16 2 (0.095%) Windows Embedded Compact
17 1 (0.048%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,360 (64.79%) Software Engineering
2 403 (19.20%) Problem-Solving
3 391 (18.63%) Computer Science
4 369 (17.58%) Agile
5 221 (10.53%) Mathematics
6 165 (7.86%) DevOps
7 163 (7.77%) Software Testing
7 163 (7.77%) Test Automation
8 161 (7.67%) Physics
9 134 (6.38%) Mentoring
10 132 (6.29%) Cybersecurity
11 130 (6.19%) Open Source
12 126 (6.00%) SDLC
13 114 (5.43%) Embedded Software Development
13 114 (5.43%) OO
14 105 (5.00%) Artificial Intelligence
15 104 (4.95%) Multithreading
15 104 (4.95%) Software Architecture
16 103 (4.91%) Machine Learning
17 101 (4.81%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 935 (44.55%) C++
2 714 (34.02%) Python
3 416 (19.82%) C#
4 389 (18.53%) Embedded C
5 319 (15.20%) Java
6 149 (7.10%) Bash
7 144 (6.86%) SQL
8 135 (6.43%) MATLAB
9 131 (6.24%) Rust
10 128 (6.10%) JavaScript
11 64 (3.05%) Go
12 62 (2.95%) Ada
13 59 (2.81%) Fortran
13 59 (2.81%) Perl
14 56 (2.67%) VB
15 52 (2.48%) Embedded C++
16 46 (2.19%) PHP
17 39 (1.86%) Shell Script
18 33 (1.57%) Assembly Language
19 32 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 708 (33.73%) Degree
2 265 (12.63%) Security Cleared
3 121 (5.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 106 (5.05%) Master's Degree
5 103 (4.91%) PhD
6 83 (3.95%) SC Cleared
7 54 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 52 (2.48%) DV Cleared
9 25 (1.19%) HND
10 13 (0.62%) HNC
11 9 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.33%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.29%) SANS
14 5 (0.24%) CISA
14 5 (0.24%) CISM
14 5 (0.24%) CISSP
14 5 (0.24%) CRISC
14 5 (0.24%) MCAD
15 4 (0.19%) CESG Certified Professional
16 3 (0.14%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (3.76%) QA
2 57 (2.72%) MISRA
3 37 (1.76%) ISO 26262
4 27 (1.29%) Automotive SPICE
4 27 (1.29%) AUTOSAR
5 24 (1.14%) ISO 13485
6 21 (1.00%) Software Quality Assurance
7 18 (0.86%) GDPR
8 15 (0.71%) Def Stans
9 14 (0.67%) JTAG
10 10 (0.48%) IEC 62304
10 10 (0.48%) MISRA C
11 9 (0.43%) ISO 9001
12 8 (0.38%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 8 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.38%) IEC 61508
13 7 (0.33%) DO-178B
14 6 (0.29%) NIST
15 5 (0.24%) NCSC
16 3 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 360 (17.15%) Firmware
2 194 (9.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 66 (3.14%) Docker
4 4 (0.19%) Ceph
4 4 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.14%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.095%) Kamailio
7 1 (0.048%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.048%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.048%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 75 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 35 (1.67%) Ansible
3 21 (1.00%) Terraform
4 20 (0.95%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.67%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.24%) Grafana
7 4 (0.19%) Knative
7 4 (0.19%) Nagios
7 4 (0.19%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.19%) Puppet
8 3 (0.14%) logstash
8 3 (0.14%) Podman
9 1 (0.048%) Kibana
9 1 (0.048%) Packer
9 1 (0.048%) SCCM
Vendors
1 110 (5.24%) Microsoft
2 56 (2.67%) SAP
3 35 (1.67%) Oracle
4 30 (1.43%) IBM
5 29 (1.38%) Micro Focus
5 29 (1.38%) Xilinx
6 28 (1.33%) Red Hat
7 22 (1.05%) EMC
8 21 (1.00%) Google
8 21 (1.00%) Lauterbach
9 10 (0.48%) Altera
9 10 (0.48%) Atlassian
10 9 (0.43%) Renesas
10 9 (0.43%) Twitter
11 8 (0.38%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.38%) Motorola
12 7 (0.33%) Cadence
12 7 (0.33%) Facebook
12 7 (0.33%) Instagram
12 7 (0.33%) NVIDIA