The first table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C
Rank 49 60 69
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +9
Permanent jobs citing C 44 35 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 3.563% 3.002% 1.628%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.171% 5.495% 2.862%
Number of salaries quoted 32 21 17
Average salary £38,750 £31,000 £27,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% +14.81%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £20,000 £22,300
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
All Programming Languages
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
713 637 594
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 57.73% 54.63% 56.90%
Number of salaries quoted 647 563 553
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C
UK

C
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Wales C Jobs Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C across the Wales region.

Wales C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South Wales 0 26 £43,750 +34.61%
West Wales +15 6 £35,000 +27.27%
Mid Wales - 6 £43,250 -
North Wales -8 1 - -
C
UK

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1 79 (69.30%) C++
2 39 (34.21%) Linux
3 31 (27.19%) IPTV
4 28 (24.56%) Windows
5 27 (23.68%) TCP/IP
6 24 (21.05%) Degree
7 23 (20.18%) STB
8 21 (18.42%) DTV
9 20 (17.54%) Software Engineering
10 19 (16.67%) UML
11 17 (14.91%) Embedded Software Development
12 16 (14.04%) Embedded C
12 16 (14.04%) Electronics
13 15 (13.16%) Java
14 14 (12.28%) .NET
14 14 (12.28%) C#
14 14 (12.28%) Marketing
15 13 (11.40%) Computer Science
16 12 (10.53%) Device Driver
17 11 (9.649%) DVB
17 11 (9.649%) Middleware
17 11 (9.649%) Embedded Linux
18 10 (8.772%) Digital Media
18 10 (8.772%) Embedded Systems
18 10 (8.772%) Assembly Language
19 9 (7.895%) Agile Software Development
19 9 (7.895%) Scrum
19 9 (7.895%) Finance
19 9 (7.895%) Embedded C++
19 9 (7.895%) HTML

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Application Development
1 14 (12.28%) .NET
2 11 (9.649%) Middleware
3 9 (7.895%) HTML
3 9 (7.895%) Ajax
4 7 (6.140%) CSS
5 5 (4.386%) CGI
6 3 (2.632%) HTML5
7 2 (1.754%) Web Services
7 2 (1.754%) Hibernate
7 2 (1.754%) Spring
7 2 (1.754%) .NET Framework
7 2 (1.754%) Java EE
8 1 (0.877%) REST
8 1 (0.877%) UIKit
8 1 (0.877%) GStreamer
8 1 (0.877%) Core Animation
8 1 (0.877%) JSON
8 1 (0.877%) Java ME
8 1 (0.877%) BREW
8 1 (0.877%) Zend Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.754%) WebLogic
1 2 (1.754%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.632%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.754%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.754%) MS Office
2 2 (1.754%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.877%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.754%) Staffware
Communications & Networking
1 27 (23.68%) TCP/IP
2 11 (9.649%) DVB
3 5 (4.386%) Wireless
4 4 (3.509%) WAN
4 4 (3.509%) Ethernet
4 4 (3.509%) SAN
5 3 (2.632%) HSPA
5 3 (2.632%) SSH
5 3 (2.632%) ZigBee
5 3 (2.632%) TELNET
5 3 (2.632%) LDAP
5 3 (2.632%) HTTP
5 3 (2.632%) SNMP
5 3 (2.632%) UMTS
5 3 (2.632%) Bluetooth
5 3 (2.632%) GPRS
6 2 (1.754%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.877%) RTSP
7 1 (0.877%) NFC
7 1 (0.877%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.754%) MySQL
2 1 (0.877%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 6 (5.263%) Subversion
2 2 (1.754%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (1.754%) Xcode
3 1 (0.877%) Hudson
3 1 (0.877%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.877%) Git (software)
3 1 (0.877%) Mercurial
3 1 (0.877%) Maven
3 1 (0.877%) Ant
3 1 (0.877%) JUnit
3 1 (0.877%) Eclipse
General
1 16 (14.04%) Electronics
2 14 (12.28%) Marketing
3 9 (7.895%) Finance
4 4 (3.509%) Telecoms
4 4 (3.509%) Automotive
4 4 (3.509%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.632%) Avionics
6 2 (1.754%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.754%) Retail
6 2 (1.754%) Legal
7 1 (0.877%) Retail Banking
7 1 (0.877%) Multimedia
7 1 (0.877%) Banking
Job Titles
1 70 (61.40%) Software Engineer
2 40 (35.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 12 (10.53%) Software Manager
4 10 (8.772%) Development Manager
4 10 (8.772%) Software Development Manager
5 9 (7.895%) Senior Software Engineer
6 8 (7.018%) Developer
7 6 (5.263%) Development Engineer
8 5 (4.386%) Firmware Engineer
8 5 (4.386%) Software Development Engineer
8 5 (4.386%) Consultant
9 4 (3.509%) Change Consultant
9 4 (3.509%) Design Engineer
9 4 (3.509%) Linux Engineer
10 3 (2.632%) IP Engineer
10 3 (2.632%) C Software Engineer
10 3 (2.632%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
10 3 (2.632%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
10 3 (2.632%) Software Team Leader
10 3 (2.632%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 31 (27.19%) IPTV
2 23 (20.18%) STB
3 21 (18.42%) DTV
4 13 (11.40%) Computer Science
5 12 (10.53%) Device Driver
6 10 (8.772%) Digital Media
6 10 (8.772%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (7.018%) Firmware
8 6 (5.263%) Physics
9 5 (4.386%) VHDL
10 4 (3.509%) Mathematics
11 3 (2.632%) Web 2.0
12 2 (1.754%) iPhone
12 2 (1.754%) Human Factors
13 1 (0.877%) Mobile App
13 1 (0.877%) Animation
13 1 (0.877%) Life Science
13 1 (0.877%) SCADA
13 1 (0.877%) Flash Lite
13 1 (0.877%) Java Card
Operating Systems
1 39 (34.21%) Linux
2 28 (24.56%) Windows
3 11 (9.649%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (6.140%) UNIX
5 3 (2.632%) Windows XP
6 2 (1.754%) VxWorks
6 2 (1.754%) Android
6 2 (1.754%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.877%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.877%) Windows Mobile
7 1 (0.877%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (17.54%) Software Engineering
2 19 (16.67%) UML
3 17 (14.91%) Embedded Software Development
4 9 (7.895%) Agile Software Development
4 9 (7.895%) Scrum
5 8 (7.018%) Service Delivery
6 6 (5.263%) Project Management
7 5 (4.386%) System Testing
7 5 (4.386%) Multithreading
7 5 (4.386%) OO
8 4 (3.509%) PRINCE2
8 4 (3.509%) Service Management
8 4 (3.509%) Business Development
9 3 (2.632%) Test Scripting
9 3 (2.632%) Continuous Integration
9 3 (2.632%) Configuration Management
10 2 (1.754%) Workflow
10 2 (1.754%) Validation
10 2 (1.754%) Investment Management
10 2 (1.754%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 79 (69.30%) C++
2 16 (14.04%) Embedded C
3 15 (13.16%) Java
4 14 (12.28%) C#
5 10 (8.772%) Assembly Language
6 9 (7.895%) Embedded C++
7 6 (5.263%) Perl
7 6 (5.263%) Objective-C
8 5 (4.386%) PHP
8 5 (4.386%) SQL
8 5 (4.386%) Python
9 3 (2.632%) Ruby
9 3 (2.632%) JavaScript
9 3 (2.632%) Fortran
10 2 (1.754%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.877%) Bash shell
11 1 (0.877%) PHP5
11 1 (0.877%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.877%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 24 (21.05%) Degree
2 6 (5.263%) SC Cleared
2 6 (5.263%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.877%) CCNA
3 1 (0.877%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.018%) JTAG
2 6 (5.263%) QA
3 3 (2.632%) DO-178B
4 1 (0.877%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (0.877%) Cisco UCCX
Vendors
1 5 (4.386%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.509%) BT
2 4 (3.509%) Twitter
3 3 (2.632%) Atmel
3 3 (2.632%) Embarcadero
3 3 (2.632%) Borland
4 2 (1.754%) Cisco
4 2 (1.754%) IBM
4 2 (1.754%) BEA
4 2 (1.754%) Oracle
4 2 (1.754%) SAP
4 2 (1.754%) VMware
4 2 (1.754%) Wind River
5 1 (0.877%) Broadcom
5 1 (0.877%) Freescale
5 1 (0.877%) Google
5 1 (0.877%) Zend
5 1 (0.877%) Dell
5 1 (0.877%) Intel
5 1 (0.877%) Citrix
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
Software Engineer Technical Skills: *Objective C/C++ programming on Windows Platforms *JAVA or .NET *Scrum/Agile Software Development *Embedded programming - C/VHDL The role of Software Engineer offers...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Pension & Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
Essential experience: Embedded Assembler, C and C++ programming... CPUs: ARM, 8051, PIC, ATMEL (8-Bit, 16-Bit and 32-Bit) Assembler, C, C++, (Visual C) C# PC application...
ComputerWorld Personnel Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Abergavenny, Gwent
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Gwent, Blaenau Gwent, United Kingdom, Wales
Maximising the uptime of Bedside Units and therefore the availability of the system to customers.RESPONSIBILITIES: a) Maximising the uptime (technical availability to customers) of the Bedside Unit...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £20,000 per year
Posted: 23 May 2013
Chepstow, Gwent
You will join a team of engineers, contributing towards the development and validation of sub-systems within cutting-edge broadcast receivers... - Validation of complete receivers. - Implementation of software...
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Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum
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