The first table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Watford 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 Watford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C
Rank 41 50 58
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +8
Permanent jobs citing C 7 12 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 2.414% 3.478% 2.237%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.861% 5.333% 3.663%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 8
Average salary £26,000 £43,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-39.53% -18.09%
UK excluding London average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
All Programming Languages
Watford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
144 225 273
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 49.66% 65.22% 61.07%
Number of salaries quoted 116 142 199
Average salary £36,500 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,500 £61,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C
Hertfordshire

C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

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

Watford C Salary Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford 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 22 (84.62%) C++
2 18 (69.23%) Degree
3 17 (65.38%) Java
4 15 (57.69%) Linux
5 14 (53.85%) Python
6 12 (46.15%) Embedded C
6 12 (46.15%) UML
7 11 (42.31%) Embedded Linux
8 10 (38.46%) Handset
8 10 (38.46%) Delphi
8 10 (38.46%) Firmware
8 10 (38.46%) VxWorks
8 10 (38.46%) Embedded Software Development
9 8 (30.77%) Computer Science
10 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
10 5 (19.23%) C#
10 5 (19.23%) MS Excel
10 5 (19.23%) SQL
11 4 (15.38%) .NET
11 4 (15.38%) HTML
11 4 (15.38%) JavaScript
11 4 (15.38%) SQL Server
11 4 (15.38%) CSS
11 4 (15.38%) XML
11 4 (15.38%) XSL
11 4 (15.38%) Windows
11 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (15.38%) Software Engineering
11 4 (15.38%) Business Development
11 4 (15.38%) Ajax

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford 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 4 (15.38%) .NET
1 4 (15.38%) HTML
1 4 (15.38%) CSS
1 4 (15.38%) XML
1 4 (15.38%) XSL
1 4 (15.38%) Ajax
2 1 (3.846%) XMPP
2 1 (3.846%) OpenGL
2 1 (3.846%) DirectX
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.846%) Lync
Applications
1 5 (19.23%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.846%) IP Telephony
1 1 (3.846%) Cisco IPT
1 1 (3.846%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (15.38%) SQL Server
1 4 (15.38%) SQL Server 2005
1 4 (15.38%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 4 (15.38%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (15.38%) Electronics
2 3 (11.54%) Retail
3 1 (3.846%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 14 (53.85%) Developer
1 14 (53.85%) Software Developer
2 10 (38.46%) Embedded Software Developer
3 7 (26.92%) Software Engineer
4 5 (19.23%) Graduate
5 4 (15.38%) C# Developer
5 4 (15.38%) Graduate Software Developer
5 4 (15.38%) Graduate Developer
5 4 (15.38%) C# Software Developer
5 4 (15.38%) Graduate C# Developer
6 3 (11.54%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (7.692%) Team Leader
7 2 (7.692%) UNIX Team Leader
7 2 (7.692%) Software Team Leader
8 1 (3.846%) Senior Development Manager
8 1 (3.846%) Principal Consultant
8 1 (3.846%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (3.846%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (3.846%) Network Consultant
8 1 (3.846%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (38.46%) Handset
1 10 (38.46%) Firmware
2 8 (30.77%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.846%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (3.846%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 15 (57.69%) Linux
2 11 (42.31%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (38.46%) VxWorks
4 4 (15.38%) Windows
5 3 (11.54%) UNIX
6 1 (3.846%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) UML
2 10 (38.46%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (15.38%) Software Engineering
3 4 (15.38%) Business Development
3 4 (15.38%) Scrum
3 4 (15.38%) Web Application Development
4 2 (7.692%) OOA/OOD
4 2 (7.692%) DSDM
4 2 (7.692%) E-Commerce
4 2 (7.692%) Logistics
4 2 (7.692%) Automated Testing
4 2 (7.692%) TDD
4 2 (7.692%) Pair Programming
4 2 (7.692%) Extreme Programming
5 1 (3.846%) Load Balancing
5 1 (3.846%) Analytics
5 1 (3.846%) Business Analysis
5 1 (3.846%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (3.846%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (84.62%) C++
2 17 (65.38%) Java
3 14 (53.85%) Python
4 12 (46.15%) Embedded C
5 10 (38.46%) Delphi
6 5 (19.23%) C#
6 5 (19.23%) SQL
7 4 (15.38%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (69.23%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.692%) Twitter
3 1 (3.846%) Cisco
3 1 (3.846%) Oracle
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