The first table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 17 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C
Rank 93 54 89
Rank change year-on-year
-39 +35
Permanent jobs citing C 126 176 85
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.538% 3.909% 2.048%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.141% 7.228% 4.335%
Number of salaries quoted 102 151 77
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £22,600 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,000 £47,500 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
2451 2435 1961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 49.37% 54.08% 47.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2143 2203 1774
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C
England

C
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 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
Birmingham -26 44 £37,500 -
Coventry -13 24 £37,500 +7.14%
Worcestershire -1 14 £40,000 +77.77%
Warwickshire -21 14 £37,000 +2.77%
Staffordshire -16 12 £41,500 +3.75%
Wolverhampton - 4 £38,561 -
Shropshire - 4 £35,000 -
Walsall - 1 £34,500 -
C
England

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 67 (32.06%) C++
2 66 (31.58%) Degree
3 45 (21.53%) Linux
4 40 (19.14%) Finance
5 38 (18.18%) C#
6 34 (16.27%) Microsoft
7 32 (15.31%) .NET
8 30 (14.35%) Computer Science
9 28 (13.40%) Java
10 27 (12.92%) SQL
10 27 (12.92%) Windows
11 26 (12.44%) PRINCE2
11 26 (12.44%) UNIX
12 25 (11.96%) Oracle
12 25 (11.96%) TCP/IP
13 24 (11.48%) Mathematics
14 22 (10.53%) MS Excel
15 19 (9.091%) Python
15 19 (9.091%) VoIP
16 18 (8.612%) SQL Server
16 18 (8.612%) Project Management
16 18 (8.612%) Electronics
17 16 (7.656%) MATLAB
17 16 (7.656%) ITIL
17 16 (7.656%) Embedded C
18 15 (7.177%) HTTP
18 15 (7.177%) Agile Software Development
18 15 (7.177%) Marketing
19 14 (6.699%) Telecoms
19 14 (6.699%) ERP

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 32 (15.31%) .NET
2 13 (6.220%) XML
3 12 (5.742%) HTML
3 12 (5.742%) CSS
4 11 (5.263%) SOAP
5 10 (4.785%) XSLT
5 10 (4.785%) JDBC
6 9 (4.306%) Web Services
7 8 (3.828%) J2SE
8 6 (2.871%) MFC
9 5 (2.392%) J2EE
9 5 (2.392%) Hibernate
9 5 (2.392%) Spring
9 5 (2.392%) .NET Framework
10 4 (1.914%) OpenGL
10 4 (1.914%) DirectX
10 4 (1.914%) WCF
10 4 (1.914%) WPF
11 3 (1.435%) Silverlight
11 3 (1.435%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 11 (5.263%) Apache
2 9 (4.306%) SAS
3 7 (3.349%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.435%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.957%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.957%) Lync
6 1 (0.478%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.478%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (0.478%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.478%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (0.478%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 22 (10.53%) MS Excel
2 9 (4.306%) MS Project
2 9 (4.306%) Simulink
3 7 (3.349%) MS Office
3 7 (3.349%) MS Visio
4 5 (2.392%) Stateflow
5 1 (0.478%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.478%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.478%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (2.392%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.957%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.957%) LabWindows
3 1 (0.478%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.478%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.478%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.478%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.96%) TCP/IP
2 19 (9.091%) VoIP
3 15 (7.177%) HTTP
4 13 (6.220%) LAN
5 11 (5.263%) DHCP
5 11 (5.263%) DNS
6 8 (3.828%) WAN
7 7 (3.349%) IP Telephony
8 6 (2.871%) Unified Communications
9 5 (2.392%) Nortel Meridian
10 4 (1.914%) Network Security
11 3 (1.435%) Cisco Nexus
11 3 (1.435%) HTTPS
12 2 (0.957%) SAN
12 2 (0.957%) Firewall
12 2 (0.957%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.957%) GSM
12 2 (0.957%) Cisco IPT
13 1 (0.478%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.478%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.612%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.871%) DB2
2 6 (2.871%) RDBMS
3 3 (1.435%) Informix
4 2 (0.957%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.957%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (0.957%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.478%) BODI
5 1 (0.478%) MySQL
5 1 (0.478%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.478%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.478%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.478%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.478%) TOAD
5 1 (0.478%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.478%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.478%) SQLPlus
5 1 (0.478%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 11 (5.263%) Visual Studio
2 7 (3.349%) Maven
2 7 (3.349%) Ant
3 6 (2.871%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.435%) ProC
4 3 (1.435%) Subversion
5 2 (0.957%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.957%) ClearCase
5 2 (0.957%) Hudson
5 2 (0.957%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.957%) JIRA
6 1 (0.478%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.478%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.478%) JBuilder
6 1 (0.478%) JDeveloper
6 1 (0.478%) RequisitePro
General
1 40 (19.14%) Finance
2 18 (8.612%) Electronics
3 15 (7.177%) Marketing
4 14 (6.699%) Telecoms
5 8 (3.828%) Advertising
6 7 (3.349%) Retail
6 7 (3.349%) Automotive
7 6 (2.871%) Aerospace
8 5 (2.392%) Legal
8 5 (2.392%) Back Office
9 4 (1.914%) Games
10 2 (0.957%) Banking
10 2 (0.957%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.957%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (0.957%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.957%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.478%) Billing
Job Titles
1 63 (30.14%) Developer
2 33 (15.79%) Software Engineer
3 16 (7.656%) Project Manager
4 15 (7.177%) C++ Developer
5 14 (6.699%) Software Developer
6 13 (6.220%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (5.263%) Java Developer
7 11 (5.263%) Analyst
7 11 (5.263%) Support Engineer
8 10 (4.785%) Systems Engineer
9 9 (4.306%) IT Assistant
10 8 (3.828%) Senior Project Manager
10 8 (3.828%) C Developer
10 8 (3.828%) Senior Manager
10 8 (3.828%) Senior Developer
11 7 (3.349%) Field Engineer
11 7 (3.349%) Design Engineer
11 7 (3.349%) C++ Software Engineer
11 7 (3.349%) IT Project Manager
12 6 (2.871%) C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.35%) Computer Science
2 24 (11.48%) Mathematics
3 9 (4.306%) Device Driver
4 7 (3.349%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 7 (3.349%) Credit Risk
5 6 (2.871%) iSeries
5 6 (2.871%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (2.871%) Copywriting
6 5 (2.392%) VHDL
7 3 (1.435%) Verilog
7 3 (1.435%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.435%) Firmware
7 3 (1.435%) Ergonomics
7 3 (1.435%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.435%) Open Source
7 3 (1.435%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.957%) SaaS
8 2 (0.957%) Social Media
8 2 (0.957%) CAN bus
8 2 (0.957%) ASIC
Operating Systems
1 45 (21.53%) Linux
2 27 (12.92%) Windows
3 26 (12.44%) UNIX
4 3 (1.435%) Solaris
4 3 (1.435%) Windows CE
5 2 (0.957%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (0.957%) VxWorks
5 2 (0.957%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.957%) AIX
5 2 (0.957%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (12.44%) PRINCE2
2 18 (8.612%) Project Management
3 16 (7.656%) ITIL
4 15 (7.177%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (6.699%) ERP
6 12 (5.742%) Business Development
7 11 (5.263%) Business Analysis
7 11 (5.263%) OO
7 11 (5.263%) Analytics
8 10 (4.785%) Scrum
9 9 (4.306%) Risk Management
9 9 (4.306%) Practice Management
9 9 (4.306%) Data Analysis
9 9 (4.306%) Knowledge Management
9 9 (4.306%) Financial Modelling
10 8 (3.828%) Time Management
11 7 (3.349%) Validation
11 7 (3.349%) Workflow
11 7 (3.349%) Waterfall
11 7 (3.349%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 67 (32.06%) C++
2 38 (18.18%) C#
3 28 (13.40%) Java
4 27 (12.92%) SQL
5 19 (9.091%) Python
6 16 (7.656%) Embedded C
6 16 (7.656%) MATLAB
7 13 (6.220%) Embedded C++
8 12 (5.742%) JavaScript
9 6 (2.871%) PL/SQL
10 5 (2.392%) R
11 4 (1.914%) VB
11 4 (1.914%) VB.NET
12 3 (1.435%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.957%) Perl
13 2 (0.957%) PHP
13 2 (0.957%) Assembly Language
14 1 (0.478%) XAML
14 1 (0.478%) Korn
14 1 (0.478%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 66 (31.58%) Degree
2 11 (5.263%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (4.306%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (4.306%) CISA
4 8 (3.828%) HNC
4 8 (3.828%) PhD
5 6 (2.871%) CCNA
5 6 (2.871%) Postgraduate
6 5 (2.392%) MCSE
6 5 (2.392%) HND
6 5 (2.392%) MCDST
6 5 (2.392%) Security Cleared
7 3 (1.435%) NCIE
7 3 (1.435%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (0.957%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.957%) NCDA
8 2 (0.957%) CIMA
8 2 (0.957%) ACCA
8 2 (0.957%) CCDA
9 1 (0.478%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.914%) SLA
2 2 (0.957%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (0.957%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.957%) COBIT
2 2 (0.957%) QA
2 2 (0.957%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.478%) JTAG
3 1 (0.478%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.478%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.478%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 9 (4.306%) Samba
1 9 (4.306%) Squid
2 5 (2.392%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.435%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.435%) vSphere
3 3 (1.435%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.957%) CA SiteMinder
1 2 (0.957%) SolarWinds Orion
2 1 (0.478%) Cisco UCCE
2 1 (0.478%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.478%) Cisco UCCX
2 1 (0.478%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (0.478%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (0.478%) SCCM
2 1 (0.478%) SCOM
Vendors
1 34 (16.27%) Microsoft
2 25 (11.96%) Oracle
3 10 (4.785%) SAP
4 9 (4.306%) Cisco
5 6 (2.871%) VMware
5 6 (2.871%) NetApp
6 5 (2.392%) Nortel
6 5 (2.392%) Avaya
6 5 (2.392%) webMethods
7 4 (1.914%) TIBCO
7 4 (1.914%) Citrix
8 3 (1.435%) HP
9 2 (0.957%) EMC
9 2 (0.957%) Lotus
9 2 (0.957%) CA
9 2 (0.957%) Wind River
9 2 (0.957%) ArcSight
9 2 (0.957%) QNX
10 1 (0.478%) Twitter
10 1 (0.478%) Fujitsu
Telford, Shropshire
Keywords: Analyst, Programmer, Developer, C, VB, Java, C++, OO Language... Experience of the SDLC and exposure to an OO development language such as C/C++ is highly beneficial.
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £23000 - £28000 per annum + Good Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + bonus
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Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + Pension and Healthcare
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