C Jobs in the West Midlands

C
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 120 161
Rank change year-on-year -9 +41 -8
Permanent jobs citing C 119 171 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.66% 2.53% 1.81%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.35% 6.83% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 103 19 56
10th Percentile £47,000 £37,900 £35,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £80,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +50.94% +17.78%
75th Percentile £69,250 £100,000 £84,250
90th Percentile £84,993 £110,000 £84,999
England median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,875 2,503 3,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.08% 37.07% 41.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 1,272 2,160
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,975 £78,975 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for C in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for C in the West Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Warwickshire -6 31 £62,500 - 4
Birmingham +19 21 £57,500 +32.18% 8
Coventry - 18 £65,000 - 3
Worcestershire -4 17 £50,000 -4.76% 8
Herefordshire +1 4 £61,500 -41.43% 4
Shropshire - 4 £35,000 - 2
Wolverhampton +18 1 - - 2
Staffordshire -12 1 £27,500 - 6
C
England

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 10 (8.40%) nginx
2 2 (1.68%) CMS
2 2 (1.68%) IIS
2 2 (1.68%) Liferay
2 2 (1.68%) Magnolia
2 2 (1.68%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 17 (14.29%) Simulink
2 6 (5.04%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.84%) TargetLink
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.24%) GitHub
2 8 (6.72%) Azure
3 5 (4.20%) AWS
4 2 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.68%) npm
4 2 (1.68%) PaaS
5 1 (0.84%) AWS IoT
Communications & Networking
1 13 (10.92%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (10.08%) Bluetooth
2 12 (10.08%) Firewall
3 10 (8.40%) Wireless
4 9 (7.56%) Ethernet
5 8 (6.72%) TCP/IP
6 5 (4.20%) GSM
6 5 (4.20%) RS-232
6 5 (4.20%) RS-485
6 5 (4.20%) ZigBee
7 4 (3.36%) J1939
8 2 (1.68%) 2G
8 2 (1.68%) 3G
8 2 (1.68%) 4G
8 2 (1.68%) FlexRay
9 1 (0.84%) DHCP
9 1 (0.84%) DNS
9 1 (0.84%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.08%) MySQL
2 10 (8.40%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (5.88%) SQL Server
4 4 (3.36%) DynamoDB
4 4 (3.36%) Relational Database
5 3 (2.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (1.68%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (1.68%) DB2
6 2 (1.68%) DTS
Development Applications
1 11 (9.24%) Git
2 10 (8.40%) GNU Toolchain
2 10 (8.40%) Subversion
3 8 (6.72%) JIRA
4 6 (5.04%) CANoe
4 6 (5.04%) Visual Studio
5 4 (3.36%) MSTest
5 4 (3.36%) Postman
5 4 (3.36%) SoapUI
6 2 (1.68%) Bower
6 2 (1.68%) gulp
6 2 (1.68%) Moq
6 2 (1.68%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.84%) PVCS
General
1 40 (33.61%) Electronics
2 38 (31.93%) Automotive
3 18 (15.13%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.08%) Social Skills
5 11 (9.24%) Manufacturing
6 6 (5.04%) Finance
7 5 (4.20%) Multimedia
8 4 (3.36%) Games
8 4 (3.36%) Marketing
8 4 (3.36%) Public Sector
8 4 (3.36%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.68%) Law
Job Titles
1 66 (55.46%) Embedded Engineer
2 43 (36.13%) Software Engineer
3 37 (31.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 36 (30.25%) Senior
5 26 (21.85%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 16 (13.45%) Developer
6 16 (13.45%) Lead
7 14 (11.76%) Embedded Linux Engineer
7 14 (11.76%) Linux Engineer
7 14 (11.76%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 10 (8.40%) Linux Developer
9 6 (5.04%) Software Developer
9 6 (5.04%) Test Engineer
10 5 (4.20%) Systems Engineer
11 4 (3.36%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 4 (3.36%) Firmware Engineer
11 4 (3.36%) Senior Software Engineer
11 4 (3.36%) Senior Test Engineer
11 4 (3.36%) Technical Leader
11 4 (3.36%) Telematics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (12.61%) Yocto
2 12 (10.08%) Node.js
3 10 (8.40%) POSIX
4 6 (5.04%) .NET
4 6 (5.04%) JSON
4 6 (5.04%) REST
4 6 (5.04%) XML
5 5 (4.20%) ASP.NET
5 5 (4.20%) Unreal Engine
6 4 (3.36%) ASP.NET MVC
6 4 (3.36%) HTML
6 4 (3.36%) SOAP
6 4 (3.36%) WPF
7 3 (2.52%) .NET Core
7 3 (2.52%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 2 (1.68%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (1.68%) Blazor
8 2 (1.68%) LINQ
8 2 (1.68%) Redux
8 2 (1.68%) Silverlight
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.49%) IoT
2 18 (15.13%) Embedded Systems
3 10 (8.40%) Linux Command Line
4 5 (4.20%) Algorithms
4 5 (4.20%) Infotainment
4 5 (4.20%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.20%) Smart Home
4 5 (4.20%) Smartphone
5 4 (3.36%) ARM Cortex
5 4 (3.36%) Device Driver
6 3 (2.52%) Analogue Electronics
6 3 (2.52%) Client/Server
6 3 (2.52%) Mobile Games
6 3 (2.52%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.68%) CMDB
7 2 (1.68%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.68%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.84%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 33 (27.73%) Linux
2 14 (11.76%) Embedded Linux
3 12 (10.08%) Windows
4 10 (8.40%) Unix
5 5 (4.20%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (1.68%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (60.50%) Software Engineering
2 39 (32.77%) Agile
3 28 (23.53%) Embedded Software Development
4 26 (21.85%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (14.29%) Test Automation
6 14 (11.76%) Open Source
7 13 (10.92%) Software Testing
8 9 (7.56%) Validation
9 8 (6.72%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (6.72%) DevOps
9 8 (6.72%) Roadmaps
9 8 (6.72%) Scrum
9 8 (6.72%) Software Architecture
10 7 (5.88%) Mentoring
10 7 (5.88%) OO
10 7 (5.88%) Project Management
11 6 (5.04%) Customer Requirements
11 6 (5.04%) Design for Manufacturing
11 6 (5.04%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
11 6 (5.04%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 58 (48.74%) C++
2 27 (22.69%) Embedded C
3 20 (16.81%) Python
4 16 (13.45%) C#
4 16 (13.45%) MATLAB
5 12 (10.08%) Embedded C++
6 10 (8.40%) Bash
7 9 (7.56%) Java
8 8 (6.72%) SQL
9 7 (5.88%) T-SQL
10 4 (3.36%) COBOL
10 4 (3.36%) Micro Focus COBOL
10 4 (3.36%) PHP
10 4 (3.36%) PowerShell
10 4 (3.36%) R
11 3 (2.52%) JavaScript
12 2 (1.68%) Go
12 2 (1.68%) Kotlin
12 2 (1.68%) TypeScript
12 2 (1.68%) VB
Qualifications
1 30 (25.21%) Degree
2 3 (2.52%) SC Cleared
2 3 (2.52%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.68%) CCNA
3 2 (1.68%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (1.68%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (13.45%) MISRA
2 13 (10.92%) ISO 26262
3 12 (10.08%) AUTOSAR
4 7 (5.88%) Automotive SPICE
5 6 (5.04%) MISRA C
6 5 (4.20%) QA
System Software
1 33 (27.73%) Firmware
2 16 (13.45%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Nagios
2 1 (0.84%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 9 (7.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.36%) EMC
2 4 (3.36%) Micro Focus
2 4 (3.36%) SAP
3 2 (1.68%) Apple
3 2 (1.68%) Cisco
3 2 (1.68%) Infoblox
3 2 (1.68%) MuleSoft
3 2 (1.68%) OpenText
3 2 (1.68%) Pega
3 2 (1.68%) Sitecore
3 2 (1.68%) Xamarin
4 1 (0.84%) Google
4 1 (0.84%) Oracle