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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Worcester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank68
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads5433
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.014 %
As % of the category below32.14 %28.45 %
Salaries quoted4925
Average minimum salary£33,735£30,760
Average salary£35,765£32,060
% change on same period last year+11.55 %
Average maximum salary£37,796£33,360
UK excluding London average salary£37,543£36,565
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcester
Matching permanent IT job ads168116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted157100
Average minimum salary£32,156£29,369
Average salary£35,032£31,293
% change on same period last year+11.94 %
Average maximum salary£37,908£33,217
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
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C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C across the Worcester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Worcester C Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

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

Worcester C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Worcester region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcester C Salary Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

155 (65.48 %)C++
242 (50.00 %)Embedded C
319 (22.62 %)Embedded C++
416 (19.05 %)Electronics
515 (17.86 %)Windows
612 (14.29 %)Microsoft
612 (14.29 %)Pascal
612 (14.29 %)Finance
711 (13.10 %)Java
810 (11.90 %)VC++
810 (11.90 %)Computer Science
99 (10.71 %)VxWorks
99 (10.71 %).NET
108 (9.524 %)MFC
108 (9.524 %)C#
108 (9.524 %)OO
108 (9.524 %)Software Engineering
117 (8.333 %)Pensions
117 (8.333 %)Degree
126 (7.143 %)Aerospace
126 (7.143 %)SQL Server
126 (7.143 %)Project Management
126 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
126 (7.143 %)MS Excel
135 (5.952 %)Windows Mobile
135 (5.952 %)Smartphone
135 (5.952 %)Pocket PC
135 (5.952 %)Agile Software Development
135 (5.952 %)Retail
135 (5.952 %)Windows CE

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (10.71 %).NET
28 (9.524 %)MFC
35 (5.952 %)COM
42 (2.381 %).NET Framework
51 (1.190 %)ASP.NET
Worcester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
Worcester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (7.143 %)MS Excel
21 (1.190 %)MS Office
Worcester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
13 (3.571 %)Internet
Worcester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (7.143 %)SQL Server
24 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (2.381 %)RDBMS
Worcester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.952 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.571 %)ARTiSAN
Worcester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.05 %)Electronics
212 (14.29 %)Finance
37 (8.333 %)Pensions
46 (7.143 %)Aerospace
55 (5.952 %)Retail
64 (4.762 %)Insurance
73 (3.571 %)Health
73 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.190 %)Automotive
Worcester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (28.57 %)Developer
212 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
212 (14.29 %)Programmer
310 (11.90 %)Analyst
49 (10.71 %)Analyst Programmer
49 (10.71 %)C++ Developer
57 (8.333 %)Embedded Software Engineer
66 (7.143 %)Embedded C Engineer
66 (7.143 %)C Developer
75 (5.952 %)Real Time Engineer
75 (5.952 %)Applications Developer
75 (5.952 %)Project Manager
84 (4.762 %)Applications Support
84 (4.762 %)C# Developer
84 (4.762 %).NET Developer
84 (4.762 %)C# Application Developer
84 (4.762 %).NET Applications Developer
84 (4.762 %)Software Manager
84 (4.762 %)C Software Engineer
84 (4.762 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
Worcester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (11.90 %)Computer Science
25 (5.952 %)Smartphone
25 (5.952 %)Pocket PC
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (17.86 %)Windows
29 (10.71 %)VxWorks
35 (5.952 %)Windows Mobile
35 (5.952 %)Windows CE
43 (3.571 %)Linux
52 (2.381 %)UNIX
Worcester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (9.524 %)Software Engineering
18 (9.524 %)OO
26 (7.143 %)Project Management
35 (5.952 %)Scrum
35 (5.952 %)Agile Software Development
44 (4.762 %)TDD
44 (4.762 %)Systems Analysis
53 (3.571 %)OOD
53 (3.571 %)UML
62 (2.381 %)Requirements Analysis
62 (2.381 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.381 %)Automated Testing
71 (1.190 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.190 %)Software Testing
71 (1.190 %)Test Scripting
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (65.48 %)C++
242 (50.00 %)Embedded C
319 (22.62 %)Embedded C++
412 (14.29 %)Pascal
511 (13.10 %)Java
610 (11.90 %)VC++
78 (9.524 %)C#
86 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
94 (4.762 %)JavaScript
101 (1.190 %)VB.NET
Worcester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (8.333 %)Degree
22 (2.381 %)ISEB
31 (1.190 %)Microsoft Certification
Worcester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.190 %)QA
Worcester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (14.29 %)Microsoft
22 (2.381 %)Oracle
31 (1.190 %)Compuware