C Jobs in England

C
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited C over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 138 224
Rank change year-on-year -132 +86 -31
Permanent jobs citing C 582 1,771 1,451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.17% 2.05% 1.64%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.87% 6.41% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 377 1,380 750
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,836 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% -8.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +8.70%

All Programming Languages
England

C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 15,048 27,644 38,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 30.36% 32.00% 43.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,086 22,394 24,664
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £39,954
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,250 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,751 £80,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C in England

C
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in England.

Salary trend for C in England

C
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for C in England

C
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
South East -78 171 £60,000 +9.09% 240
London +30 136 £90,000 +9.09% 229
North of England -81 82 £57,500 +4.55% 145
East of England -66 75 £55,000 -8.33% 255
South West -36 63 £46,500 -19.13% 159
Midlands -71 53 £53,750 +2.38% 101
North West -79 53 £55,000 - 62
West Midlands -35 27 £50,000 -16.67% 59
East Midlands -41 26 £56,250 +18.42% 40
Yorkshire +10 24 £50,000 - 58
North East +17 5 £61,000 +1.67% 25
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (1.72%) Kinematics
2 6 (1.03%) Apache
3 3 (0.52%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.52%) OpenStack
3 3 (0.52%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (2.92%) Simulink
2 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.86%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.52%) GNU Octave
5 3 (0.52%) OrCAD
6 2 (0.34%) Zemax
7 1 (0.17%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.52%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.34%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.17%) LabWindows
4 1 (0.17%) Lorenzo
4 1 (0.17%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 33 (5.67%) Azure
2 25 (4.30%) AWS
3 14 (2.41%) GitHub
4 8 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (1.37%) Serverless
5 7 (1.20%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.03%) SaaS
7 5 (0.86%) GCP
8 4 (0.69%) Amazon Bedrock
8 4 (0.69%) Amazon S3
8 4 (0.69%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (0.69%) IaaS
8 4 (0.69%) PaaS
9 2 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (0.17%) CloudAMQP
10 1 (0.17%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.17%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.17%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 40 (6.87%) Wireless
2 38 (6.53%) TCP/IP
3 21 (3.61%) Bluetooth
3 21 (3.61%) RS-485
4 17 (2.92%) RS-232
5 16 (2.75%) HTTP
6 12 (2.06%) Modbus
6 12 (2.06%) Software-Defined Radio
7 11 (1.89%) ZigBee
8 10 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.55%) WAN
10 8 (1.37%) Profibus
10 8 (1.37%) VLAN
11 7 (1.20%) Link 16
11 7 (1.20%) Tactical Data Link
12 6 (1.03%) Ethernet
12 6 (1.03%) HTTPS
13 5 (0.86%) Network Security
14 4 (0.69%) 5G
14 4 (0.69%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.09%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.86%) MySQL
5 4 (0.69%) Amazon QuickSight
6 3 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.52%) Metadata
6 3 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.52%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.52%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.52%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.34%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.34%) Scylla
7 2 (0.34%) SQLite
8 1 (0.17%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 61 (10.48%) Git
2 54 (9.28%) JIRA
3 40 (6.87%) Visual Studio
4 24 (4.12%) Rational DOORS
5 18 (3.09%) Bitbucket
6 16 (2.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 15 (2.58%) Subversion
8 12 (2.06%) Jenkins
9 7 (1.20%) GDB
10 6 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 5 (0.86%) CMake
11 5 (0.86%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.69%) CppUnit
12 4 (0.69%) LabVIEW
13 3 (0.52%) IDA Disassembler
13 3 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.52%) Team Foundation Server
14 2 (0.34%) Fiddler
14 2 (0.34%) Spinnaker
14 2 (0.34%) TestRail
General
1 109 (18.73%) Social Skills
2 103 (17.70%) Electronics
3 94 (16.15%) Finance
4 51 (8.76%) Aerospace
5 47 (8.08%) Manufacturing
6 42 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
7 29 (4.98%) Avionics
7 29 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (4.12%) Automotive
9 23 (3.95%) Telecoms
10 22 (3.78%) Banking
11 17 (2.92%) Marketing
12 16 (2.75%) Investment Banking
12 16 (2.75%) Military
13 13 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.72%) Law
14 10 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (1.55%) Legal
16 7 (1.20%) Games
17 6 (1.03%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 205 (35.22%) Software Engineer
2 190 (32.65%) Senior
3 101 (17.35%) Embedded Engineer
4 89 (15.29%) Senior Software Engineer
5 87 (14.95%) Lead
6 77 (13.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 76 (13.06%) Developer
8 45 (7.73%) C++ Developer
9 40 (6.87%) Systems Engineer
10 39 (6.70%) Low Latency C++ Developer
11 35 (6.01%) Cloud Engineer
11 35 (6.01%) Cloud Native Engineer
11 35 (6.01%) Cloud Software Engineer
12 29 (4.98%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 25 (4.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 21 (3.61%) Lead Software Engineer
14 21 (3.61%) Linux Developer
15 20 (3.44%) Lead Cloud Engineer
16 19 (3.26%) Electronics Engineer
17 18 (3.09%) Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (13.57%) HTML
2 19 (3.26%) XML
3 18 (3.09%) Qt
4 17 (2.92%) .NET
5 14 (2.41%) CSS
6 12 (2.06%) Middleware
7 11 (1.89%) .NET Framework
7 11 (1.89%) HTML5
7 11 (1.89%) React
7 11 (1.89%) Yocto
8 6 (1.03%) OpenGL
8 6 (1.03%) Sass
8 6 (1.03%) Vulkan
8 6 (1.03%) Web Services
8 6 (1.03%) WebSockets
9 5 (0.86%) JSON
9 5 (0.86%) Node.js
9 5 (0.86%) OpenCL
9 5 (0.86%) RESTful
9 5 (0.86%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 98 (16.84%) Embedded Systems
2 63 (10.82%) Algorithms
3 57 (9.79%) FPGA
4 40 (6.87%) Cloud Native
5 39 (6.70%) Distributed Systems
6 36 (6.19%) Legacy Code
7 25 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
8 24 (4.12%) VHDL
9 21 (3.61%) Management Information System
10 20 (3.44%) Robotics
11 16 (2.75%) Device Driver
11 16 (2.75%) MicroBlaze
12 15 (2.58%) Analogue Electronics
12 15 (2.58%) e-Learning
12 15 (2.58%) IoT
13 14 (2.41%) Verilog
14 12 (2.06%) Life Science
14 12 (2.06%) Mobile App
15 11 (1.89%) GNSS
15 11 (1.89%) RISC-V
Operating Systems
1 209 (35.91%) Linux
2 22 (3.78%) Embedded Linux
3 20 (3.44%) Unix
4 18 (3.09%) Windows
5 15 (2.58%) Android
6 12 (2.06%) FreeRTOS
7 7 (1.20%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.86%) AIX
9 4 (0.69%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.69%) Windows Server
10 3 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.34%) CentOS
11 2 (0.34%) Debian
11 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.34%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.17%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (48.11%) Software Engineering
2 124 (21.31%) Computer Science
3 100 (17.18%) Agile
4 81 (13.92%) Mathematics
5 72 (12.37%) Artificial Intelligence
5 72 (12.37%) Machine Learning
6 70 (12.03%) Physics
6 70 (12.03%) Validation
7 66 (11.34%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (8.76%) Test Automation
9 49 (8.42%) Data Privacy
9 49 (8.42%) UML
10 45 (7.73%) SDLC
11 43 (7.39%) Verification and Validation
12 42 (7.22%) Low Latency
12 42 (7.22%) Mentoring
12 42 (7.22%) Software Testing
13 39 (6.70%) OO
13 39 (6.70%) Quality Management
14 36 (6.19%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 384 (65.98%) C++
2 193 (33.16%) Python
3 137 (23.54%) Java
4 136 (23.37%) C#
5 107 (18.38%) Rust
6 81 (13.92%) MATLAB
7 80 (13.75%) SQL
8 79 (13.57%) JavaScript
9 68 (11.68%) R
10 63 (10.82%) PHP
11 61 (10.48%) TypeScript
12 55 (9.45%) Ruby
13 51 (8.76%) Go
14 49 (8.42%) Dart
15 46 (7.90%) Embedded C
16 45 (7.73%) Ada
17 23 (3.95%) VB
18 21 (3.61%) Bash
19 20 (3.44%) Perl
20 16 (2.75%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 254 (43.64%) Degree
2 75 (12.89%) Computer Science Degree
3 65 (11.17%) Security Cleared
4 35 (6.01%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (5.67%) SC Cleared
6 29 (4.98%) PhD
7 24 (4.12%) Master's Degree
8 18 (3.09%) DV Cleared
9 16 (2.75%) HND
10 7 (1.20%) CCNA
10 7 (1.20%) CCNP
10 7 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.20%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (1.20%) GSEC
10 7 (1.20%) SSCP
11 6 (1.03%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.69%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.17%) HNC
14 1 (0.17%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.37%) QA
2 7 (1.20%) MIL-STD-1553
3 6 (1.03%) IFRS
3 6 (1.03%) IFRS 9
4 4 (0.69%) JTAG
4 4 (0.69%) MISRA
4 4 (0.69%) PMO
4 4 (0.69%) SLA
5 3 (0.52%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.52%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (0.52%) ECSS
5 3 (0.52%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.34%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.34%) HAZOP
6 2 (0.34%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.34%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.34%) MISRA C
6 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.17%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.17%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 79 (13.57%) Firmware
2 46 (7.90%) Embedded Firmware
3 15 (2.58%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (2.41%) Docker
5 2 (0.34%) KVM
5 2 (0.34%) Postfix
5 2 (0.34%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.17%) Xen
Systems Management
1 50 (8.59%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.86%) Terraform
3 3 (0.52%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 2 (0.34%) Grafana
4 2 (0.34%) Nagios
4 2 (0.34%) Nessus
5 1 (0.17%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 47 (8.08%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.58%) EMC
3 10 (1.72%) Xilinx
4 9 (1.55%) SAP
5 8 (1.37%) IBM
5 8 (1.37%) Siemens
6 7 (1.20%) Intel
6 7 (1.20%) Oracle
7 5 (0.86%) Altera
7 5 (0.86%) Green Hills
7 5 (0.86%) Xamarin
8 4 (0.69%) Agilent
8 4 (0.69%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.69%) Remedy
8 4 (0.69%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.52%) Cadence
9 3 (0.52%) Graphcore
9 3 (0.52%) Microsemi
9 3 (0.52%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.34%) VMware