C Jobs in England

C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 141 222 198
Rank change year-on-year +81 -24 +29
Permanent jobs citing C 1,728 1,583 2,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.04% 1.70% 2.08%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.29% 3.90% 3.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,350 815 935
10th Percentile £39,500 £34,875 £35,050
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,571 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.09% +13.64% -

All Programming Languages
England

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 England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 27,494 40,577 69,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.42% 43.53% 53.28%
Number of salaries quoted 22,411 25,963 39,542
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 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
South East +35 524 £56,500 -5.83% 161
South West +66 271 £57,500 -8.00% 116
East of England +29 257 £60,000 -7.69% 127
North of England +55 233 £55,000 +4.76% 63
London +31 224 £82,500 +18.80% 87
Midlands +8 215 £52,500 -8.70% 72
North West +70 129 £55,000 - 41
West Midlands -15 119 £60,000 -25.00% 35
East Midlands +39 96 £50,000 -4.76% 37
Yorkshire +30 80 £50,000 +17.65% 17
North East +15 24 £60,000 -4.00% 5
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 32 (1.85%) Apache
2 17 (0.98%) Apache Spark
3 11 (0.64%) nginx
4 10 (0.58%) Confluence
5 8 (0.46%) Jupyter
6 7 (0.41%) CMS
7 5 (0.29%) IIS
7 5 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.17%) Headless CMS
9 3 (0.17%) Kentico
9 3 (0.17%) Kinematics
10 2 (0.12%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.12%) Liferay
10 2 (0.12%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.058%) WordPress
Applications
1 109 (6.31%) Simulink
2 33 (1.91%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.75%) CANalyzer
4 8 (0.46%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.29%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.17%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.12%) Fusion 360
9 1 (0.058%) Microsoft Excel
9 1 (0.058%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.058%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.058%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.23%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.12%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.058%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.058%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 92 (5.32%) AWS
2 64 (3.70%) Azure
3 37 (2.14%) GitHub
4 30 (1.74%) SaaS
5 19 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (1.04%) Power Platform
7 11 (0.64%) Serverless
8 10 (0.58%) AWS IoT
8 10 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (0.58%) GCP
9 6 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.29%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (0.23%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.23%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.17%) dbt
12 3 (0.17%) Kontent
13 2 (0.12%) npm
13 2 (0.12%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 89 (5.15%) Wireless
2 84 (4.86%) TCP/IP
3 56 (3.24%) Wi-Fi
4 52 (3.01%) Bluetooth
5 43 (2.49%) RS-232
6 40 (2.31%) Ethernet
7 39 (2.26%) RS-485
8 34 (1.97%) Internet
9 25 (1.45%) J1939
10 22 (1.27%) MQTT
11 18 (1.04%) Network Security
12 17 (0.98%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.93%) 4G
13 16 (0.93%) 5G
14 15 (0.87%) 3G
14 15 (0.87%) Firewall
15 12 (0.69%) HTTP
16 11 (0.64%) DNS
16 11 (0.64%) LoRaWAN
17 10 (0.58%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.24%) PostgreSQL
2 42 (2.43%) MongoDB
3 39 (2.26%) SQL Server
4 26 (1.50%) MySQL
5 18 (1.04%) Relational Database
6 14 (0.81%) Power BI
7 13 (0.75%) Big Data
8 9 (0.52%) Data Mining
9 7 (0.41%) SQLite
10 6 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (0.35%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.35%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.29%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.23%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.23%) Hadoop
12 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.17%) Apache Cassandra
13 3 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 139 (8.04%) Git
2 93 (5.38%) JIRA
3 83 (4.80%) Jenkins
3 83 (4.80%) Visual Studio
4 51 (2.95%) Subversion
5 33 (1.91%) GitLab
6 31 (1.79%) Rational Rhapsody
7 22 (1.27%) LabVIEW
8 21 (1.22%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.22%) Plastic SCM
9 15 (0.87%) Eclipse
10 14 (0.81%) Bitbucket
10 14 (0.81%) ClearQuest
10 14 (0.81%) GDB
11 10 (0.58%) GNU Toolchain
12 9 (0.52%) Rational DOORS
12 9 (0.52%) Team Foundation Server
13 7 (0.41%) CMake
13 7 (0.41%) TestRail
14 6 (0.35%) CANoe
General
1 382 (22.11%) Electronics
2 302 (17.48%) Social Skills
3 173 (10.01%) Automotive
4 162 (9.38%) Manufacturing
5 160 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
6 134 (7.75%) Finance
7 100 (5.79%) Marketing
8 95 (5.50%) Telecoms
9 84 (4.86%) Aerospace
10 67 (3.88%) Public Sector
11 33 (1.91%) Retail
12 31 (1.79%) Law
13 28 (1.62%) Military
14 25 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (0.93%) Games
15 16 (0.93%) Legal
16 15 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 14 (0.81%) Brand Awareness
17 14 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
18 13 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 831 (48.09%) Software Engineer
2 479 (27.72%) Embedded Engineer
3 358 (20.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 352 (20.37%) Senior
5 225 (13.02%) Developer
6 184 (10.65%) Senior Software Engineer
7 154 (8.91%) Lead
8 128 (7.41%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 106 (6.13%) C++ Software Engineer
10 103 (5.96%) Software Developer
11 77 (4.46%) Systems Engineer
12 74 (4.28%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 72 (4.17%) C++ Developer
14 67 (3.88%) C Software Engineer
14 67 (3.88%) Linux Engineer
15 62 (3.59%) Architect
15 62 (3.59%) Embedded Developer
16 59 (3.41%) Firmware Engineer
17 49 (2.84%) Electronics Engineer
18 43 (2.49%) Embedded C Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (6.89%) .NET
2 66 (3.82%) HTML
3 59 (3.41%) Yocto
4 54 (3.13%) Qt
5 44 (2.55%) REST
6 43 (2.49%) WPF
7 37 (2.14%) React
8 35 (2.03%) CSS
9 34 (1.97%) Web Services
10 32 (1.85%) .NET Framework
10 32 (1.85%) SOAP
11 31 (1.79%) Node.js
12 29 (1.68%) RESTful
13 24 (1.39%) ASP.NET
13 24 (1.39%) Django
13 24 (1.39%) HTML5
14 23 (1.33%) Middleware
15 22 (1.27%) JSON
15 22 (1.27%) OpenGL
15 22 (1.27%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 217 (12.56%) Embedded Systems
2 209 (12.09%) Algorithms
3 158 (9.14%) IoT
4 113 (6.54%) FPGA
5 67 (3.88%) VHDL
6 57 (3.30%) Device Driver
7 55 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
8 51 (2.95%) Analogue Electronics
9 49 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
10 47 (2.72%) Greenfield Project
11 46 (2.66%) Robotics
12 44 (2.55%) Data Structures
13 37 (2.14%) CUDA
14 35 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
15 34 (1.97%) Verilog
16 32 (1.85%) PKI
16 32 (1.85%) Raspberry Pi
17 31 (1.79%) Product Ownership
18 29 (1.68%) Mobile App
19 26 (1.50%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 714 (41.32%) Linux
2 179 (10.36%) Embedded Linux
3 171 (9.90%) Windows
4 72 (4.17%) Unix
5 58 (3.36%) Android
6 43 (2.49%) Ubuntu
7 33 (1.91%) FreeRTOS
8 31 (1.79%) Apple iOS
9 18 (1.04%) AIX
9 18 (1.04%) Debian
10 13 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
12 6 (0.35%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.29%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.12%) CentOS
14 2 (0.12%) Kali Linux
14 2 (0.12%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 1 (0.058%) VxWorks
15 1 (0.058%) Windows Server
15 1 (0.058%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,097 (63.48%) Software Engineering
2 330 (19.10%) Agile
3 324 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 281 (16.26%) Computer Science
5 169 (9.78%) Mathematics
6 151 (8.74%) DevOps
7 146 (8.45%) Software Testing
8 140 (8.10%) Test Automation
9 127 (7.35%) Cybersecurity
10 121 (7.00%) Physics
11 115 (6.66%) Mentoring
11 115 (6.66%) Open Source
12 106 (6.13%) Embedded Software Development
13 97 (5.61%) Software Architecture
14 96 (5.56%) OO
15 94 (5.44%) Multithreading
16 90 (5.21%) Artificial Intelligence
16 90 (5.21%) Validation
17 87 (5.03%) SDLC
18 85 (4.92%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 774 (44.79%) C++
2 634 (36.69%) Python
3 318 (18.40%) C#
4 275 (15.91%) Embedded C
5 245 (14.18%) Java
6 131 (7.58%) SQL
7 130 (7.52%) Bash
8 127 (7.35%) MATLAB
9 117 (6.77%) JavaScript
10 105 (6.08%) Rust
11 60 (3.47%) Ada
12 59 (3.41%) Fortran
13 52 (3.01%) Go
14 50 (2.89%) Perl
14 50 (2.89%) VB
15 47 (2.72%) Embedded C++
16 40 (2.31%) PHP
17 33 (1.91%) Shell Script
18 32 (1.85%) COBOL
19 31 (1.79%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 577 (33.39%) Degree
2 258 (14.93%) Security Cleared
3 102 (5.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 94 (5.44%) PhD
5 93 (5.38%) Master's Degree
6 82 (4.75%) SC Cleared
7 54 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
8 46 (2.66%) DV Cleared
9 17 (0.98%) HND
10 9 (0.52%) HNC
11 7 (0.41%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.23%) CESG Certified Professional
13 4 (0.23%) CISA
13 4 (0.23%) CISM
13 4 (0.23%) CISSP
13 4 (0.23%) CRISC
13 4 (0.23%) SANS
14 3 (0.17%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.17%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (3.99%) QA
2 52 (3.01%) MISRA
3 38 (2.20%) ISO 26262
4 28 (1.62%) Automotive SPICE
4 28 (1.62%) AUTOSAR
5 21 (1.22%) Software Quality Assurance
6 18 (1.04%) GDPR
7 16 (0.93%) ISO 13485
8 15 (0.87%) Def Stans
9 10 (0.58%) MISRA C
10 9 (0.52%) IEC 62304
11 8 (0.46%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.46%) IEC 61508
12 7 (0.41%) ISO 9001
12 7 (0.41%) JTAG
13 5 (0.29%) DO-178B
14 4 (0.23%) NCSC
14 4 (0.23%) NIST
15 3 (0.17%) TickIT
16 2 (0.12%) HL7
System Software
1 266 (15.39%) Firmware
2 152 (8.80%) Embedded Firmware
3 64 (3.70%) Docker
4 4 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.058%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.058%) Kamailio
5 1 (0.058%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.058%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 67 (3.88%) Kubernetes
2 30 (1.74%) Ansible
3 20 (1.16%) Progress Chef
4 16 (0.93%) Terraform
5 15 (0.87%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.29%) Grafana
7 4 (0.23%) Nagios
7 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.17%) logstash
8 3 (0.17%) Podman
8 3 (0.17%) Puppet
9 2 (0.12%) Packer
10 1 (0.058%) Consul
10 1 (0.058%) Kibana
10 1 (0.058%) SCCM
Vendors
1 105 (6.08%) Microsoft
2 54 (3.13%) SAP
3 30 (1.74%) IBM
4 29 (1.68%) Micro Focus
5 28 (1.62%) Red Hat
6 27 (1.56%) Oracle
7 26 (1.50%) Xilinx
8 21 (1.22%) Google
8 21 (1.22%) Lauterbach
9 18 (1.04%) EMC
10 8 (0.46%) Atlassian
11 7 (0.41%) Altera
11 7 (0.41%) Facebook
11 7 (0.41%) Green Hills
11 7 (0.41%) Instagram
11 7 (0.41%) Motorola
11 7 (0.41%) NVIDIA
12 6 (0.35%) Databricks
12 6 (0.35%) Sitecore
13 5 (0.29%) Intel