C Job Trends in England

C
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 329 177 150
Rank change year-on-year -152 -27 +81
Permanent jobs citing C 317 779 1,340
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.55% 1.73% 2.03%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.92% 5.04% 5.53%
Number of salaries quoted 217 369 1,017
10th Percentile £35,750 £41,100 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,750 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -4.17%

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 10,849 15,463 24,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 18.74% 34.32% 36.67%
Number of salaries quoted 8,099 9,135 20,703
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £45,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £103,750 £111,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

C job vacancy trend in England

C
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing C

C
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in England over the 6 months to 10 February 2026.

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 10 February 2026. 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
London -26 77 £100,000 +11.11% 47
South East -107 64 £56,430 -9.71% 113
North of England -46 54 £55,000 -4.68% 35
East of England -41 49 £55,000 +10.00% 53
South West -79 37 £57,500 +15.00% 69
Midlands -23 32 £52,500 -12.50% 48
North West -6 24 £63,913 +10.51% 15
Yorkshire -41 22 £34,000 -39.56% 12
West Midlands 0 18 £52,500 -12.50% 19
East Midlands -28 14 £53,000 -7.83% 29
North East -13 8 £56,500 -1.74% 8
C
UK

C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.79%) Kinematics
2 4 (1.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.63%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (2.52%) Simulink
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) Doxygen
Business Applications
1 4 (1.26%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.32%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 46 (14.51%) AWS
2 31 (9.78%) Azure
3 7 (2.21%) GCP
4 6 (1.89%) GitHub
5 4 (1.26%) Serverless
6 3 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
6 3 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
6 3 (0.95%) Google Workspace
6 3 (0.95%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.63%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (0.63%) Google Play
7 2 (0.63%) TestFlight
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon ECR
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.32%) OCI
8 1 (0.32%) Route 53
8 1 (0.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (9.46%) TCP/IP
2 11 (3.47%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (2.84%) Ethernet
3 9 (2.84%) Internet
4 8 (2.52%) Modbus
4 8 (2.52%) Software-Defined Radio
5 7 (2.21%) RTP
5 7 (2.21%) VoIP
5 7 (2.21%) Wireshark
6 6 (1.89%) Bluetooth
7 5 (1.58%) HTTP
7 5 (1.58%) Wireless
8 4 (1.26%) 3G
8 4 (1.26%) GPRS
8 4 (1.26%) GSM
8 4 (1.26%) LTE
8 4 (1.26%) RS-232
8 4 (1.26%) RS-485
8 4 (1.26%) SpaceWire
8 4 (1.26%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.05%) Elasticsearch
1 16 (5.05%) Neo4j
2 13 (4.10%) MongoDB
3 12 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (2.21%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.58%) Big Data
6 3 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.95%) MySQL
6 3 (0.95%) Power BI
7 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.63%) GIS
7 2 (0.63%) Informix
7 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.63%) Redis
7 2 (0.63%) TimescaleDB
8 1 (0.32%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 31 (9.78%) Git
2 10 (3.15%) JIRA
3 7 (2.21%) Subversion
4 6 (1.89%) LabVIEW
4 6 (1.89%) Rational DOORS
5 5 (1.58%) Eclipse
5 5 (1.58%) IDA Disassembler
6 4 (1.26%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.26%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.26%) GitLab
6 4 (1.26%) JUnit
6 4 (1.26%) Maven
6 4 (1.26%) Mockito
7 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.63%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.63%) CircleCI
8 2 (0.63%) CMake
8 2 (0.63%) Xcode
8 2 (0.63%) Zephyr
General
1 79 (24.92%) Electronics
2 69 (21.77%) Social Skills
3 51 (16.09%) Finance
4 23 (7.26%) Manufacturing
5 21 (6.62%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (5.68%) Banking
6 18 (5.68%) Investment Banking
7 16 (5.05%) Aerospace
8 14 (4.42%) Automotive
9 12 (3.79%) Military
10 10 (3.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (2.52%) Retail
12 7 (2.21%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.58%) Avionics
13 5 (1.58%) Games
13 5 (1.58%) Law
14 4 (1.26%) Front Office
14 4 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 99 (31.23%) Software Engineer
2 62 (19.56%) Developer
3 60 (18.93%) Embedded Engineer
4 40 (12.62%) Senior
5 34 (10.73%) Lead
6 33 (10.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 32 (10.09%) C++ Developer
8 21 (6.62%) Electronics Engineer
9 18 (5.68%) Cloud Engineer
9 18 (5.68%) Linux Engineer
10 17 (5.36%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
10 17 (5.36%) Linux Developer
10 17 (5.36%) Linux Scripter
10 17 (5.36%) Low Latency C++ Developer
10 17 (5.36%) Software Developer
11 16 (5.05%) Cloud Native Engineer
11 16 (5.05%) Cloud Software Engineer
12 15 (4.73%) Graduate
12 15 (4.73%) Senior Software Engineer
13 14 (4.42%) C++ Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (6.94%) React
2 18 (5.68%) AngularJS
3 16 (5.05%) MERN Stack
4 15 (4.73%) .NET
5 13 (4.10%) RESTful
6 11 (3.47%) Flash
6 11 (3.47%) Middleware
7 8 (2.52%) CSS
7 8 (2.52%) Qt
7 8 (2.52%) REST
8 6 (1.89%) Node.js
9 5 (1.58%) OpenGL
9 5 (1.58%) Vulkan
9 5 (1.58%) XML
10 4 (1.26%) Django
10 4 (1.26%) FIX Protocol
10 4 (1.26%) Flask
10 4 (1.26%) Sass
10 4 (1.26%) ZeroMQ
11 3 (0.95%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 45 (14.20%) Algorithms
2 41 (12.93%) Embedded Systems
3 30 (9.46%) FPGA
4 23 (7.26%) Distributed Systems
5 20 (6.31%) Cloud Native
6 16 (5.05%) Legacy Code
7 13 (4.10%) Robotics
8 12 (3.79%) Driving Licence
8 12 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.84%) Raspberry Pi
10 8 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (2.52%) Management Information System
10 8 (2.52%) Onboarding
10 8 (2.52%) PCIe
11 7 (2.21%) Analogue Electronics
11 7 (2.21%) VHDL
12 6 (1.89%) Arduino
12 6 (1.89%) IoT
13 5 (1.58%) 3D Graphics
14 4 (1.26%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 127 (40.06%) Linux
2 13 (4.10%) Windows
3 12 (3.79%) Embedded Linux
4 9 (2.84%) FreeRTOS
5 6 (1.89%) Android
5 6 (1.89%) Unix
6 4 (1.26%) VxWorks
7 3 (0.95%) OpenWrt
7 3 (0.95%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.32%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (42.59%) Software Engineering
2 64 (20.19%) Agile
3 63 (19.87%) Computer Science
4 46 (14.51%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (11.99%) SDLC
6 32 (10.09%) Validation
7 30 (9.46%) Open Source
8 28 (8.83%) Embedded Software Development
8 28 (8.83%) Software Testing
9 27 (8.52%) Project Management
10 26 (8.20%) Mathematics
10 26 (8.20%) Microservices
11 24 (7.57%) AI
12 21 (6.62%) OO
13 20 (6.31%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (6.31%) Low Latency
13 20 (6.31%) Mentoring
13 20 (6.31%) Physics
14 17 (5.36%) CI/CD
14 17 (5.36%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 210 (66.25%) C++
2 130 (41.01%) Python
3 90 (28.39%) Java
4 44 (13.88%) C#
4 44 (13.88%) Embedded C
5 30 (9.46%) Rust
5 30 (9.46%) TypeScript
6 29 (9.15%) SQL
7 27 (8.52%) JavaScript
8 24 (7.57%) Go
9 21 (6.62%) Embedded C++
10 16 (5.05%) MATLAB
11 15 (4.73%) Bash
12 12 (3.79%) PL/SQL
13 10 (3.15%) Perl
14 9 (2.84%) R
15 7 (2.21%) Assembly Language
16 5 (1.58%) Fortran
16 5 (1.58%) Objective-C
17 4 (1.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 91 (28.71%) Degree
2 63 (19.87%) Security Cleared
3 32 (10.09%) DV Cleared
4 31 (9.78%) SC Cleared
5 29 (9.15%) Master's Degree
6 20 (6.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 19 (5.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (4.73%) PhD
9 10 (3.15%) HND
10 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.32%) CCSAS
11 1 (0.32%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.32%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.32%) GIAC
11 1 (0.32%) GPEN
11 1 (0.32%) GXPN
11 1 (0.32%) OSCE
11 1 (0.32%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.79%) QA
2 9 (2.84%) ISO 9001
3 6 (1.89%) MISRA
4 4 (1.26%) ECSS
5 3 (0.95%) IFRS
5 3 (0.95%) IFRS 9
5 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.95%) NIST
5 3 (0.95%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.63%) ISO 9000
6 2 (0.63%) JTAG
7 1 (0.32%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.32%) GDPR
7 1 (0.32%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 75 (23.66%) Firmware
2 41 (12.93%) Embedded Firmware
3 32 (10.09%) Docker
4 15 (4.73%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (4.42%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (1.26%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.26%) KVM
6 4 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.95%) Kamailio
8 2 (0.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 54 (17.03%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.84%) Terraform
3 8 (2.52%) Ansible
4 4 (1.26%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.95%) Argo
6 2 (0.63%) Nagios
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
Vendors
1 11 (3.47%) EMC
2 8 (2.52%) Allen-Bradley
2 8 (2.52%) Altera
2 8 (2.52%) Siemens
2 8 (2.52%) Toshiba
3 7 (2.21%) Microsoft
4 5 (1.58%) Google
4 5 (1.58%) Oracle
5 4 (1.26%) Atmel
5 4 (1.26%) VMware
5 4 (1.26%) Xilinx
6 3 (0.95%) BT
6 3 (0.95%) Fortinet
6 3 (0.95%) Mitel
7 2 (0.63%) Apple
7 2 (0.63%) ESRI
7 2 (0.63%) HP
7 2 (0.63%) IBM
7 2 (0.63%) Mapbox
7 2 (0.63%) Xamarin