C Job Trends in Hertfordshire

C
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 73 52
Rank change year-on-year 0 -21 +15
Permanent jobs citing C 17 27 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 1.00% 2.25% 2.59%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.04% 8.33% 9.63%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 16
10th Percentile - £43,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - £74,750 £65,625
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% -7.69%

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 188 324 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 11.10% 26.96% 26.85%
Number of salaries quoted 155 165 180
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,000 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,250 £95,000 £82,500
East of England median annual salary £52,750 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.05% -3.33% -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

C job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

C
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C

C
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for C in Hertfordshire

C
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Stevenage +1 10 £40,000 -34.69% 25
Hitchin - 3 £80,000 -
C
East of England

C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (17.65%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Git
1 3 (17.65%) GitLab
General
1 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
3 3 (17.65%) Aerospace
3 3 (17.65%) Games
3 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Lead
2 3 (17.65%) Software Team Leader
2 3 (17.65%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) OpenGL
1 3 (17.65%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 7 (41.18%) Algorithms
2 3 (17.65%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (17.65%) Arduino
2 3 (17.65%) CUDA
2 3 (17.65%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 10 (58.82%) Linux
2 3 (17.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Validation
2 10 (58.82%) Physics
2 10 (58.82%) Software Engineering
3 7 (41.18%) AI
3 7 (41.18%) Computer Science
3 7 (41.18%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (41.18%) Mathematics
4 4 (23.53%) Digital Signal Processing
4 4 (23.53%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
4 4 (23.53%) Performance Analysis
4 4 (23.53%) Performance Testing
4 4 (23.53%) Signal Processing
4 4 (23.53%) Virtual Environments
5 3 (17.65%) Agile
5 3 (17.65%) Coaching
5 3 (17.65%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (17.65%) Line Management
5 3 (17.65%) Logistics
5 3 (17.65%) Mentoring
5 3 (17.65%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 13 (76.47%) Python
2 10 (58.82%) C++
3 3 (17.65%) Assembly Language
3 3 (17.65%) Embedded C
3 3 (17.65%) GLSL
3 3 (17.65%) Java
3 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
3 3 (17.65%) MATLAB
3 3 (17.65%) Objective-C
3 3 (17.65%) Swift
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) BPSS Clearance
1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 7 (41.18%) Degree
2 7 (41.18%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 7 (41.18%) Firmware