C Software Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

C Software Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median C Software Engineer salary in Manchester is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a C Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.043% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £67,500 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +68.75% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,175 3,471 2,317
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 95.12% 96.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,431 1,758 1,897
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,425 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% -9.09% +4.76%

C Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

C Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

C Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, C Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring C Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Neo4j
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (100.00%) Neo4j
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes