C Jobs in Manchester

C
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 124 179
Rank change year-on-year -29 +55 +41
Permanent jobs citing C 13 99 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.58% 1.81% 1.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.52% 5.52% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13 70 41
10th Percentile - - £46,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile - £75,375 £77,715
North West median annual salary £56,418 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +2.58% -4.35% +15.00%

All Programming Languages
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 854 1,794 2,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 38.21% 32.80% 44.52%
Number of salaries quoted 539 1,426 1,252
10th Percentile £36,650 £36,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,000 £43,750 £46,325
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,778 £80,000 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% - -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for C in Manchester

C
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for C in Manchester

C
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for C in Manchester

C
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 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
Oldham -4 4 £55,000 +4.76% 1
Salford - 1 £55,000 -
C
North West

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (53.85%) Wireless
2 1 (7.69%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 6 (46.15%) Git
1 6 (46.15%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (53.85%) Electronics
1 7 (53.85%) Telecoms
2 6 (46.15%) Aerospace
2 6 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Finance
4 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Games
5 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 1 (7.69%) Marketing
5 1 (7.69%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 11 (84.62%) Software Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Senior
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Software Engineer
3 5 (38.46%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (38.46%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) C++ Developer
4 1 (7.69%) C++ Games Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Design Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics Design Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Games Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Mathematician
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Device Driver
2 5 (38.46%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (30.77%) EMV
4 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
4 1 (7.69%) FPGA
4 1 (7.69%) Online Games
4 1 (7.69%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 10 (76.92%) Linux
2 4 (30.77%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (46.15%) High Availability
3 4 (30.77%) Cryptocurrency
3 4 (30.77%) Embedded Software Development
3 4 (30.77%) Secure Coding
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (7.69%) CAD
5 1 (7.69%) Clean Code
5 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
5 1 (7.69%) Feasibility Study
5 1 (7.69%) Game Development
5 1 (7.69%) Mathematical Modelling
5 1 (7.69%) Mathematics
5 1 (7.69%) PLM
5 1 (7.69%) Project Management
5 1 (7.69%) Prototyping
5 1 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (7.69%) SDLC
5 1 (7.69%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 12 (92.31%) C++
2 7 (53.85%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) Assembly Language
3 1 (7.69%) C#
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) Firmware
2 1 (7.69%) Embedded Firmware