C Job Trends in South Ayrshire

C
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Ayrshire requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing C 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Ayrshire 25.00% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 60.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £49,063 - -
25th Percentile £50,136 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,048 - -
75th Percentile £53,836 - -
90th Percentile £54,833 - -
Scotland median annual salary £51,000 £65,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -21.54% +10.17% -1.67%

All Programming Languages
South Ayrshire

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 South Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5 22 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 41.67% 59.46% 9.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2 21 3
10th Percentile £49,063 £37,574 £49,000
25th Percentile £50,136 £55,801 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,048 £58,033 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.31% +5.51% -
75th Percentile £53,836 £60,265 £67,500
90th Percentile £54,833 - £72,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +0.88%

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Job Vacancy Trend in South Ayrshire

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

C job vacancy trend in South Ayrshire

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Salary Trend in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing C

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Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
Prestwick - 2 £48,598 - 1
Maybole - 1 £55,498 -
C
Scotland

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (33.33%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (33.33%) Rational Statemate
General
1 3 (100.00%) Avionics
1 3 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
1 2 (66.67%) Software Team Leader
1 2 (66.67%) Team Leader
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) UML
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Ada
1 3 (100.00%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
3 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Green Hills