Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 29 July 2021

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 29 July 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C
England > South East
6 months to
29 Jul 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 117 73 71
Rank change year-on-year -44 -2 -6
Permanent jobs citing C 481 463 1,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.94% 3.88% 4.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.35% 6.87% 7.99%
Number of salaries quoted 350 391 772
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £27,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% +9.00% -

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
South East
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 8,998 6,741 14,272
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East 55.05% 56.42% 54.03%
Number of salaries quoted 6,746 5,772 12,321
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,922 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.84% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +5.00%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for C in the South East

C
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the South East.

Salary trend for C in the South East

C
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South East over the 6 months to 29 July 2021.

Salary histogram for C in the South East

C
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 July 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
Thames Valley -4 191 £55,000 +8.36% 78
Hampshire -59 155 £55,000 +4.76% 45
Berkshire -7 105 £65,000 +30.00% 35
Surrey -31 73 £60,000 +20.00% 29
Oxfordshire +1 45 £45,000 -5.26% 25
Buckinghamshire -16 41 £55,000 -15.38% 18
West Sussex -9 37 £65,000 +18.18% 18
Kent -39 12 £42,500 -43.33% 16
East Sussex -29 4 £52,500 +20.69% 9
Sussex -5 1 £40,000 -23.81% 2
C
England

For the 6 months to 29 July 2021, IT jobs citing C also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region with a requirement for C.

1 184 (38.25%) C++
2 155 (32.22%) Software Engineering
2 155 (32.22%) Social Skills
3 119 (24.74%) Degree
4 118 (24.53%) Agile Software Development
5 111 (23.08%) Linux
6 100 (20.79%) Mathematics
7 94 (19.54%) Java
8 93 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
9 92 (19.13%) Python
10 79 (16.42%) Computer Science
11 76 (15.80%) SQL
12 71 (14.76%) Security Cleared
13 66 (13.72%) C#
14 61 (12.68%) Windows
15 56 (11.64%) QA
16 55 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
17 53 (11.02%) SC Cleared
17 53 (11.02%) Finance
18 49 (10.19%) Azure
19 48 (9.98%) AWS
20 45 (9.36%) JavaScript
21 44 (9.15%) Microsoft
21 44 (9.15%) Android
22 42 (8.73%) Information Security
23 41 (8.52%) DV Cleared
23 41 (8.52%) Algorithms
24 40 (8.32%) Analytical Skills
24 40 (8.32%) Docker
25 39 (8.11%) TDD

C
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 17 (3.53%) MS Exchange
2 8 (1.66%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.04%) Confluence
4 4 (0.83%) IIS
5 3 (0.62%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.62%) NetWeaver
5 3 (0.62%) WordPress
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.21%) MS Project Server
6 1 (0.21%) Mule
6 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.83%) Simulink
3 2 (0.42%) EngageOne
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.42%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.21%) Figma
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.83%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Travel Management
4 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 49 (10.19%) Azure
2 48 (9.98%) AWS
3 25 (5.20%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (3.12%) SaaS
5 9 (1.87%) DigitalOcean
6 8 (1.66%) BrowserStack
6 8 (1.66%) Sauce Labs
7 7 (1.46%) GCP
7 7 (1.46%) GitHub
7 7 (1.46%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (0.83%) IBM Cloud
9 3 (0.62%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.42%) IaaS
11 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.21%) Azure Active Directory
11 1 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.21%) BlazeMeter
11 1 (0.21%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.37%) TCP/IP
2 18 (3.74%) Wireless
3 16 (3.33%) Ethernet
3 16 (3.33%) Firewall
4 14 (2.91%) Internet
5 10 (2.08%) VPN
6 8 (1.66%) Wireshark
7 6 (1.25%) 3GPP
7 6 (1.25%) DNS
7 6 (1.25%) HTTP
8 5 (1.04%) HTTPS
8 5 (1.04%) SpaceWire
9 4 (0.83%) Bluetooth
9 4 (0.83%) DHCP
9 4 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (0.83%) Software-Defined Radio
9 4 (0.83%) ZigBee
10 3 (0.62%) Broadband
10 3 (0.62%) Network Security
10 3 (0.62%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.82%) PostgreSQL
2 20 (4.16%) Relational Database
3 15 (3.12%) MySQL
3 15 (3.12%) SQL Server
4 13 (2.70%) Neo4j
4 13 (2.70%) Redis
5 12 (2.49%) Big Data
6 9 (1.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.46%) Power BI
7 7 (1.46%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.25%) MariaDB
9 5 (1.04%) Hadoop
9 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
10 4 (0.83%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.62%) Redshift Spectrum
11 3 (0.62%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.42%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (6.44%) Git (software)
2 22 (4.57%) JIRA
3 20 (4.16%) Cucumber
4 14 (2.91%) Jenkins
5 11 (2.29%) JMeter
6 10 (2.08%) Visual Studio
7 9 (1.87%) Grunt
7 9 (1.87%) gulp
8 8 (1.66%) Xcode
9 7 (1.46%) Selenium
9 7 (1.46%) SpecFlow
10 6 (1.25%) Android Studio
10 6 (1.25%) Artifactory
10 6 (1.25%) LoadRunner
10 6 (1.25%) REST Assured
10 6 (1.25%) Subversion
10 6 (1.25%) Visual Studio Code
10 6 (1.25%) WinDbg
11 5 (1.04%) CMake
11 5 (1.04%) TestRail
General
1 155 (32.22%) Social Skills
2 53 (11.02%) Finance
3 40 (8.32%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (7.90%) Electronics
5 25 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (4.57%) Public Sector
7 21 (4.37%) Marketing
8 18 (3.74%) Manufacturing
9 17 (3.53%) Aerospace
9 17 (3.53%) Automotive
9 17 (3.53%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.29%) Law
10 11 (2.29%) Legal
10 11 (2.29%) Military
10 11 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.08%) Games
12 8 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.46%) Retail
14 5 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 113 (23.49%) Software Engineer
2 76 (15.80%) Developer
3 48 (9.98%) Embedded Engineer
4 39 (8.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 38 (7.90%) Architect
6 28 (5.82%) C++ Software Engineer
7 24 (4.99%) Senior Software Engineer
8 22 (4.57%) IT Support
8 22 (4.57%) Software Developer
9 18 (3.74%) Analyst
9 18 (3.74%) Test Engineer
10 16 (3.33%) Project Manager
11 15 (3.12%) Development Engineer
11 15 (3.12%) Electronics Engineer
12 13 (2.70%) C++ Developer
12 13 (2.70%) Software Development Engineer
13 12 (2.49%) Consultant
13 12 (2.49%) IT Engineer
13 12 (2.49%) IT Support Engineer
13 12 (2.49%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.82%) .NET
2 22 (4.57%) HTML
3 21 (4.37%) gRPC
3 21 (4.37%) REST
4 20 (4.16%) Gherkin
5 19 (3.95%) React
5 19 (3.95%) Web Services
6 17 (3.53%) AngularJS
7 16 (3.33%) Kafka
8 14 (2.91%) ASP.NET
9 13 (2.70%) CSS
9 13 (2.70%) WireMock
10 12 (2.49%) Vue.js
11 10 (2.08%) Yocto
12 9 (1.87%) Sass
13 7 (1.46%) SOAP
13 7 (1.46%) WPF
14 6 (1.25%) iOS SDK
14 6 (1.25%) jQuery
14 6 (1.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (8.52%) Algorithms
3 31 (6.44%) Greenfield Project
4 28 (5.82%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 23 (4.78%) Embedded Systems
6 22 (4.57%) Management Information System
7 18 (3.74%) VHDL
8 17 (3.53%) iPhone
9 16 (3.33%) Device Driver
10 14 (2.91%) Client/Server
11 12 (2.49%) Data Structures
11 12 (2.49%) Renewable Energy
12 8 (1.66%) Acoustics
12 8 (1.66%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.46%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (1.25%) Cyberthreat
14 6 (1.25%) Public Cloud
14 6 (1.25%) Verilog
15 5 (1.04%) SIMD
Operating Systems
1 111 (23.08%) Linux
2 61 (12.68%) Windows
3 44 (9.15%) Android
4 21 (4.37%) Embedded Linux
5 16 (3.33%) Unix
6 15 (3.12%) Apple iOS
7 8 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (1.46%) CentOS
9 6 (1.25%) Debian
10 5 (1.04%) Solaris
10 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
10 5 (1.04%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.83%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.42%) AIX
13 2 (0.42%) FreeRTOS
13 2 (0.42%) HPUX
13 2 (0.42%) OpenVMS
13 2 (0.42%) VMS
14 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (32.22%) Software Engineering
2 118 (24.53%) Agile Software Development
3 100 (20.79%) Mathematics
4 93 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (16.42%) Computer Science
6 42 (8.73%) Information Security
7 39 (8.11%) TDD
8 38 (7.90%) DevOps
9 37 (7.69%) Service Delivery
10 36 (7.48%) Software Testing
11 34 (7.07%) Coaching
11 34 (7.07%) Continuous Integration
11 34 (7.07%) Line Management
11 34 (7.07%) Time Management
12 33 (6.86%) Microservices
12 33 (6.86%) Test Automation
13 32 (6.65%) Business Analysis
14 30 (6.24%) Mentoring
15 28 (5.82%) BDD
15 28 (5.82%) DNA
Programming Languages
1 184 (38.25%) C++
2 94 (19.54%) Java
3 92 (19.13%) Python
4 76 (15.80%) SQL
5 66 (13.72%) C#
6 45 (9.36%) JavaScript
7 37 (7.69%) Embedded C
8 28 (5.82%) Go
9 24 (4.99%) Bash Shell
10 17 (3.53%) Embedded C++
11 15 (3.12%) MATLAB
12 13 (2.70%) PowerShell
12 13 (2.70%) TypeScript
13 12 (2.49%) Objective-C
14 8 (1.66%) Apple Swift
14 8 (1.66%) Rust
15 7 (1.46%) Scala
16 6 (1.25%) PHP
16 6 (1.25%) Ruby
16 6 (1.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 119 (24.74%) Degree
2 71 (14.76%) Security Cleared
3 53 (11.02%) SC Cleared
4 41 (8.52%) DV Cleared
5 25 (5.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (3.33%) PhD
7 14 (2.91%) CISSP
8 9 (1.87%) CISM
8 9 (1.87%) HND
8 9 (1.87%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.04%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.83%) ISEB
10 4 (0.83%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.62%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.42%) CESG Certified Professional
12 2 (0.42%) OSCP
13 1 (0.21%) CREST Certified
13 1 (0.21%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (11.64%) QA
2 12 (2.49%) GDPR
2 12 (2.49%) SLA
3 11 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.08%) PCI DSS
5 8 (1.66%) ISO 9001
6 6 (1.25%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.04%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.83%) MISRA
9 3 (0.62%) GRC
9 3 (0.62%) HAZOP
9 3 (0.62%) PMO
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.42%) NCSC
10 2 (0.42%) NIST
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 40 (8.32%) Docker
2 29 (6.03%) Firmware
3 20 (4.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.70%) Active Directory
5 7 (1.46%) Hyper-V
6 6 (1.25%) vSphere
7 3 (0.62%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.21%) NFS
9 1 (0.21%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 23 (4.78%) Ansible
2 19 (3.95%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.46%) Puppet
4 6 (1.25%) Opscode Chef
5 5 (1.04%) Terraform
6 4 (0.83%) FlexNet
7 3 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.42%) HP Quality Center
8 2 (0.42%) SCCM
8 2 (0.42%) SCOM
8 2 (0.42%) WSUS
9 1 (0.21%) BMC PATROL
9 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.21%) logstash
9 1 (0.21%) Nagios
9 1 (0.21%) OpenView
9 1 (0.21%) OpenView Configuration Management
9 1 (0.21%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 44 (9.15%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.99%) VMware
3 11 (2.29%) SAP
4 10 (2.08%) Oracle
5 6 (1.25%) NetMotion Wireless
5 6 (1.25%) SaltStack
6 5 (1.04%) Adobe
6 5 (1.04%) Agilent
6 5 (1.04%) EMC
6 5 (1.04%) HP
7 4 (0.83%) ANSYS
7 4 (0.83%) Bloomberg
7 4 (0.83%) Citrix
7 4 (0.83%) IBM
7 4 (0.83%) Intel
7 4 (0.83%) Splunk
8 3 (0.62%) Cisco
8 3 (0.62%) NetApp
8 3 (0.62%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.62%) Xamarin