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England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 194 | 121 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | -37 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 95 | 139 | 488 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.70% | 2.06% | 3.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.32% | 6.78% | 10.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 101 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £35,500 | £35,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,063 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,060 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +3.45% | -7.20% |
All Programming Languages
South East
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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 2,199 | 2,049 | 4,739 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 16.11% | 30.30% | 30.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,665 | 1,457 | 3,970 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,000 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +6.36% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,750 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing C.
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Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the South East over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.
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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 11 April 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 |
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| Thames Valley | -44 | 34 | £60,000 | - | 30 |
| Hampshire | -17 | 29 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 48 |
| Berkshire | +4 | 18 | £62,500 | +8.16% | 11 |
| Surrey | -32 | 11 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 19 |
| Kent | -54 | 10 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | -23 | 9 | £60,000 | - | 7 |
| Oxfordshire | -39 | 7 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 12 |
| East Sussex | -13 | 6 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| West Sussex | -27 | 2 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 3 |
| Isle of Wight | - | 2 | £75,900 | - | |
| Sussex | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
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