Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 22 July 2017

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 22 July 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C
England > South East
6 months to
22 Jul 2017		 Same period 2016 Same period 2015
Rank 66 66 99
Rank change year-on-year 0 +33 -21
Permanent jobs citing C 1273 1622 1317
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East 4.26% 4.26% 3.09%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.78% 8.09% 6.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1061 1336 1005
South East median annual salary £45,000 £46,000 £42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year -2.17% +8.24% -
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £62,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +4.05%

C is in the programming language skills category. The next 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 programming language skills.

Programming Language Skills
South East
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills 16355 20047 20630
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East 54.69% 52.67% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 14245 17877 17726
South East median annual salary £45,000 £43,000 £42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year +4.65% +1.18% +4.94%
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £26,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing C as a percentage 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

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C in the South East.

Salary trend for C in the South East

C
Salary Histogram in the South East

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing C in the South East over the 6 months to 22 July 2017.

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 22 July 2017. 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 -1 527 £45,500 -9.00% 45
Surrey +16 273 £48,500 +5.43% 16
Hampshire +17 266 £45,000 +4.65% 9
Berkshire +1 255 £45,000 -10.00% 20
Oxfordshire -9 197 £52,500 +5.00% 24
West Sussex -16 114 £45,000 - 3
Buckinghamshire +13 76 £36,428 -8.93% 1
East Sussex -14 41 £47,500 - 4
Kent -1 36 £41,000 +26.15% 4
M4 Corridor - 10 - -
Middlesex -6 4 £50,000 -9.09%
Isle of Wight +1 1 £25,000 -10.71%
Sussex -5 1 £55,000 +57.14%
C
England

For the 6 months to 22 July 2017, IT jobs citing C also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the South East region with a requirement for C.

1 736 (57.82%) C++
2 523 (41.08%) Linux
3 494 (38.81%) Java
4 477 (37.47%) Software Engineering
5 428 (33.62%) Degree
6 361 (28.36%) Windows
7 326 (25.61%) Python
8 295 (23.17%) Security Cleared
9 277 (21.76%) Computer Science
10 260 (20.42%) C#
11 251 (19.72%) SQL
12 221 (17.36%) Agile Software Development
13 187 (14.69%) Telecoms
13 187 (14.69%) Unix
14 169 (13.28%) HTML
15 167 (13.12%) JavaScript
16 135 (10.60%) DV Cleared
17 134 (10.53%) Finance
18 130 (10.21%) SC Cleared
19 128 (10.05%) CSS
20 125 (9.82%) Perl
20 125 (9.82%) Microsoft
21 117 (9.19%) Electronics
22 116 (9.11%) .NET
23 114 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
24 108 (8.48%) Scrum
25 106 (8.33%) Test Automation
26 104 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
27 102 (8.01%) Mathematics
28 101 (7.93%) Multithreading

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 21 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
2 14 (1.10%) Apache Spark
3 12 (0.94%) Confluence
4 11 (0.86%) Apache
5 9 (0.71%) Apache Solr
5 9 (0.71%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 8 (0.63%) CMS
6 8 (0.63%) IIS
7 7 (0.55%) Tomcat
7 7 (0.55%) WebLogic
8 6 (0.47%) MS Exchange
9 5 (0.39%) Oracle Service Bus
9 5 (0.39%) SharePoint
10 4 (0.31%) JBoss
10 4 (0.31%) TPMS
11 3 (0.24%) CICS
12 2 (0.16%) Apache Pig
12 2 (0.16%) nginx
12 2 (0.16%) SAS
12 2 (0.16%) WildFly
Applications
1 46 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (2.12%) Photoshop
4 18 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.31%) Simulink
7 3 (0.24%) Final Cut Pro
7 3 (0.24%) QuarkXPress
8 2 (0.16%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.079%) CATIA
9 1 (0.079%) Mathcad
9 1 (0.079%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.079%) Solid Edge
9 1 (0.079%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 27 (2.12%) Dynamics NAV
2 13 (1.02%) Teamcenter
3 9 (0.71%) Infor M3
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle BPM
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.39%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.24%) Maximo
6 3 (0.24%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle BRM
7 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.079%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 43 (3.38%) SaaS
2 39 (3.06%) Amazon AWS
3 37 (2.91%) Cloud Computing
4 21 (1.65%) Microsoft Azure
5 16 (1.26%) Amazon EC2
6 6 (0.47%) Google Analytics
7 5 (0.39%) PaaS
8 4 (0.31%) GitHub
9 3 (0.24%) Google Cloud Platform
9 3 (0.24%) Office 365
9 3 (0.24%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.079%) Adobe Analytics
10 1 (0.079%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.079%) Amazon SQS
10 1 (0.079%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.079%) IaaS
10 1 (0.079%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 80 (6.28%) TCP/IP
2 50 (3.93%) Ethernet
3 40 (3.14%) Wireless
4 32 (2.51%) VoIP
5 31 (2.44%) HTTP
5 31 (2.44%) Internet
5 31 (2.44%) SS7
6 27 (2.12%) DNS
7 26 (2.04%) Firewall
8 24 (1.89%) ZigBee
9 22 (1.73%) LTE
9 22 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
10 21 (1.65%) VPN
11 20 (1.57%) Wireshark
12 19 (1.49%) Network Security
12 19 (1.49%) SSL
13 17 (1.34%) Radio Access Network
14 16 (1.26%) 4G
14 16 (1.26%) RS-485
14 16 (1.26%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (4.71%) SQL Server
2 46 (3.61%) MySQL
3 34 (2.67%) Relational Database
4 33 (2.59%) Big Data
5 23 (1.81%) NoSQL
6 22 (1.73%) Oracle Database
6 22 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.57%) Hadoop
8 15 (1.18%) RDBMS
9 14 (1.10%) Data Mining
10 10 (0.79%) Blockchain
11 9 (0.71%) Text Mining
12 8 (0.63%) Apache Cassandra
13 7 (0.55%) Apache Hive
13 7 (0.55%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.55%) MS Access
13 7 (0.55%) SAP BW
14 6 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
14 6 (0.47%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 69 (5.42%) Selenium
2 67 (5.26%) Visual Studio
3 60 (4.71%) Git (software)
4 51 (4.01%) JIRA
5 33 (2.59%) Jenkins
6 31 (2.44%) Subversion
7 30 (2.36%) LoadRunner
8 28 (2.20%) ProC
9 24 (1.89%) HP UFT
10 22 (1.73%) Cucumber
10 22 (1.73%) Maven
11 21 (1.65%) IDA Disassembler
12 19 (1.49%) OllyDbg
12 19 (1.49%) PVCS
12 19 (1.49%) WinDbg
13 18 (1.41%) Ant
13 18 (1.41%) Rational DOORS
14 17 (1.34%) InstallShield
14 17 (1.34%) QUnit
15 16 (1.26%) JUnit
General
1 187 (14.69%) Telecoms
2 134 (10.53%) Finance
3 117 (9.19%) Electronics
4 57 (4.48%) Aerospace
5 56 (4.40%) Automotive
6 41 (3.22%) Military
7 40 (3.14%) Manufacturing
8 20 (1.57%) Marketing
9 19 (1.49%) Retail
10 13 (1.02%) Banking
11 11 (0.86%) Advertising
12 9 (0.71%) Back Office
13 8 (0.63%) Games
14 5 (0.39%) Avionics
15 4 (0.31%) Law
15 4 (0.31%) Legal
16 2 (0.16%) Billing
16 2 (0.16%) French Language
16 2 (0.16%) Publishing
17 1 (0.079%) German Language
Job Titles
1 395 (31.03%) Developer
2 225 (17.67%) Software Engineer
3 171 (13.43%) Software Developer
4 101 (7.93%) Graduate
5 100 (7.86%) Embedded Engineer
6 87 (6.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 83 (6.52%) C++ Developer
8 80 (6.28%) Analyst
9 60 (4.71%) Junior
10 57 (4.48%) Java Developer
11 56 (4.40%) C++ Software Engineer
12 53 (4.16%) Graduate Developer
13 50 (3.93%) C Developer
13 50 (3.93%) Linux Developer
13 50 (3.93%) Linux Engineer
14 48 (3.77%) Graduate Software Developer
14 48 (3.77%) Junior Developer
14 48 (3.77%) Senior Software Engineer
14 48 (3.77%) Systems Engineer
15 46 (3.61%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 169 (13.28%) HTML
2 128 (10.05%) CSS
3 116 (9.11%) .NET
4 86 (6.76%) XML
5 46 (3.61%) Web Services
6 45 (3.53%) JSP
7 44 (3.46%) jQuery
7 44 (3.46%) JSON
8 36 (2.83%) REST
9 33 (2.59%) ASP.NET
10 29 (2.28%) MFC
11 25 (1.96%) Servlets
12 24 (1.89%) RESTful
12 24 (1.89%) SOAP
13 23 (1.81%) Ajax
13 23 (1.81%) Spring
14 21 (1.65%) STL
15 19 (1.49%) Natural Language Processing
15 19 (1.49%) Regular Expression
16 18 (1.41%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 277 (21.76%) Computer Science
2 114 (8.96%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (5.97%) Algorithms
4 64 (5.03%) Embedded Systems
5 61 (4.79%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 52 (4.08%) Management Information System
7 34 (2.67%) Data Centre
8 30 (2.36%) Smartphone
9 24 (1.89%) VHDL
10 21 (1.65%) Mobile App
11 20 (1.57%) Data Structures
12 19 (1.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 19 (1.49%) Cyberthreat
13 15 (1.18%) Virtual Team
14 14 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
15 13 (1.02%) Blog
15 13 (1.02%) Cyber Attack
16 12 (0.94%) User Experience
16 12 (0.94%) Verilog
17 11 (0.86%) Home Automation
Operating Systems
1 523 (41.08%) Linux
2 361 (28.36%) Windows
3 187 (14.69%) Unix
4 86 (6.76%) Android
5 59 (4.63%) VxWorks
6 54 (4.24%) Apple iOS
7 47 (3.69%) Mac OS
8 42 (3.30%) Embedded Linux
9 36 (2.83%) Solaris
10 30 (2.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 20 (1.57%) AIX
12 14 (1.10%) CentOS
13 13 (1.02%) Windows Server
14 10 (0.79%) Windows Server 2008
15 7 (0.55%) Mac OS X
15 7 (0.55%) Oracle Linux
16 5 (0.39%) Windows 7
16 5 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
17 4 (0.31%) SUSE
17 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (37.47%) Software Engineering
2 221 (17.36%) Agile Software Development
3 108 (8.48%) Scrum
4 106 (8.33%) Test Automation
5 104 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
6 102 (8.01%) Mathematics
7 101 (7.93%) Multithreading
8 91 (7.15%) Project Management
9 90 (7.07%) Mentoring
10 85 (6.68%) TDD
11 83 (6.52%) Software Testing
12 82 (6.44%) SDLC
13 75 (5.89%) OO
14 70 (5.50%) Penetration Testing
14 70 (5.50%) Web Development
15 52 (4.08%) MVC
15 52 (4.08%) UML
16 51 (4.01%) Continuous Integration
17 46 (3.61%) Configuration Management
18 45 (3.53%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 736 (57.82%) C++
2 494 (38.81%) Java
3 326 (25.61%) Python
4 260 (20.42%) C#
5 251 (19.72%) SQL
6 167 (13.12%) JavaScript
7 125 (9.82%) Perl
8 98 (7.70%) Embedded C
9 84 (6.60%) Ruby
10 75 (5.89%) Bash Shell
11 70 (5.50%) Embedded C++
11 70 (5.50%) Objective-C
12 54 (4.24%) Shell Script
13 46 (3.61%) PL/SQL
14 43 (3.38%) PowerShell
15 36 (2.83%) Assembly Language
16 35 (2.75%) PHP
17 31 (2.44%) T-SQL
18 25 (1.96%) VB
19 22 (1.73%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 428 (33.62%) Degree
2 295 (23.17%) Security Cleared
3 135 (10.60%) DV Cleared
4 130 (10.21%) SC Cleared
5 65 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 59 (4.63%) ISTQB
7 38 (2.99%) PhD
8 34 (2.67%) ISEB
9 32 (2.51%) Master's Degree
10 28 (2.20%) PMI Certification
11 26 (2.04%) PMP
12 20 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
13 19 (1.49%) CCNA
13 19 (1.49%) CISSP
13 19 (1.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 17 (1.34%) APMG
14 17 (1.34%) Numerate Degree
15 13 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
15 13 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.86%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (6.52%) QA
2 29 (2.28%) SLA
3 22 (1.73%) ISO 9001
4 16 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (1.18%) PMO
6 9 (0.71%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.55%) Def Stans
7 7 (0.55%) IEC 61508
8 6 (0.47%) ISO 26262
9 5 (0.39%) DO-178B
9 5 (0.39%) MISRA
10 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 4 (0.31%) MISRA C
11 3 (0.24%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.24%) DO-254
11 3 (0.24%) RMADS
12 2 (0.16%) JTAG
12 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.079%) ARP4754
13 1 (0.079%) ARP4761
System Software
1 76 (5.97%) Firmware
2 63 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
4 28 (2.20%) Active Directory
5 15 (1.18%) Docker
6 8 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.39%) NFS
8 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
8 3 (0.24%) Samba
9 2 (0.16%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 2 (0.16%) HDFS
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.079%) ACF2
10 1 (0.079%) iptables
10 1 (0.079%) RACF
10 1 (0.079%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.079%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (3.22%) Ansible
2 17 (1.34%) HP Quality Center
3 11 (0.86%) Puppet
4 8 (0.63%) Nessus
4 8 (0.63%) Nmap
5 7 (0.55%) Kibana
5 7 (0.55%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.55%) Nagios
6 4 (0.31%) Defensics
6 4 (0.31%) OpenVAS
7 3 (0.24%) SCOM
7 3 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.16%) Ambari
8 2 (0.16%) Grafana
8 2 (0.16%) Graphite
8 2 (0.16%) Hadoop YARN
8 2 (0.16%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.16%) Oozie
8 2 (0.16%) Opscode Chef
8 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 125 (9.82%) Microsoft
2 91 (7.15%) VMware
3 87 (6.83%) Oracle
4 63 (4.95%) Red Hat
5 34 (2.67%) HP
6 30 (2.36%) EMC
7 29 (2.28%) Adobe
8 27 (2.12%) Cisco
9 15 (1.18%) Google
9 15 (1.18%) NEC
10 14 (1.10%) SAP
10 14 (1.10%) Sun
11 13 (1.02%) Juniper
12 12 (0.94%) IBM
13 11 (0.86%) Apple
14 10 (0.79%) Huawei
15 9 (0.71%) Palo Alto
15 9 (0.71%) Salesforce.com
15 9 (0.71%) SolarWinds
16 8 (0.63%) CheckPoint
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