C Jobs in the South East

C
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 104 75
Rank change year-on-year +27 -29 +126
Permanent jobs citing C 472 352 921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.13% 3.04% 4.17%
As % of the Programming Languages category 11.06% 7.68% 9.31%
Number of salaries quoted 325 218 300
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.80% +8.70% +4.55%

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 4,268 4,582 9,889
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 28.28% 39.54% 44.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,238 3,284 6,128
10th Percentile £35,500 £35,018 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,000 £74,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

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

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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

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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 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the South East

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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 26 July 2024. 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
Thames Valley +23 169 £56,509 +25.57% 24
Hampshire -12 126 £55,000 -8.33% 14
Surrey +35 101 £60,000 -2.04% 6
Oxfordshire +22 75 £56,500 +33.01% 14
Berkshire +33 67 £56,250 -6.25% 2
Kent +11 40 £37,000 -32.73% 5
Buckinghamshire -41 27 £68,750 +68.52% 8
East Sussex +28 14 £47,500 -30.91% 1
West Sussex +18 14 £55,000 -12.00% 2
Sussex -19 8 £55,000 -26.67%
C
England

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.69%) Apache
1 8 (1.69%) Kinematics
2 7 (1.48%) Confluence
3 5 (1.06%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.64%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.21%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) Kentico
5 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 59 (12.50%) Simulink
2 13 (2.75%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.21%) Doxygen
4 1 (0.21%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.21%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.21%) SketchUp
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.12%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.21%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 29 (6.14%) SaaS
2 16 (3.39%) Azure
3 8 (1.69%) AWS
4 5 (1.06%) GitHub
5 4 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.64%) GCP
7 2 (0.42%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.21%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.21%) Kontent
8 1 (0.21%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.75%) Internet
2 12 (2.54%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.91%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.69%) J1939
4 8 (1.69%) Wireless
5 7 (1.48%) RFID
5 7 (1.48%) RS-232
5 7 (1.48%) RS-485
6 5 (1.06%) Bluetooth
6 5 (1.06%) Software-Defined Radio
7 4 (0.85%) LoRaWAN
7 4 (0.85%) Wireshark
8 3 (0.64%) 5G
9 2 (0.42%) 4G
9 2 (0.42%) MQTT
9 2 (0.42%) Network Security
10 1 (0.21%) Firewall
10 1 (0.21%) IPsec
10 1 (0.21%) VLAN
10 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.12%) Oracle Database
2 8 (1.69%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.48%) Big Data
4 6 (1.27%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.27%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.85%) MySQL
5 4 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.21%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 45 (9.53%) Git
2 39 (8.26%) Visual Studio
3 26 (5.51%) JIRA
4 22 (4.66%) Jenkins
5 17 (3.60%) Subversion
6 10 (2.12%) Oracle APEX
7 9 (1.91%) CMake
7 9 (1.91%) Team Foundation Server
7 9 (1.91%) TestRail
8 8 (1.69%) ClearCase
8 8 (1.69%) Plastic SCM
9 7 (1.48%) Bitbucket
10 5 (1.06%) ClearQuest
10 5 (1.06%) GDB
10 5 (1.06%) LabVIEW
11 4 (0.85%) GitLab
12 3 (0.64%) Eclipse
12 3 (0.64%) JMeter
12 3 (0.64%) LoadRunner
13 2 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 113 (23.94%) Social Skills
2 98 (20.76%) Electronics
3 45 (9.53%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.14%) Finance
5 25 (5.30%) Aerospace
6 24 (5.08%) Military
7 22 (4.66%) Automotive
7 22 (4.66%) Marketing
8 21 (4.45%) Manufacturing
9 18 (3.81%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.54%) Local Government
10 12 (2.54%) Telecoms
11 10 (2.12%) Police
12 9 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.69%) Aviation
13 8 (1.69%) Retail
14 6 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.06%) Advertising
15 5 (1.06%) Games
16 3 (0.64%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 248 (52.54%) Software Engineer
2 103 (21.82%) Embedded Engineer
3 100 (21.19%) Senior
4 97 (20.55%) Developer
5 75 (15.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 67 (14.19%) Software Developer
7 60 (12.71%) Senior Software Engineer
8 43 (9.11%) Embedded Developer
9 35 (7.42%) Graduate
10 32 (6.78%) Embedded Software Developer
11 31 (6.57%) Graduate Software Engineer
12 23 (4.87%) Lead
12 23 (4.87%) Senior Embedded Engineer
13 22 (4.66%) C Developer
14 20 (4.24%) Applications Engineer
15 19 (4.03%) C++ Developer
15 19 (4.03%) C++ Software Engineer
15 19 (4.03%) Electronics Engineer
15 19 (4.03%) Junior
15 19 (4.03%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (12.29%) .NET
2 40 (8.47%) WPF
3 36 (7.63%) HTML
4 30 (6.36%) .NET Framework
5 28 (5.93%) Qt
6 24 (5.08%) JSON
7 16 (3.39%) CSS
8 15 (3.18%) REST
9 14 (2.97%) HTML5
9 14 (2.97%) SOAP
9 14 (2.97%) Web Services
9 14 (2.97%) XML
10 13 (2.75%) OpenMP
11 11 (2.33%) ASP.NET
11 11 (2.33%) OpenGL
11 11 (2.33%) VTK
12 10 (2.12%) QML
12 10 (2.12%) React
12 10 (2.12%) Ruby on Rails
12 10 (2.12%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 100 (21.19%) Algorithms
2 55 (11.65%) Embedded Systems
3 42 (8.90%) IoT
4 29 (6.14%) Analogue Electronics
5 26 (5.51%) Robotics
6 23 (4.87%) FPGA
7 22 (4.66%) CUDA
8 20 (4.24%) VHDL
9 13 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.54%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (2.54%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (2.54%) Product Ownership
11 11 (2.33%) Device Driver
11 11 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (2.33%) Satnav
11 11 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (2.12%) Digital Media
12 10 (2.12%) NHS
13 9 (1.91%) GNSS
13 9 (1.91%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 197 (41.74%) Linux
2 87 (18.43%) Windows
3 56 (11.86%) Embedded Linux
4 46 (9.75%) Unix
5 18 (3.81%) Ubuntu
6 13 (2.75%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.91%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.85%) AIX
10 3 (0.64%) Android
10 3 (0.64%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 2 (0.42%) VMS
11 2 (0.42%) VxWorks
12 1 (0.21%) CentOS
12 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
12 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (67.58%) Software Engineering
2 128 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
3 118 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 105 (22.25%) Mathematics
5 83 (17.58%) Physics
6 82 (17.37%) Artificial Intelligence
7 74 (15.68%) Agile
8 69 (14.62%) Machine Learning
9 67 (14.19%) DevOps
10 64 (13.56%) Software Testing
11 62 (13.14%) Collaborative Working
12 59 (12.50%) Signal Processing
13 56 (11.86%) Code Quality
14 54 (11.44%) Continuous Integration
14 54 (11.44%) Multithreading
15 47 (9.96%) SDLC
16 41 (8.69%) Customer Requirements
16 41 (8.69%) Software Architecture
17 38 (8.05%) Embedded Software Development
18 37 (7.84%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 318 (67.37%) C++
2 180 (38.14%) Python
3 129 (27.33%) C#
4 107 (22.67%) Java
5 58 (12.29%) Fortran
6 51 (10.81%) Bash
7 37 (7.84%) JavaScript
7 37 (7.84%) MATLAB
8 35 (7.42%) Embedded C
9 24 (5.08%) XAML
10 21 (4.45%) SQL
11 18 (3.81%) PowerShell
12 15 (3.18%) Haskell
13 14 (2.97%) C-shell
13 14 (2.97%) Embedded C++
14 13 (2.75%) Perl
15 11 (2.33%) PL/SQL
15 11 (2.33%) Ruby
16 7 (1.48%) Assembly Language
16 7 (1.48%) VB
Qualifications
1 228 (48.31%) Degree
2 142 (30.08%) Security Cleared
3 79 (16.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 64 (13.56%) PhD
5 54 (11.44%) Master's Degree
5 54 (11.44%) SC Cleared
6 47 (9.96%) DV Cleared
7 13 (2.75%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.27%) HND
10 3 (0.64%) HNC
11 2 (0.42%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CCNA
11 2 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.21%) MCP
12 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.93%) QA
2 11 (2.33%) Software Quality Assurance
3 10 (2.12%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.12%) ISO 26262
3 10 (2.12%) MISRA
4 8 (1.69%) Automotive SPICE
5 6 (1.27%) ISO 13485
6 5 (1.06%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.42%) IEC 62304
7 2 (0.42%) JTAG
7 2 (0.42%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.21%) GDPR
8 1 (0.21%) PMO
8 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 69 (14.62%) Firmware
2 27 (5.72%) Embedded Firmware
3 9 (1.91%) Docker
4 4 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.64%) Ceph
5 3 (0.64%) GPFS
5 3 (0.64%) Lustre
5 3 (0.64%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.91%) Ansible
2 6 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.64%) Functional Safety
3 3 (0.64%) Podman
4 2 (0.42%) Grafana
4 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.42%) Terraform
5 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 77 (16.31%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.78%) Xilinx
3 19 (4.03%) Oracle
4 10 (2.12%) IBM
4 10 (2.12%) NEC
5 9 (1.91%) SAP
6 8 (1.69%) Lauterbach
7 6 (1.27%) Facebook
7 6 (1.27%) Instagram
8 5 (1.06%) EMC
9 4 (0.85%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.85%) VMware
10 3 (0.64%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.64%) Renesas
11 2 (0.42%) Splunk
11 2 (0.42%) Sun
11 2 (0.42%) Wind River
12 1 (0.21%) Intel
12 1 (0.21%) Ivanti
12 1 (0.21%) Sitecore