C Jobs in the South East

C
England > South East

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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 119 67
Rank change year-on-year +39 -52 +131
Permanent jobs citing C 530 395 970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.16% 2.72% 4.88%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.66% 6.79% 9.97%
Number of salaries quoted 388 239 326
10th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £33,188
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £67,625 £74,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
South East

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,970 5,815 9,732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 29.63% 40.03% 48.92%
Number of salaries quoted 4,005 3,827 6,403
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,300 £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 13 May 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 13 May 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 +19 194 £57,500 +32.95% 60
Hampshire +15 154 £57,500 -9.80% 26
Surrey +38 99 £60,000 -4.00% 36
Oxfordshire +34 93 £57,500 +51.32% 25
Berkshire +49 59 £58,000 +12.95% 11
Kent +17 49 £37,000 -37.02% 7
Buckinghamshire -30 42 £52,501 +28.69% 24
West Sussex +25 20 £55,000 -12.00% 16
East Sussex +19 15 £47,500 -32.14% 1
Sussex -25 1 - - 1
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 9 (1.70%) Confluence
2 8 (1.51%) Apache
3 6 (1.13%) Kinematics
4 2 (0.38%) IBM Domino
4 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.19%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) Kentico
5 1 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 59 (11.13%) Simulink
2 32 (6.04%) Stateflow
3 7 (1.32%) CANalyzer
4 5 (0.94%) Doxygen
4 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.38%) TargetLink
6 1 (0.19%) GNU Octave
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.19%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.19%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 30 (5.66%) SaaS
2 19 (3.58%) Azure
3 14 (2.64%) Power Platform
4 11 (2.08%) GitHub
5 10 (1.89%) AWS
6 4 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (0.75%) GCP
7 2 (0.38%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.19%) Kontent
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.96%) J1939
2 16 (3.02%) TCP/IP
3 14 (2.64%) Wireless
4 11 (2.08%) Internet
5 10 (1.89%) RS-485
6 8 (1.51%) Ethernet
7 7 (1.32%) Bluetooth
8 6 (1.13%) Network Security
9 5 (0.94%) RFID
9 5 (0.94%) RS-232
10 4 (0.75%) 5G
10 4 (0.75%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.75%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.57%) 3GPP
12 2 (0.38%) Modbus
12 2 (0.38%) MQTT
13 1 (0.19%) 4G
13 1 (0.19%) LTE
13 1 (0.19%) Software-Defined Radio
13 1 (0.19%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.64%) Power BI
2 10 (1.89%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.51%) MySQL
4 6 (1.13%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.94%) Big Data
5 5 (0.94%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 42 (7.92%) JIRA
2 38 (7.17%) Git
3 37 (6.98%) Visual Studio
4 21 (3.96%) ClearCase
4 21 (3.96%) Plastic SCM
5 20 (3.77%) Jenkins
6 16 (3.02%) Subversion
7 14 (2.64%) ClearQuest
8 12 (2.26%) Bitbucket
9 8 (1.51%) GitLab
10 7 (1.32%) CMake
10 7 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (1.32%) TestRail
11 6 (1.13%) GDB
12 4 (0.75%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.57%) JMeter
13 3 (0.57%) LoadRunner
14 2 (0.38%) GCC
15 1 (0.19%) Mercurial
15 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
General
1 133 (25.09%) Electronics
2 105 (19.81%) Social Skills
3 64 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.06%) Marketing
5 42 (7.92%) Automotive
6 39 (7.36%) Telecoms
7 37 (6.98%) Manufacturing
8 34 (6.42%) Finance
9 29 (5.47%) Aerospace
10 21 (3.96%) Public Sector
11 19 (3.58%) Military
12 14 (2.64%) Brand Awareness
12 14 (2.64%) Retail
13 12 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.32%) Publishing
15 5 (0.94%) Aviation
16 4 (0.75%) Games
17 2 (0.38%) Law
17 2 (0.38%) Legal
17 2 (0.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 269 (50.75%) Software Engineer
2 119 (22.45%) Embedded Engineer
2 119 (22.45%) Senior
3 83 (15.66%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 67 (12.64%) Developer
5 54 (10.19%) Senior Software Engineer
6 46 (8.68%) C++ Software Engineer
7 42 (7.92%) Software Developer
8 32 (6.04%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 28 (5.28%) Graduate
10 27 (5.09%) Lead
11 24 (4.53%) Applications Engineer
11 24 (4.53%) Electronics Engineer
12 23 (4.34%) Systems Engineer
13 22 (4.15%) Junior
14 21 (3.96%) Embedded Developer
15 20 (3.77%) Graduate Software Engineer
16 19 (3.58%) Python Engineer
17 16 (3.02%) C++ Developer
17 16 (3.02%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (8.68%) .NET
2 32 (6.04%) WPF
3 27 (5.09%) HTML
3 27 (5.09%) Qt
4 23 (4.34%) .NET Framework
5 20 (3.77%) OpenMP
6 19 (3.58%) HTML5
7 14 (2.64%) JSON
7 14 (2.64%) OpenACC
8 12 (2.26%) CSS
9 11 (2.08%) React
9 11 (2.08%) Web Services
10 10 (1.89%) ASP.NET
10 10 (1.89%) OpenGL
10 10 (1.89%) Vulkan
11 7 (1.32%) AngularJS
11 7 (1.32%) OpenCL
11 7 (1.32%) QML
11 7 (1.32%) REST
11 7 (1.32%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 111 (20.94%) Algorithms
2 76 (14.34%) Embedded Systems
3 50 (9.43%) IoT
4 32 (6.04%) Analogue Electronics
5 30 (5.66%) FPGA
6 29 (5.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 27 (5.09%) CUDA
8 25 (4.72%) Product Ownership
9 21 (3.96%) Mobile App
9 21 (3.96%) Satnav
10 20 (3.77%) Robotics
10 20 (3.77%) VHDL
11 18 (3.40%) Data Structures
12 17 (3.21%) Device Driver
12 17 (3.21%) Greenfield Project
12 17 (3.21%) Raspberry Pi
13 15 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
14 11 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
15 10 (1.89%) Digital Media
16 9 (1.70%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 202 (38.11%) Linux
2 93 (17.55%) Windows
3 41 (7.74%) Embedded Linux
4 31 (5.85%) Unix
5 13 (2.45%) Ubuntu
6 12 (2.26%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.75%) AIX
7 4 (0.75%) FreeRTOS
8 3 (0.57%) Android
9 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.19%) CentOS
10 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 343 (64.72%) Software Engineering
2 141 (26.60%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (21.51%) Computer Science
3 114 (21.51%) Mathematics
4 98 (18.49%) Agile
5 91 (17.17%) Physics
6 59 (11.13%) Software Testing
7 56 (10.57%) Multithreading
8 52 (9.81%) Artificial Intelligence
9 48 (9.06%) Code Quality
10 47 (8.87%) Machine Learning
11 45 (8.49%) DevOps
12 40 (7.55%) Customer Requirements
12 40 (7.55%) Software Architecture
13 38 (7.17%) Prototyping
13 38 (7.17%) SDLC
13 38 (7.17%) Signal Processing
14 35 (6.60%) Digital Marketing
15 34 (6.42%) Collaborative Working
16 33 (6.23%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 270 (50.94%) C++
2 192 (36.23%) Python
3 120 (22.64%) C#
4 88 (16.60%) Java
5 75 (14.15%) Embedded C
6 51 (9.62%) Fortran
7 50 (9.43%) MATLAB
8 44 (8.30%) JavaScript
9 28 (5.28%) Bash
10 24 (4.53%) Perl
11 21 (3.96%) XAML
12 15 (2.83%) Haskell
13 14 (2.64%) PowerShell
14 13 (2.45%) Go
15 12 (2.26%) Embedded C++
16 10 (1.89%) Assembly Language
16 10 (1.89%) SQL
17 7 (1.32%) C-shell
17 7 (1.32%) PHP
18 6 (1.13%) Ada
Qualifications
1 253 (47.74%) Degree
2 87 (16.42%) Security Cleared
3 73 (13.77%) PhD
4 64 (12.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 62 (11.70%) Master's Degree
6 53 (10.00%) SC Cleared
7 27 (5.09%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.26%) HND
9 4 (0.75%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.19%) MCP
11 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.68%) QA
2 22 (4.15%) ISO 26262
2 22 (4.15%) MISRA
3 21 (3.96%) Automotive SPICE
3 21 (3.96%) Software Quality Assurance
4 14 (2.64%) AUTOSAR
5 8 (1.51%) ISO 13485
6 4 (0.75%) GDPR
7 2 (0.38%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) IEC 62304
8 1 (0.19%) JTAG
8 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 87 (16.42%) Firmware
2 45 (8.49%) Embedded Firmware
3 10 (1.89%) Docker
4 4 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.70%) Functional Safety
2 7 (1.32%) Ansible
2 7 (1.32%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.38%) Grafana
3 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.38%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (11.13%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.15%) SAP
3 21 (3.96%) IBM
3 21 (3.96%) Lauterbach
4 15 (2.83%) Xilinx
5 8 (1.51%) Oracle
6 7 (1.32%) Facebook
6 7 (1.32%) Instagram
7 6 (1.13%) EMC
8 4 (0.75%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.75%) Google
8 4 (0.75%) Renesas
8 4 (0.75%) VMware
9 3 (0.57%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.57%) Samsung
10 2 (0.38%) Splunk
10 2 (0.38%) Thales
11 1 (0.19%) Optimizely
11 1 (0.19%) Parasoft
11 1 (0.19%) Sitecore