C Job Trends in Stevenage

C
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 13 9
Rank change year-on-year -20 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing C 6 16 51
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage 0.87% 11.03% 13.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.64% 34.04% 44.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3 15 46
10th Percentile - £52,050 £46,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £57,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% -4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £42,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - - £66,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £40,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -30.43% -4.17% -7.69%

All Programming Languages
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 44 47 114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage 6.40% 32.41% 29.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29 37 96
10th Percentile £37,500 £48,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,250 £66,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £56,250 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +8.70% -4.17%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

C job vacancy trend in Stevenage

C
Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing C

C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (16.67%) Simulink
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Games
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) OpenGL
1 3 (50.00%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
1 3 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (50.00%) CUDA
2 1 (16.67%) Arduino
2 1 (16.67%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Linux
2 3 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Physics
2 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 5 (83.33%) Validation
3 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 3 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (50.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (50.00%) Software Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) Digital Signal Processing
4 2 (33.33%) Signal Processing
5 1 (16.67%) Mathematical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (66.67%) C++
3 3 (50.00%) GLSL
4 1 (16.67%) Assembly Language
4 1 (16.67%) Java
4 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
4 1 (16.67%) MATLAB
4 1 (16.67%) Objective-C
4 1 (16.67%) Swift
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Firmware