C Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

C
North East > Tyne and Wear

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 69 56
Rank change year-on-year +11 -13 +11
Permanent jobs citing C 9 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.14% 0.97% 0.21%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.29% 2.11% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £48,275 - -
25th Percentile £52,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.13%
75th Percentile £60,750 - £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £56,500 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.89% +1.82% -6.38%

All Programming Languages
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 170 332 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 21.52% 45.98% 27.39%
Number of salaries quoted 134 167 114
10th Percentile £28,250 - £35,375
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £69,688 £72,639 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £98,000 £69,625
North East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +2.94% -0.49%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

C job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

C
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing C

C
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for C in Tyne and Wear

C
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +3 2 £40,000 - 13
C
North East

C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (11.11%) GitHub
1 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (77.78%) Electronics
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Back Office
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Embedded Engineer
1 8 (88.89%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 8 (88.89%) Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Dynamics NAV Developer
2 1 (11.11%) SaaS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (11.11%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (11.11%) IoT
2 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 1 (11.11%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 8 (88.89%) Software Engineering
3 7 (77.78%) Software Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (11.11%) Clean Code
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Data Integration
4 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
4 1 (11.11%) DevOps
4 1 (11.11%) ERP
4 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
4 1 (11.11%) OOP
4 1 (11.11%) Quality Management
4 1 (11.11%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C++
2 1 (11.11%) C#
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded C
2 1 (11.11%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 8 (88.89%) Firmware
2 7 (77.78%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft