C Software Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

C Software Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median C Software Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 549 555
Rank change year-on-year +48 +6 +162
Permanent jobs requiring a C Software Engineer 8 17 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.019% 0.047% 0.052%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.051% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 16
10th Percentile - £52,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £60,000 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +30.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £57,500
90th Percentile - - £70,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +30.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

C Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

C Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

C Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

C Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C Software Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for C Software Engineer in the UK excluding London

C Software Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C Software Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
South West +7 3 £57,500 - 2
North West - 3 £67,500 - 1
North of England - 3 £67,500 - 1
Midlands - 2 £53,750 -
West Midlands - 2 £53,750 -
C Software Engineer
UK

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, C Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring C Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) C
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) AngularJS
2 6 (75.00%) AWS
2 6 (75.00%) Azure
2 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (75.00%) Docker
2 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) Elasticsearch
2 6 (75.00%) Java
2 6 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 6 (75.00%) Kubernetes
2 6 (75.00%) MERN Stack
2 6 (75.00%) Neo4j
2 6 (75.00%) Python
2 6 (75.00%) React
2 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (75.00%) TypeScript
3 2 (25.00%) 3G
3 2 (25.00%) C++
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (25.00%) Firmware
3 2 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (25.00%) GPRS
3 2 (25.00%) GSM
3 2 (25.00%) Linux
3 2 (25.00%) MISRA

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) AWS
1 6 (75.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) 3G
1 2 (25.00%) GPRS
1 2 (25.00%) GSM
1 2 (25.00%) Modbus
1 2 (25.00%) RS-232
1 2 (25.00%) RS-485
1 2 (25.00%) SSL
1 2 (25.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (75.00%) Elasticsearch
1 6 (75.00%) Neo4j
General
1 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (75.00%) AngularJS
1 6 (75.00%) MERN Stack
1 6 (75.00%) React
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (25.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Development
3 2 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C
2 6 (75.00%) Java
2 6 (75.00%) JavaScript
2 6 (75.00%) Python
2 6 (75.00%) TypeScript
3 2 (25.00%) C++
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) DV Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) Docker
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (25.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (75.00%) Kubernetes