C Jobs in the UK excluding London

C
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 105 186 129
Rank change year-on-year +81 -57 +41
Permanent jobs citing C 1,491 943 2,154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.28% 1.96% 2.75%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.18% 5.37% 6.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,127 560 760
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,324 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,438 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £65,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,375 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £61,180 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.01% +6.40% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 18,228 17,552 34,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.93% 36.46% 43.53%
Number of salaries quoted 12,662 11,914 21,248
10th Percentile £33,250 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,850
Median % change year-on-year - +2.14% +7.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,231 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,548 £82,500
UK 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 UK excluding London

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for C in the UK excluding London

C
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 within the UK excluding London 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
South East +27 472 £55,000 - 64
South West +60 247 £60,000 -4.00% 44
North of England +65 189 £55,000 -8.33% 48
Scotland +11 182 £52,500 -4.55% 26
East of England +19 176 £65,000 - 41
Midlands +19 160 £50,000 - 41
East Midlands +51 95 £45,000 - 20
North West +35 91 £55,000 -12.00% 31
Yorkshire +62 77 £55,000 - 13
West Midlands -30 65 £60,000 +14.29% 21
Wales +72 53 £50,000 -9.09% 5
North East +6 21 £60,000 +20.00% 4
Northern Ireland +30 12 £55,000 -20.29% 2
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 25 (1.68%) Apache
2 14 (0.94%) Confluence
3 8 (0.54%) Kinematics
4 7 (0.47%) Umbraco
5 6 (0.40%) WinCC
6 3 (0.20%) CMS
6 3 (0.20%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.20%) IIS
6 3 (0.20%) Kentico
6 3 (0.20%) nginx
6 3 (0.20%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.067%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 100 (6.71%) Simulink
2 13 (0.87%) Stateflow
3 10 (0.67%) GNU Octave
4 4 (0.27%) CANalyzer
5 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.13%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.067%) Doxygen
7 1 (0.067%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.067%) SketchUp
7 1 (0.067%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.067%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 10 (0.67%) NEC Housing
2 5 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.13%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.067%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.067%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 1 (0.067%) JDE World
5 1 (0.067%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 48 (3.22%) AWS
2 45 (3.02%) Azure
3 31 (2.08%) SaaS
4 15 (1.01%) GitHub
5 11 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (0.34%) AWS IoT
7 5 (0.34%) GCP
8 4 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.27%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.27%) Serverless
9 3 (0.20%) Kontent
9 3 (0.20%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.13%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.13%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.067%) Azure Machine Learning
11 1 (0.067%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.067%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 90 (6.04%) Wireless
2 49 (3.29%) Ethernet
3 44 (2.95%) TCP/IP
4 40 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
5 35 (2.35%) Internet
6 34 (2.28%) Network Security
7 30 (2.01%) RS-485
8 28 (1.88%) RS-232
9 25 (1.68%) Bluetooth
10 21 (1.41%) Wireshark
11 19 (1.27%) MQTT
12 17 (1.14%) HTTP
13 16 (1.07%) 4G
14 13 (0.87%) 3G
14 13 (0.87%) 5G
15 12 (0.80%) DVB
16 10 (0.67%) DNS
17 9 (0.60%) OFDM
18 8 (0.54%) Modbus
18 8 (0.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.48%) SQL Server
2 29 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (1.81%) MongoDB
4 20 (1.34%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.07%) MySQL
6 11 (0.74%) Big Data
7 10 (0.67%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.34%) SQLite
9 4 (0.27%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.13%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.067%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.067%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.067%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.067%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 114 (7.65%) Git
2 67 (4.49%) Visual Studio
3 58 (3.89%) Jenkins
4 56 (3.76%) JIRA
5 40 (2.68%) LabVIEW
6 35 (2.35%) Subversion
7 17 (1.14%) Rational Rhapsody
8 14 (0.94%) Bitbucket
9 11 (0.74%) IDA Disassembler
10 10 (0.67%) Oracle APEX
10 10 (0.67%) Team Foundation Server
11 9 (0.60%) CMake
11 9 (0.60%) Eclipse
11 9 (0.60%) TestRail
12 8 (0.54%) ClearCase
12 8 (0.54%) GitLab
12 8 (0.54%) Plastic SCM
13 7 (0.47%) GDB
13 7 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
14 5 (0.34%) NetBeans
General
1 317 (21.26%) Social Skills
2 301 (20.19%) Electronics
3 161 (10.80%) Manufacturing
4 151 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
5 106 (7.11%) Automotive
6 92 (6.17%) Aerospace
7 85 (5.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 67 (4.49%) Finance
9 55 (3.69%) Telecoms
10 53 (3.55%) Marketing
11 41 (2.75%) Public Sector
12 27 (1.81%) Military
13 23 (1.54%) Legal
14 21 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (1.07%) Avionics
15 16 (1.07%) Law
16 14 (0.94%) Mandarin Language
16 14 (0.94%) Retail
17 12 (0.80%) Aviation
17 12 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 738 (49.50%) Software Engineer
2 496 (33.27%) Embedded Engineer
3 357 (23.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 329 (22.07%) Senior
5 212 (14.22%) Developer
6 189 (12.68%) Senior Software Engineer
7 128 (8.58%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 116 (7.78%) Lead
9 114 (7.65%) Software Developer
10 112 (7.51%) C++ Software Engineer
11 108 (7.24%) C Software Engineer
12 80 (5.37%) Embedded Developer
13 79 (5.30%) C/C++ Software Engineer
13 79 (5.30%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 70 (4.69%) Architect
15 62 (4.16%) Firmware Engineer
16 61 (4.09%) Embedded C Engineer
17 59 (3.96%) Graduate
17 59 (3.96%) Systems Engineer
18 56 (3.76%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (7.71%) .NET
2 80 (5.37%) HTML
3 66 (4.43%) WPF
4 54 (3.62%) REST
5 46 (3.09%) .NET Framework
6 40 (2.68%) SOAP
7 39 (2.62%) CSS
8 37 (2.48%) Qt
9 35 (2.35%) Web Services
10 34 (2.28%) Yocto
11 32 (2.15%) JSON
11 32 (2.15%) XML
12 27 (1.81%) React
13 26 (1.74%) WinForms
14 21 (1.41%) Node.js
15 19 (1.27%) ASP.NET
16 18 (1.21%) .NET Core
17 17 (1.14%) HTML5
18 16 (1.07%) OpenGL
19 14 (0.94%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 160 (10.73%) Embedded Systems
2 152 (10.19%) Algorithms
3 88 (5.90%) FPGA
4 76 (5.10%) IoT
5 65 (4.36%) VHDL
6 53 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
7 46 (3.09%) Robotics
8 33 (2.21%) Analogue Electronics
9 31 (2.08%) Device Driver
10 30 (2.01%) CUDA
11 29 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
12 25 (1.68%) GNSS
13 24 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
14 20 (1.34%) ARM Cortex
15 19 (1.27%) Verilog
16 18 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
16 18 (1.21%) Product Ownership
17 16 (1.07%) Mobile App
18 15 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
19 13 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 585 (39.24%) Linux
2 209 (14.02%) Embedded Linux
3 143 (9.59%) Windows
4 71 (4.76%) Unix
5 53 (3.55%) Android
6 27 (1.81%) FreeRTOS
7 22 (1.48%) Ubuntu
8 21 (1.41%) AIX
9 13 (0.87%) Windows 10
10 11 (0.74%) Kali Linux
11 8 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 7 (0.47%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.27%) CentOS
14 3 (0.20%) Debian
14 3 (0.20%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
14 3 (0.20%) ThreadX
14 3 (0.20%) VxWorks
14 3 (0.20%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 2 (0.13%) VMS
16 1 (0.067%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 972 (65.19%) Software Engineering
2 299 (20.05%) Problem-Solving
3 272 (18.24%) Computer Science
4 214 (14.35%) Agile
5 171 (11.47%) Mathematics
6 154 (10.33%) Software Testing
7 124 (8.32%) SDLC
8 118 (7.91%) Physics
9 109 (7.31%) Artificial Intelligence
10 97 (6.51%) Machine Learning
10 97 (6.51%) Open Source
11 93 (6.24%) DevOps
12 91 (6.10%) Cybersecurity
13 90 (6.04%) Mentoring
13 90 (6.04%) Test Automation
14 88 (5.90%) Collaborative Working
15 81 (5.43%) Software Architecture
16 80 (5.37%) Signal Processing
17 77 (5.16%) Multithreading
18 73 (4.90%) OO
Programming Languages
1 949 (63.65%) C++
2 499 (33.47%) Python
3 313 (20.99%) C#
4 294 (19.72%) Embedded C
5 242 (16.23%) Java
6 135 (9.05%) Bash
7 99 (6.64%) JavaScript
8 97 (6.51%) MATLAB
9 83 (5.57%) SQL
10 79 (5.30%) Rust
11 78 (5.23%) Embedded C++
12 65 (4.36%) Fortran
13 53 (3.55%) Perl
14 49 (3.29%) VB
15 32 (2.15%) COBOL
16 29 (1.95%) Micro Focus COBOL
17 26 (1.74%) Ada
18 25 (1.68%) XAML
19 23 (1.54%) Assembly Language
20 21 (1.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 515 (34.54%) Degree
2 271 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 110 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 77 (5.16%) DV Cleared
5 76 (5.10%) PhD
6 72 (4.83%) Master's Degree
7 71 (4.76%) SC Cleared
8 25 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (0.94%) HND
10 13 (0.87%) DBS Check
11 9 (0.60%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.54%) HNC
13 6 (0.40%) SANS
14 5 (0.34%) CCNA
14 5 (0.34%) CISA
14 5 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.34%) CISM
14 5 (0.34%) CISSP
14 5 (0.34%) CRISC
15 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (3.09%) QA
2 39 (2.62%) MISRA
3 21 (1.41%) ISO 26262
4 15 (1.01%) GDPR
4 15 (1.01%) MISRA C
5 14 (0.94%) AUTOSAR
6 13 (0.87%) ISO 9001
7 11 (0.74%) JTAG
7 11 (0.74%) Software Quality Assurance
8 10 (0.67%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.67%) ISO 13485
9 8 (0.54%) Automotive SPICE
9 8 (0.54%) Def Stans
10 6 (0.40%) IEC 61131
10 6 (0.40%) IEC 61508
10 6 (0.40%) NIST
11 5 (0.34%) IEC 62304
11 5 (0.34%) TickIT
12 4 (0.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 2 (0.13%) DO-178B
System Software
1 266 (17.84%) Firmware
2 144 (9.66%) Embedded Firmware
3 18 (1.21%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.20%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.20%) Ceph
5 3 (0.20%) GPFS
5 3 (0.20%) Kamailio
5 3 (0.20%) Lustre
5 3 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.067%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.067%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.067%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (1.01%) Ansible
2 12 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.27%) Podman
3 4 (0.27%) Terraform
4 3 (0.20%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.20%) Nagios
5 2 (0.13%) Grafana
5 2 (0.13%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.13%) Puppet
6 1 (0.067%) SCCM
6 1 (0.067%) SELinux
Vendors
1 93 (6.24%) Microsoft
2 43 (2.88%) Xilinx
3 37 (2.48%) Oracle
4 32 (2.15%) SAP
5 29 (1.95%) Micro Focus
6 16 (1.07%) IBM
7 15 (1.01%) EMC
8 12 (0.80%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.67%) Altera
9 10 (0.67%) ANSYS
9 10 (0.67%) NEC
10 9 (0.60%) Siemens
11 8 (0.54%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.54%) Lauterbach
11 8 (0.54%) Motorola
12 6 (0.40%) Cadence
12 6 (0.40%) Facebook
12 6 (0.40%) Instagram
12 6 (0.40%) Renesas
12 6 (0.40%) Twitter