C Jobs in the UK excluding London

C
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 109 159 120
Rank change year-on-year +50 -39 +47
Permanent jobs citing C 1,787 1,348 1,996
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.55% 2.18% 2.83%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.95% 5.40% 6.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,430 709 709
10th Percentile £38,750 £34,209 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,571 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.09% +13.64% -

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 22,477 24,981 32,666
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.09% 40.42% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 16,345 14,015 21,422
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,635 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% +2.80% +7.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £68,463
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

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 27 April 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 27 April 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 +35 524 £56,500 -5.83% 161
South West +66 271 £57,500 -8.00% 116
East of England +29 257 £60,000 -7.69% 130
North of England +55 233 £55,000 +4.76% 63
Scotland -13 226 £52,500 -4.55% 52
Midlands +8 215 £52,500 -8.70% 72
North West +70 129 £55,000 - 41
West Midlands -15 119 £60,000 -25.00% 35
East Midlands +39 96 £50,000 -4.76% 37
Yorkshire +30 80 £50,000 +17.65% 17
Wales +42 50 £50,000 +21.95% 8
North East +15 24 £60,000 -4.00% 5
Northern Ireland +41 13 £55,000 +37.50%
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 (1.40%) Apache
2 10 (0.56%) Confluence
2 10 (0.56%) nginx
3 5 (0.28%) CMS
3 5 (0.28%) IIS
3 5 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
4 4 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.17%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.17%) Kentico
5 3 (0.17%) Kinematics
6 2 (0.11%) IBM Domino
6 2 (0.11%) Liferay
6 2 (0.11%) Magnolia
Applications
1 115 (6.44%) Simulink
2 33 (1.85%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.73%) CANalyzer
4 8 (0.45%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.28%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.17%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
8 2 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.056%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.056%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.056%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.11%) SAP MII
3 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.056%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 61 (3.41%) AWS
2 56 (3.13%) Azure
3 35 (1.96%) GitHub
4 29 (1.62%) SaaS
5 17 (0.95%) Power Platform
6 16 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (0.56%) AWS IoT
8 6 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (0.34%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.34%) Serverless
9 5 (0.28%) GCP
9 5 (0.28%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.17%) Kontent
11 2 (0.11%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.11%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (0.11%) npm
11 2 (0.11%) PaaS
11 2 (0.11%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.056%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 161 (9.01%) Wireless
2 76 (4.25%) Wi-Fi
3 71 (3.97%) Ethernet
4 61 (3.41%) TCP/IP
5 59 (3.30%) RS-232
6 58 (3.25%) Bluetooth
7 41 (2.29%) RS-485
8 32 (1.79%) Network Security
9 31 (1.73%) Internet
10 25 (1.40%) J1939
11 22 (1.23%) MQTT
12 17 (0.95%) ZigBee
13 16 (0.90%) 4G
13 16 (0.90%) 5G
14 14 (0.78%) 3G
14 14 (0.78%) Firewall
15 12 (0.67%) Wireshark
16 11 (0.62%) LoRaWAN
16 11 (0.62%) Modbus
17 10 (0.56%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (2.74%) SQL Server
2 41 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
3 31 (1.73%) MySQL
4 27 (1.51%) MongoDB
5 19 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 14 (0.78%) Power BI
7 12 (0.67%) Big Data
8 7 (0.39%) SQLite
9 6 (0.34%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.22%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.22%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.22%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.17%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.11%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.11%) DB2
13 2 (0.11%) DTS
Development Applications
1 137 (7.67%) Git
2 84 (4.70%) JIRA
3 82 (4.59%) Visual Studio
4 74 (4.14%) Jenkins
5 55 (3.08%) Subversion
6 41 (2.29%) LabVIEW
7 31 (1.73%) Rational Rhapsody
8 21 (1.18%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.18%) Plastic SCM
9 16 (0.90%) Bitbucket
10 15 (0.84%) Eclipse
11 14 (0.78%) ClearQuest
11 14 (0.78%) GitLab
12 10 (0.56%) GNU Toolchain
13 9 (0.50%) GDB
13 9 (0.50%) Rational DOORS
13 9 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
14 7 (0.39%) CMake
14 7 (0.39%) TestRail
15 6 (0.34%) CANoe
General
1 415 (23.22%) Electronics
2 340 (19.03%) Social Skills
3 202 (11.30%) Manufacturing
4 179 (10.02%) Analytical Skills
5 174 (9.74%) Automotive
6 100 (5.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 98 (5.48%) Telecoms
8 96 (5.37%) Marketing
9 94 (5.26%) Aerospace
10 91 (5.09%) Finance
11 57 (3.19%) Public Sector
12 34 (1.90%) Retail
13 30 (1.68%) Military
14 26 (1.45%) Legal
15 25 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (1.12%) Law
17 15 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (0.78%) Brand Awareness
19 12 (0.67%) Mandarin Language
19 12 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 896 (50.14%) Software Engineer
2 580 (32.46%) Embedded Engineer
3 413 (23.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 403 (22.55%) Senior
5 227 (12.70%) Developer
6 225 (12.59%) Senior Software Engineer
7 155 (8.67%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 137 (7.67%) Lead
9 116 (6.49%) Software Developer
10 114 (6.38%) C++ Software Engineer
11 97 (5.43%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 95 (5.32%) C Software Engineer
13 88 (4.92%) Firmware Engineer
14 78 (4.36%) Systems Engineer
15 70 (3.92%) Junior
16 65 (3.64%) Graduate
17 64 (3.58%) Electronics Engineer
17 64 (3.58%) Embedded Developer
18 57 (3.19%) Embedded C Engineer
19 55 (3.08%) C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (6.60%) .NET
2 73 (4.09%) HTML
3 72 (4.03%) Yocto
4 57 (3.19%) WPF
5 50 (2.80%) Qt
6 44 (2.46%) REST
7 38 (2.13%) .NET Framework
8 37 (2.07%) Node.js
9 34 (1.90%) CSS
10 33 (1.85%) SOAP
10 33 (1.85%) Web Services
11 28 (1.57%) React
12 24 (1.34%) HTML5
13 23 (1.29%) JSON
13 23 (1.29%) Middleware
14 22 (1.23%) ASP.NET
14 22 (1.23%) WinForms
15 20 (1.12%) OpenMP
15 20 (1.12%) XML
16 19 (1.06%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 213 (11.92%) Embedded Systems
2 204 (11.42%) Algorithms
3 145 (8.11%) IoT
4 98 (5.48%) FPGA
5 69 (3.86%) Device Driver
6 68 (3.81%) VHDL
7 52 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
8 49 (2.74%) Analogue Electronics
9 46 (2.57%) Robotics
10 39 (2.18%) Data Structures
11 37 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 34 (1.90%) CUDA
13 32 (1.79%) Product Ownership
13 32 (1.79%) Raspberry Pi
13 32 (1.79%) Verilog
14 29 (1.62%) Mobile App
15 27 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
15 27 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
16 25 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
17 21 (1.18%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 677 (37.88%) Linux
2 197 (11.02%) Embedded Linux
3 164 (9.18%) Windows
4 61 (3.41%) Unix
5 44 (2.46%) Android
6 38 (2.13%) FreeRTOS
7 25 (1.40%) Ubuntu
8 21 (1.18%) AIX
9 16 (0.90%) Apple iOS
10 13 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.67%) Windows 10
12 6 (0.34%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.28%) VxWorks
14 4 (0.22%) Debian
14 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
15 2 (0.11%) CentOS
15 2 (0.11%) Kali Linux
15 2 (0.11%) Solaris
15 2 (0.11%) Windows Embedded Compact
16 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,203 (67.32%) Software Engineering
2 350 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
3 337 (18.86%) Computer Science
4 311 (17.40%) Agile
5 201 (11.25%) Mathematics
6 159 (8.90%) Physics
7 146 (8.17%) Software Testing
8 140 (7.83%) Test Automation
9 122 (6.83%) SDLC
10 118 (6.60%) DevOps
10 118 (6.60%) Mentoring
11 111 (6.21%) Embedded Software Development
12 110 (6.16%) Open Source
13 100 (5.60%) OO
14 99 (5.54%) Cybersecurity
15 94 (5.26%) Software Architecture
16 91 (5.09%) Multithreading
17 90 (5.04%) Validation
18 81 (4.53%) Prototyping
19 77 (4.31%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 798 (44.66%) C++
2 592 (33.13%) Python
3 376 (21.04%) C#
4 373 (20.87%) Embedded C
5 247 (13.82%) Java
6 123 (6.88%) MATLAB
7 122 (6.83%) Bash
8 109 (6.10%) JavaScript
9 102 (5.71%) Rust
10 89 (4.98%) SQL
11 62 (3.47%) Ada
12 59 (3.30%) Fortran
13 53 (2.97%) VB
14 50 (2.80%) Embedded C++
14 50 (2.80%) Perl
15 45 (2.52%) PHP
16 34 (1.90%) Go
17 32 (1.79%) Assembly Language
17 32 (1.79%) COBOL
18 29 (1.62%) Micro Focus COBOL
Qualifications
1 636 (35.59%) Degree
2 251 (14.05%) Security Cleared
3 104 (5.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 94 (5.26%) Master's Degree
5 93 (5.20%) PhD
6 77 (4.31%) SC Cleared
7 54 (3.02%) BPSS Clearance
8 45 (2.52%) DV Cleared
9 25 (1.40%) HND
10 12 (0.67%) HNC
11 7 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.22%) CESG Certified Professional
12 4 (0.22%) CISA
12 4 (0.22%) CISM
12 4 (0.22%) CISSP
12 4 (0.22%) CRISC
12 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.22%) SANS
13 3 (0.17%) CCNA
13 3 (0.17%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (4.20%) QA
2 57 (3.19%) MISRA
3 38 (2.13%) ISO 26262
4 28 (1.57%) Automotive SPICE
5 26 (1.45%) AUTOSAR
6 24 (1.34%) ISO 13485
7 21 (1.18%) Software Quality Assurance
8 17 (0.95%) GDPR
9 15 (0.84%) Def Stans
10 10 (0.56%) IEC 62304
10 10 (0.56%) JTAG
10 10 (0.56%) MISRA C
11 8 (0.45%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 8 (0.45%) IEC 61508
12 7 (0.39%) DO-178B
12 7 (0.39%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.22%) NIST
14 3 (0.17%) TickIT
15 2 (0.11%) HL7
15 2 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 341 (19.08%) Firmware
2 184 (10.30%) Embedded Firmware
3 34 (1.90%) Docker
4 4 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.17%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.056%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.056%) Kamailio
6 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.056%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.056%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (1.51%) Ansible
2 22 (1.23%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.95%) Progress Chef
4 15 (0.84%) Functional Safety
5 9 (0.50%) Terraform
6 3 (0.17%) Nagios
6 3 (0.17%) Podman
7 2 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.056%) SCCM
Vendors
1 86 (4.81%) Microsoft
2 55 (3.08%) SAP
3 29 (1.62%) IBM
3 29 (1.62%) Micro Focus
4 26 (1.45%) Oracle
4 26 (1.45%) Xilinx
5 22 (1.23%) Red Hat
6 21 (1.18%) Lauterbach
7 20 (1.12%) EMC
8 12 (0.67%) Google
9 9 (0.50%) Altera
9 9 (0.50%) Renesas
9 9 (0.50%) Twitter
10 8 (0.45%) Atlassian
11 7 (0.39%) Facebook
11 7 (0.39%) Green Hills
11 7 (0.39%) Instagram
11 7 (0.39%) Motorola
12 6 (0.34%) Cadence
12 6 (0.34%) Sitecore