Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring MFC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MFC over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 702 863 948
Rank change year-on-year +161 +85 +216
Permanent jobs citing MFC 9 47 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.046% 0.016%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.098% 0.22% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 9 45 13
10th Percentile £45,750 £40,000 £37,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +41.18% -19.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £82,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £60,500 - £67,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +41.18% -19.05%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

MFC falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,208 21,249 29,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.84% 20.80% 30.01%
Number of salaries quoted 5,664 15,856 18,240
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £40,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,254 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.42% -11.11% +3.85%
75th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £112,350 £100,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

MFC
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MFC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MFC in the UK

MFC
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MFC.

Salary trend for MFC in the UK

MFC
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MFC over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MFC in the UK

MFC
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MFC within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
UK excluding London +156 9 £55,000 -8.33% 82
Work from Home +114 8 £55,000 -31.25% 79
Scotland +127 7 £55,000 -4.35% 5
England +118 2 £46,250 -22.92% 77
East of England +43 1 £32,500 -45.83% 16
North West - 1 £60,000 - 11
North of England - 1 £60,000 - 20

MFC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Development Applications
1 7 (77.78%) Visual Studio
2 1 (11.11%) CMake
General
1 7 (77.78%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (77.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Law
2 1 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) C++ Developer
1 7 (77.78%) C++/Java Developer
1 7 (77.78%) Developer
1 7 (77.78%) Java Developer
1 7 (77.78%) Senior
1 7 (77.78%) Senior C++ Developer
1 7 (77.78%) Senior Developer
1 7 (77.78%) Senior Java Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) STL
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Data Conversion
3 1 (11.11%) Neuroscience
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) C++
2 7 (77.78%) Java
3 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Postgraduate