Hybrid/Remote C Job Trends

C
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 291 193 132
Rank change year-on-year -98 -61 +75
Permanent jobs citing C 109 283 763
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 1.89% 2.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.18% 4.69% 5.70%
Number of salaries quoted 75 142 632
10th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £54,750 £50,212 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,150 £87,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,571
% change year-on-year - +7.97% -11.09%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,991 6,030 13,396
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.59% 40.23% 41.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,674 4,205 11,368
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £38,694
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

C
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

C job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing C.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing C

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing C over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

C salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 8 (7.34%) Azure
2 7 (6.42%) AWS
3 5 (4.59%) GCP
4 3 (2.75%) GitHub
4 3 (2.75%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.92%) Azure Machine Learning
5 1 (0.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (19.27%) TCP/IP
2 19 (17.43%) RS-232
3 14 (12.84%) Ethernet
4 11 (10.09%) Bluetooth
5 9 (8.26%) Modbus
5 9 (8.26%) Wireless
6 5 (4.59%) Profibus
6 5 (4.59%) RS-485
6 5 (4.59%) ZigBee
7 4 (3.67%) LTE
7 4 (3.67%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.75%) HTTP
8 3 (2.75%) Network Security
8 3 (2.75%) RTP
8 3 (2.75%) Unified Communications
8 3 (2.75%) VoIP
8 3 (2.75%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.59%) MongoDB
2 3 (2.75%) MySQL
3 1 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.92%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.92%) Pinecone
3 1 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.92%) Power BI
3 1 (0.92%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 10 (9.17%) Git
2 4 (3.67%) Eclipse
2 4 (3.67%) Subversion
3 1 (0.92%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.92%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.92%) Metasploit
General
1 30 (27.52%) Finance
2 24 (22.02%) Banking
3 23 (21.10%) Social Skills
4 20 (18.35%) Investment Banking
5 18 (16.51%) Electronics
6 14 (12.84%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.67%) Games
8 4 (3.67%) Legal
9 3 (2.75%) Advertising
9 3 (2.75%) Marketing
10 2 (1.83%) Front Office
10 2 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.83%) Retail
11 1 (0.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 52 (47.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 46 (42.20%) Software Engineer
3 40 (36.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 39 (35.78%) Senior
5 33 (30.28%) Developer
5 33 (30.28%) Senior Software Engineer
6 31 (28.44%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 31 (28.44%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 21 (19.27%) Linux Developer
8 19 (17.43%) C++ Developer
8 19 (17.43%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
8 19 (17.43%) Linux Scripter
8 19 (17.43%) Low Latency C++ Developer
9 8 (7.34%) Electronics Engineer
10 6 (5.50%) Design Engineer
10 6 (5.50%) Electronics Design Engineer
11 4 (3.67%) Data Scientist
11 4 (3.67%) Embedded Developer
11 4 (3.67%) Lead
11 4 (3.67%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (15.60%) Yocto
2 4 (3.67%) Django
2 4 (3.67%) Flask
3 3 (2.75%) FreeSWITCH
3 3 (2.75%) Jinja
3 3 (2.75%) OAuth
3 3 (2.75%) OAuth2
3 3 (2.75%) pytest
3 3 (2.75%) REST
3 3 (2.75%) RFC 2833
3 3 (2.75%) SQLAlchemy
3 3 (2.75%) WebRTC
4 2 (1.83%) .NET
4 2 (1.83%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (1.83%) Sass
4 2 (1.83%) ZeroMQ
5 1 (0.92%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.92%) Flash
5 1 (0.92%) OpenGL
5 1 (0.92%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 31 (28.44%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (18.35%) FPGA
3 16 (14.68%) Device Driver
4 11 (10.09%) CAN bus
5 7 (6.42%) Raspberry Pi
6 6 (5.50%) Algorithms
7 5 (4.59%) Analogue Electronics
8 4 (3.67%) Management Information System
8 4 (3.67%) Security Posture
8 4 (3.67%) Social Media
9 3 (2.75%) Arduino
9 3 (2.75%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (2.75%) Public Cloud
9 3 (2.75%) Robotics
10 2 (1.83%) Acoustics
10 2 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.83%) ARM Cortex
10 2 (1.83%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.83%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 58 (53.21%) Linux
2 18 (16.51%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (8.26%) Windows
4 5 (4.59%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (2.75%) Android
5 3 (2.75%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.92%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.92%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (47.71%) Software Engineering
2 42 (38.53%) Agile
3 19 (17.43%) Low Latency
4 15 (13.76%) Embedded Software Development
5 14 (12.84%) Scrum
6 13 (11.93%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (11.93%) SDLC
7 12 (11.01%) Mentoring
8 11 (10.09%) Safety Engineering
9 10 (9.17%) CI/CD
9 10 (9.17%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (8.26%) Computer Science
11 8 (7.34%) AI
11 8 (7.34%) Data Science
11 8 (7.34%) Roadmaps
12 6 (5.50%) Actionable Insight
12 6 (5.50%) Containerisation
12 6 (5.50%) Offensive Security
12 6 (5.50%) Penetration Testing
12 6 (5.50%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 89 (81.65%) C++
2 35 (32.11%) Python
3 31 (28.44%) Embedded C
4 26 (23.85%) Java
5 16 (14.68%) C#
6 8 (7.34%) Embedded C++
7 6 (5.50%) Rust
7 6 (5.50%) SQL
8 4 (3.67%) Bash
8 4 (3.67%) Perl
8 4 (3.67%) PowerShell
8 4 (3.67%) Ruby
9 3 (2.75%) Go
9 3 (2.75%) Objective-C
9 3 (2.75%) Pascal
9 3 (2.75%) R
10 2 (1.83%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.92%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 21 (19.27%) Degree
2 8 (7.34%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.42%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (5.50%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.59%) GPEN
5 5 (4.59%) GXPN
5 5 (4.59%) Master's Degree
5 5 (4.59%) OSCP
6 4 (3.67%) CREST Certified
6 4 (3.67%) DV Cleared
6 4 (3.67%) OSCE
7 3 (2.75%) CCSAM
8 2 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.83%) PhD
9 1 (0.92%) CCSAS
9 1 (0.92%) CISSP
9 1 (0.92%) GIAC
9 1 (0.92%) GWAPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (10.09%) IEC 61508
1 11 (10.09%) MISRA
1 11 (10.09%) MISRA C
2 3 (2.75%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (2.75%) GDPR
2 3 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.75%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.92%) NIST
3 1 (0.92%) QA
System Software
1 20 (18.35%) Firmware
2 11 (10.09%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (6.42%) Docker
4 3 (2.75%) Kamailio
5 2 (1.83%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (10.09%) Functional Safety
2 7 (6.42%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.75%) Argo
4 2 (1.83%) Terraform
5 1 (0.92%) Nessus
Vendors
1 4 (3.67%) Atmel
2 3 (2.75%) BT
2 3 (2.75%) Fortinet
2 3 (2.75%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.75%) Mitel
2 3 (2.75%) Motorola
3 2 (1.83%) EMC
4 1 (0.92%) OpenAI