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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 149 214
Rank change year-on-year -85 +65 +37
Permanent jobs citing C 145 364 332
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.96% 2.22% 1.54%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.51% 5.12% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 91 206 243
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,625 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £71,000
90th Percentile £77,000 £93,778 £83,750
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% - -

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 4,136 7,107 9,984
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.31% 43.26% 46.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,120 4,452 8,508
10th Percentile £37,225 £38,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +6.56% -6.15%
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £81,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

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

C
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing C over the 6 months to 14 January 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (2.07%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.45%) AWS
2 4 (2.76%) GitHub
3 3 (2.07%) Google Workspace
4 2 (1.38%) Azure
4 2 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (1.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (17.93%) TCP/IP
2 23 (15.86%) Wireless
3 15 (10.34%) RS-232
4 12 (8.28%) Bluetooth
4 12 (8.28%) Software-Defined Radio
5 8 (5.52%) Ethernet
5 8 (5.52%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (2.76%) Wireshark
7 3 (2.07%) Broadband
7 3 (2.07%) DHCP
7 3 (2.07%) DOCSIS
7 3 (2.07%) DSL
7 3 (2.07%) GPON
7 3 (2.07%) IPv4
7 3 (2.07%) IPv6
7 3 (2.07%) PPP
7 3 (2.07%) RTP
7 3 (2.07%) VoIP
7 3 (2.07%) WAN
8 2 (1.38%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.76%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.07%) Big Data
3 2 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.38%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (2.76%) Git
2 3 (2.07%) JIRA
3 2 (1.38%) CircleCI
3 2 (1.38%) IDA Disassembler
4 1 (0.69%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.69%) Subversion
4 1 (0.69%) Zephyr
General
1 53 (36.55%) Electronics
2 39 (26.90%) Finance
3 32 (22.07%) Social Skills
4 19 (13.10%) Banking
4 19 (13.10%) Investment Banking
5 17 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (7.59%) Manufacturing
7 9 (6.21%) Automotive
8 5 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.76%) Front Office
9 4 (2.76%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.07%) Aerospace
10 3 (2.07%) Avionics
10 3 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.07%) Games
10 3 (2.07%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.07%) Retail
11 2 (1.38%) Back Office
12 1 (0.69%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 69 (47.59%) Embedded Engineer
2 56 (38.62%) Software Engineer
3 47 (32.41%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 26 (17.93%) Developer
5 22 (15.17%) Senior
6 18 (12.41%) C++ Developer
6 18 (12.41%) Electronics Engineer
6 18 (12.41%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
6 18 (12.41%) Linux Developer
6 18 (12.41%) Linux Scripter
6 18 (12.41%) Low Latency C++ Developer
7 17 (11.72%) Senior Software Engineer
8 13 (8.97%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 13 (8.97%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 9 (6.21%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 9 (6.21%) Firmware Engineer
10 7 (4.83%) Design Engineer
11 6 (4.14%) Electronics Design Engineer
12 5 (3.45%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
12 5 (3.45%) Software Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.90%) Flash
2 4 (2.76%) FIX Protocol
2 4 (2.76%) Sass
2 4 (2.76%) Yocto
2 4 (2.76%) ZeroMQ
3 3 (2.07%) OpenGL
3 3 (2.07%) React
3 3 (2.07%) Vulkan
4 2 (1.38%) .NET
4 2 (1.38%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.38%) DPDK
4 2 (1.38%) Node.js
4 2 (1.38%) XML
5 1 (0.69%) D3.js
5 1 (0.69%) Django
5 1 (0.69%) FastAPI
5 1 (0.69%) Flask
5 1 (0.69%) Next.js
5 1 (0.69%) OpenCL
5 1 (0.69%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 45 (31.03%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (13.79%) FPGA
3 19 (13.10%) Algorithms
4 11 (7.59%) e-Learning
4 11 (7.59%) MicroBlaze
4 11 (7.59%) RISC-V
5 9 (6.21%) CAN bus
6 8 (5.52%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (4.83%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (3.45%) Raspberry Pi
8 5 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (2.76%) Arduino
9 4 (2.76%) CUDA
9 4 (2.76%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (2.76%) Device Driver
10 3 (2.07%) 3D Graphics
10 3 (2.07%) Driving Licence
10 3 (2.07%) Verilog
10 3 (2.07%) VHDL
11 2 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 64 (44.14%) Linux
2 15 (10.34%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (2.76%) Unix
3 4 (2.76%) Windows
4 3 (2.07%) OpenWrt
5 1 (0.69%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (44.83%) Software Engineering
2 53 (36.55%) Agile
3 25 (17.24%) Computer Science
4 21 (14.48%) Innovative Thinking
4 21 (14.48%) Low Latency
5 20 (13.79%) Embedded Software Development
6 17 (11.72%) SDLC
7 16 (11.03%) Digital Signal Processing
7 16 (11.03%) Signal Processing
8 15 (10.34%) AI
8 15 (10.34%) Software Testing
8 15 (10.34%) Validation
9 14 (9.66%) Mathematics
9 14 (9.66%) Physics
10 12 (8.28%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (6.90%) Collaborative Culture
12 9 (6.21%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (6.21%) Mentoring
12 9 (6.21%) Safety Engineering
13 8 (5.52%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 115 (79.31%) C++
2 39 (26.90%) Python
3 32 (22.07%) Embedded C
4 27 (18.62%) Java
5 13 (8.97%) Embedded C++
6 9 (6.21%) SQL
7 8 (5.52%) C#
8 7 (4.83%) JavaScript
8 7 (4.83%) MATLAB
9 5 (3.45%) Bash
9 5 (3.45%) Fortran
10 3 (2.07%) Assembly Language
10 3 (2.07%) GLSL
10 3 (2.07%) Google Apps Script
10 3 (2.07%) Objective-C
10 3 (2.07%) PL/SQL
10 3 (2.07%) Swift
10 3 (2.07%) Tcl
10 3 (2.07%) TypeScript
11 2 (1.38%) Rust
Qualifications
1 33 (22.76%) Degree
2 32 (22.07%) Security Cleared
3 25 (17.24%) SC Cleared
4 14 (9.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (6.21%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.14%) DV Cleared
6 6 (4.14%) PhD
7 2 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.21%) IEC 61508
1 9 (6.21%) MISRA
1 9 (6.21%) MISRA C
2 2 (1.38%) ISO 9001
2 2 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.38%) QA
3 1 (0.69%) NIST
System Software
1 61 (42.07%) Firmware
2 43 (29.66%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (1.38%) Docker
4 1 (0.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (6.21%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (6.90%) EMC
2 4 (2.76%) Microsoft
3 3 (2.07%) Google
4 2 (1.38%) Solarflare
5 1 (0.69%) Atmel