C Jobs in England

C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 221 192
Rank change year-on-year +83 -29 +30
Permanent jobs citing C 1,792 1,415 3,011
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.02% 1.63% 2.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.39% 3.80% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,386 734 944
10th Percentile £38,750 £35,733 £34,993
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,444 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,875 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,286 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.70% +6.48%

All Programming Languages
England

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 England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 28,024 37,268 74,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.54% 43.05% 53.52%
Number of salaries quoted 22,545 24,192 38,932
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
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 England

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C in England

C
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C in England.

Salary trend for C in England

C
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for C in England

C
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +34 544 £55,000 -8.33% 145
South West +61 287 £57,500 -17.86% 112
East of England +28 258 £60,000 -7.69% 107
North of England +64 241 £55,000 +4.76% 65
London +57 237 £82,500 +18.80% 109
Midlands +44 220 £52,500 -4.55% 68
North West +73 134 £55,000 -4.35% 38
West Midlands -6 115 £60,000 - 30
East Midlands +60 105 £47,500 -5.00% 38
Yorkshire +34 84 £50,000 +17.65% 22
North East +10 23 £60,000 -4.00% 6
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 33 (1.84%) Apache
2 25 (1.40%) Apache Spark
3 14 (0.78%) Confluence
4 12 (0.67%) nginx
5 8 (0.45%) CMS
5 8 (0.45%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.33%) IIS
6 6 (0.33%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.22%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.22%) Kentico
9 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.11%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.11%) Liferay
10 2 (0.11%) Magnolia
11 1 (0.056%) WordPress
Applications
1 117 (6.53%) Simulink
2 33 (1.84%) Stateflow
3 13 (0.73%) CANalyzer
4 11 (0.61%) GNU Octave
5 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (0.28%) Doxygen
7 3 (0.17%) TargetLink
8 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
9 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Excel
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
2 3 (0.17%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.11%) SAP MII
4 1 (0.056%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.056%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 88 (4.91%) AWS
2 67 (3.74%) Azure
3 36 (2.01%) GitHub
4 31 (1.73%) SaaS
5 20 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (0.95%) Power Platform
7 11 (0.61%) Serverless
8 10 (0.56%) AWS Lambda
9 9 (0.50%) GCP
10 8 (0.45%) AWS IoT
11 7 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.28%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.28%) WhatsApp
13 4 (0.22%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.22%) Kontent
14 3 (0.17%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.17%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.17%) dbt
15 2 (0.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 84 (4.69%) Wireless
2 78 (4.35%) TCP/IP
3 54 (3.01%) Wi-Fi
4 49 (2.73%) Bluetooth
5 43 (2.40%) RS-232
6 40 (2.23%) Ethernet
7 39 (2.18%) Internet
7 39 (2.18%) RS-485
8 23 (1.28%) J1939
9 20 (1.12%) MQTT
10 19 (1.06%) Network Security
11 17 (0.95%) 5G
11 17 (0.95%) ZigBee
12 16 (0.89%) Firewall
13 14 (0.78%) 4G
13 14 (0.78%) HTTP
14 12 (0.67%) 3G
14 12 (0.67%) DNS
15 10 (0.56%) Wireshark
16 9 (0.50%) OFDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
2 41 (2.29%) MongoDB
3 39 (2.18%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.17%) MySQL
5 18 (1.00%) Relational Database
6 16 (0.89%) Big Data
7 14 (0.78%) Power BI
8 9 (0.50%) Apache Cassandra
8 9 (0.50%) Data Mining
9 7 (0.39%) SQLite
10 6 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (0.33%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.33%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.22%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.22%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.22%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 146 (8.15%) Git
2 98 (5.47%) JIRA
3 94 (5.25%) Jenkins
4 86 (4.80%) Visual Studio
5 49 (2.73%) Subversion
6 35 (1.95%) GitLab
7 30 (1.67%) Rational Rhapsody
8 21 (1.17%) ClearCase
8 21 (1.17%) LabVIEW
8 21 (1.17%) Plastic SCM
9 17 (0.95%) Bitbucket
10 15 (0.84%) Eclipse
11 14 (0.78%) ClearQuest
12 13 (0.73%) GDB
13 10 (0.56%) GNU Toolchain
13 10 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
13 10 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
14 8 (0.45%) CMake
14 8 (0.45%) TestRail
15 6 (0.33%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 384 (21.43%) Electronics
2 327 (18.25%) Social Skills
3 169 (9.43%) Automotive
4 164 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
5 162 (9.04%) Manufacturing
6 124 (6.92%) Finance
7 96 (5.36%) Marketing
8 88 (4.91%) Aerospace
9 87 (4.85%) Telecoms
10 57 (3.18%) Public Sector
11 35 (1.95%) Law
12 34 (1.90%) Retail
13 28 (1.56%) Military
14 27 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (0.95%) Games
15 17 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 16 (0.89%) Legal
17 15 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
18 14 (0.78%) Brand Awareness
18 14 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 859 (47.94%) Software Engineer
2 492 (27.46%) Embedded Engineer
3 368 (20.54%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 367 (20.48%) Senior
5 247 (13.78%) Developer
6 199 (11.10%) Senior Software Engineer
7 162 (9.04%) Lead
8 125 (6.98%) Senior Embedded Engineer
9 112 (6.25%) Software Developer
10 109 (6.08%) C++ Software Engineer
11 81 (4.52%) Systems Engineer
12 75 (4.19%) C Software Engineer
13 74 (4.13%) C++ Developer
13 74 (4.13%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
14 69 (3.85%) Architect
14 69 (3.85%) Embedded Developer
15 64 (3.57%) Linux Engineer
16 57 (3.18%) Firmware Engineer
17 50 (2.79%) Electronics Engineer
18 47 (2.62%) C/C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (7.03%) .NET
2 68 (3.79%) HTML
3 53 (2.96%) Qt
4 51 (2.85%) Yocto
5 49 (2.73%) WPF
6 45 (2.51%) REST
7 38 (2.12%) CSS
7 38 (2.12%) React
8 34 (1.90%) SOAP
8 34 (1.90%) Web Services
9 33 (1.84%) .NET Framework
9 33 (1.84%) Node.js
10 29 (1.62%) RESTful
11 25 (1.40%) ASP.NET
12 24 (1.34%) Django
13 23 (1.28%) HTML5
13 23 (1.28%) Middleware
13 23 (1.28%) OpenGL
14 22 (1.23%) JSON
14 22 (1.23%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 217 (12.11%) Algorithms
2 214 (11.94%) Embedded Systems
3 153 (8.54%) IoT
4 115 (6.42%) FPGA
5 71 (3.96%) VHDL
6 62 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
7 56 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
8 53 (2.96%) Device Driver
9 50 (2.79%) Analogue Electronics
9 50 (2.79%) Robotics
10 46 (2.57%) Data Structures
11 41 (2.29%) Greenfield Project
12 39 (2.18%) CUDA
13 34 (1.90%) Product Ownership
13 34 (1.90%) Verilog
14 33 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
15 32 (1.79%) PKI
16 29 (1.62%) Mobile App
16 29 (1.62%) Raspberry Pi
17 28 (1.56%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 751 (41.91%) Linux
2 197 (10.99%) Embedded Linux
3 183 (10.21%) Windows
4 82 (4.58%) Unix
5 60 (3.35%) Android
6 45 (2.51%) Ubuntu
7 34 (1.90%) FreeRTOS
8 31 (1.73%) Apple iOS
9 18 (1.00%) AIX
9 18 (1.00%) Debian
10 12 (0.67%) Windows 10
11 11 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (0.33%) Kali Linux
12 6 (0.33%) ThreadX
13 5 (0.28%) Mac OS
14 3 (0.17%) CentOS
14 3 (0.17%) Windows Embedded Compact
15 1 (0.056%) VxWorks
15 1 (0.056%) Windows Server
15 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,132 (63.17%) Software Engineering
2 342 (19.08%) Agile
3 341 (19.03%) Problem-Solving
4 303 (16.91%) Computer Science
5 176 (9.82%) Mathematics
6 163 (9.10%) DevOps
7 158 (8.82%) Software Testing
8 143 (7.98%) Test Automation
9 131 (7.31%) Cybersecurity
10 130 (7.25%) Open Source
11 128 (7.14%) Physics
12 115 (6.42%) Mentoring
13 113 (6.31%) Artificial Intelligence
14 108 (6.03%) Embedded Software Development
15 106 (5.92%) SDLC
16 103 (5.75%) Machine Learning
17 97 (5.41%) Multithreading
18 95 (5.30%) OO
19 93 (5.19%) Validation
20 91 (5.08%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 823 (45.93%) C++
2 650 (36.27%) Python
3 333 (18.58%) C#
4 292 (16.29%) Embedded C
5 263 (14.68%) Java
6 143 (7.98%) Bash
7 133 (7.42%) SQL
8 132 (7.37%) MATLAB
9 126 (7.03%) JavaScript
10 113 (6.31%) Rust
11 69 (3.85%) Fortran
12 58 (3.24%) Ada
12 58 (3.24%) Go
13 55 (3.07%) Perl
14 53 (2.96%) VB
15 49 (2.73%) Embedded C++
16 38 (2.12%) PHP
17 32 (1.79%) Assembly Language
17 32 (1.79%) COBOL
17 32 (1.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 603 (33.65%) Degree
2 283 (15.79%) Security Cleared
3 112 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 101 (5.64%) Master's Degree
5 98 (5.47%) PhD
6 83 (4.63%) SC Cleared
7 60 (3.35%) DV Cleared
8 53 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (0.95%) HND
10 9 (0.50%) HNC
11 7 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.33%) SANS
13 5 (0.28%) CISA
13 5 (0.28%) CISM
13 5 (0.28%) CISSP
13 5 (0.28%) CRISC
14 4 (0.22%) CCNA
14 4 (0.22%) CESG Certified Professional
14 4 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (3.74%) QA
2 50 (2.79%) MISRA
3 35 (1.95%) ISO 26262
4 25 (1.40%) AUTOSAR
5 24 (1.34%) Automotive SPICE
6 20 (1.12%) Software Quality Assurance
7 18 (1.00%) GDPR
8 16 (0.89%) ISO 13485
9 15 (0.84%) Def Stans
10 11 (0.61%) MISRA C
11 9 (0.50%) IEC 62304
12 8 (0.45%) Data Quality
12 8 (0.45%) IEC 61508
12 8 (0.45%) JTAG
13 6 (0.33%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.33%) NIST
14 4 (0.22%) DO-178B
14 4 (0.22%) NCSC
15 3 (0.17%) TickIT
16 2 (0.11%) HL7
System Software
1 270 (15.07%) Firmware
2 152 (8.48%) Embedded Firmware
3 62 (3.46%) Docker
4 7 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.33%) Ceph
6 4 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.11%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.056%) KVM
8 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 73 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.18%) Ansible
3 22 (1.23%) Terraform
4 20 (1.12%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.78%) Functional Safety
6 6 (0.33%) Knative
7 5 (0.28%) Grafana
7 5 (0.28%) Nagios
8 4 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.22%) Puppet
9 3 (0.17%) logstash
9 3 (0.17%) Podman
10 1 (0.056%) Kibana
10 1 (0.056%) Packer
10 1 (0.056%) SCCM
Vendors
1 115 (6.42%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.46%) SAP
3 35 (1.95%) Xilinx
4 31 (1.73%) IBM
5 29 (1.62%) Micro Focus
6 28 (1.56%) Oracle
7 26 (1.45%) Red Hat
8 21 (1.17%) Lauterbach
9 19 (1.06%) Google
10 18 (1.00%) EMC
11 10 (0.56%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.45%) Altera
12 8 (0.45%) Green Hills
12 8 (0.45%) Motorola
12 8 (0.45%) Sitecore
13 7 (0.39%) Facebook
13 7 (0.39%) Instagram
13 7 (0.39%) NVIDIA
14 6 (0.33%) Renesas
14 6 (0.33%) Samsung