C Jobs with Work from Home Options

C
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 213 274
Rank change year-on-year +71 +61 -51
Permanent jobs citing C 772 664 972
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.29% 1.62% 1.39%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.61% 3.30% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 634 401 474
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £56,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.60% +8.70% +4.55%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 13,756 20,121 41,253
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.85% 49.11% 59.06%
Number of salaries quoted 11,373 14,804 23,956
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%

C
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

C trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing C.

C salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing C over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

C salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 24 (3.11%) Apache
2 6 (0.78%) CMS
3 5 (0.65%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.65%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.52%) Confluence
4 4 (0.52%) Headless CMS
4 4 (0.52%) IIS
4 4 (0.52%) Kentico
4 4 (0.52%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.13%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 42 (5.44%) Simulink
2 7 (0.91%) Stateflow
3 2 (0.26%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (0.26%) SAP MII
2 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
Cloud Services
1 49 (6.35%) AWS
2 33 (4.27%) Azure
3 26 (3.37%) GitHub
4 25 (3.24%) SaaS
5 16 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
5 16 (2.07%) Serverless
6 12 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (0.78%) GCP
8 5 (0.65%) AWS IoT
8 5 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (0.65%) WhatsApp
9 4 (0.52%) Kontent
10 2 (0.26%) Amazon EKS
10 2 (0.26%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.13%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.13%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.13%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 90 (11.66%) Wireless
2 52 (6.74%) TCP/IP
3 45 (5.83%) RS-232
4 39 (5.05%) Ethernet
5 32 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (2.59%) Bluetooth
7 16 (2.07%) RS-485
8 14 (1.81%) ZigBee
9 11 (1.42%) Internet
9 11 (1.42%) Network Security
10 9 (1.17%) LoRaWAN
11 8 (1.04%) MQTT
12 7 (0.91%) VoIP
13 6 (0.78%) 5G
14 5 (0.65%) LTE
14 5 (0.65%) Modbus
15 4 (0.52%) 3GPP
15 4 (0.52%) Profibus
15 4 (0.52%) RS-422
16 2 (0.26%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (6.48%) PostgreSQL
2 35 (4.53%) MongoDB
3 30 (3.89%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.30%) Big Data
5 9 (1.17%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.04%) RDBMS
7 7 (0.91%) SQLite
8 6 (0.78%) Data Mining
8 6 (0.78%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.52%) MySQL
11 3 (0.39%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.39%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.13%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 48 (6.22%) Jenkins
2 46 (5.96%) Git
3 36 (4.66%) JIRA
4 22 (2.85%) GitLab
5 19 (2.46%) Subversion
5 19 (2.46%) Visual Studio
6 10 (1.30%) Eclipse
7 9 (1.17%) Rational Rhapsody
8 7 (0.91%) ClearCase
8 7 (0.91%) ClearQuest
8 7 (0.91%) Plastic SCM
9 5 (0.65%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.65%) Clang
9 5 (0.65%) DTrace
9 5 (0.65%) GDB
9 5 (0.65%) LabVIEW
10 4 (0.52%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.39%) Rational Team Concert
11 3 (0.39%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.26%) CANoe
General
1 190 (24.61%) Social Skills
2 124 (16.06%) Electronics
3 86 (11.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 73 (9.46%) Automotive
4 73 (9.46%) Manufacturing
5 57 (7.38%) Finance
6 48 (6.22%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (4.27%) Telecoms
8 30 (3.89%) Aerospace
9 25 (3.24%) Marketing
10 19 (2.46%) Law
11 17 (2.20%) Public Sector
12 15 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.30%) Games
13 10 (1.30%) Military
14 9 (1.17%) Retail
15 8 (1.04%) Legal
16 6 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.78%) Tech for Good
17 5 (0.65%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 372 (48.19%) Software Engineer
2 257 (33.29%) Embedded Engineer
3 189 (24.48%) Senior
4 184 (23.83%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 118 (15.28%) Developer
6 103 (13.34%) Senior Software Engineer
7 75 (9.72%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 67 (8.68%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 63 (8.16%) C++ Software Engineer
9 63 (8.16%) Lead
10 61 (7.90%) Software Developer
11 51 (6.61%) Firmware Engineer
12 35 (4.53%) Technical Leader
13 34 (4.40%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
13 34 (4.40%) Senior Developer
14 32 (4.15%) Embedded Developer
14 32 (4.15%) Embedded Software Developer
15 31 (4.02%) C Software Engineer
15 31 (4.02%) Junior
16 30 (3.89%) C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (6.48%) .NET
2 39 (5.05%) Yocto
3 26 (3.37%) SOAP
3 26 (3.37%) Web Services
4 24 (3.11%) React
4 24 (3.11%) REST
5 22 (2.85%) RESTful
6 21 (2.72%) HTML
7 15 (1.94%) .NET Framework
7 15 (1.94%) CSS
7 15 (1.94%) LAPP Stack
7 15 (1.94%) LLVM
7 15 (1.94%) Qt
8 14 (1.81%) Django
8 14 (1.81%) Kafka
8 14 (1.81%) Node.js
8 14 (1.81%) RabbitMQ
9 11 (1.42%) WPF
10 10 (1.30%) WinForms
11 9 (1.17%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 74 (9.59%) Embedded Systems
2 69 (8.94%) IoT
3 49 (6.35%) Algorithms
4 43 (5.57%) Device Driver
5 28 (3.63%) Client/Server
6 25 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (2.98%) FPGA
8 22 (2.85%) Data Structures
8 22 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (2.72%) Satnav
10 19 (2.46%) Raspberry Pi
11 17 (2.20%) Mobile App
12 14 (1.81%) Blog
13 13 (1.68%) Analogue Electronics
14 12 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
15 11 (1.42%) PKI
15 11 (1.42%) RISC-V
16 7 (0.91%) ARM Cortex
17 6 (0.78%) Product Ownership
17 6 (0.78%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 338 (43.78%) Linux
2 123 (15.93%) Embedded Linux
3 36 (4.66%) Windows
4 26 (3.37%) FreeRTOS
5 22 (2.85%) AIX
5 22 (2.85%) Android
6 19 (2.46%) Ubuntu
7 14 (1.81%) Apple iOS
8 13 (1.68%) Unix
9 11 (1.42%) Debian
10 5 (0.65%) ThreadX
10 5 (0.65%) VxWorks
11 4 (0.52%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.39%) Windows Embedded Compact
13 2 (0.26%) CentOS
13 2 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.13%) Fedora
14 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
14 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
14 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 538 (69.69%) Software Engineering
2 161 (20.85%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (19.17%) Agile
4 115 (14.90%) Computer Science
5 95 (12.31%) Mentoring
6 84 (10.88%) DevOps
6 84 (10.88%) Open Source
7 66 (8.55%) Coaching
8 65 (8.42%) Test Automation
9 64 (8.29%) Cybersecurity
10 63 (8.16%) Mathematics
11 57 (7.38%) Software Testing
12 56 (7.25%) OO
13 53 (6.87%) Code Quality
13 53 (6.87%) Continuous Integration
13 53 (6.87%) SDLC
14 51 (6.61%) Physics
15 49 (6.35%) Roadmaps
16 44 (5.70%) CI/CD
17 42 (5.44%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 309 (40.03%) Python
2 284 (36.79%) C++
3 212 (27.46%) Embedded C
4 151 (19.56%) Java
5 138 (17.88%) C#
6 78 (10.10%) Bash
7 65 (8.42%) Rust
8 52 (6.74%) SQL
9 35 (4.53%) JavaScript
10 29 (3.76%) COBOL
10 29 (3.76%) Micro Focus COBOL
11 24 (3.11%) VB
12 21 (2.72%) Ada
13 19 (2.46%) MATLAB
14 15 (1.94%) Go
14 15 (1.94%) Shell Script
15 14 (1.81%) Embedded C++
15 14 (1.81%) PHP
16 11 (1.42%) R
17 8 (1.04%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 203 (26.30%) Degree
2 155 (20.08%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.31%) BPSS Clearance
4 38 (4.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (4.27%) SC Cleared
6 24 (3.11%) DV Cleared
7 21 (2.72%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.17%) PhD
9 5 (0.65%) HND
10 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.13%) HNC
11 1 (0.13%) MCP
11 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.13%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.02%) QA
2 21 (2.72%) MISRA
2 21 (2.72%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (0.78%) Def Stans
4 5 (0.65%) NCSC
5 4 (0.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 4 (0.52%) ISO 13485
6 3 (0.39%) AUTOSAR
6 3 (0.39%) ISO 26262
7 2 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.26%) HL7
7 2 (0.26%) PMO
8 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.13%) JTAG
8 1 (0.13%) MISRA C
System Software
1 158 (20.47%) Firmware
2 91 (11.79%) Embedded Firmware
3 42 (5.44%) Docker
4 2 (0.26%) Kamailio
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 35 (4.53%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.20%) Ansible
3 15 (1.94%) Progress Chef
4 6 (0.78%) Terraform
5 3 (0.39%) logstash
6 2 (0.26%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Kibana
7 1 (0.13%) Puppet
7 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (3.76%) Micro Focus
2 26 (3.37%) Oracle
3 19 (2.46%) SAP
4 17 (2.20%) Microsoft
4 17 (2.20%) Xilinx
5 13 (1.68%) IBM
6 9 (1.17%) Twitter
7 7 (0.91%) Lauterbach
8 6 (0.78%) Google
8 6 (0.78%) Sitecore
9 5 (0.65%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.52%) EMC
10 4 (0.52%) Intel
10 4 (0.52%) NVIDIA
10 4 (0.52%) Optimizely
10 4 (0.52%) QNX
11 3 (0.39%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.39%) Coverity
11 3 (0.39%) Microsemi
11 3 (0.39%) Samsung