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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 208 274
Rank change year-on-year +70 +66 -49
Permanent jobs citing C 776 653 1,000
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.29% 1.61% 1.42%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.61% 3.27% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 637 395 477
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,450 £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 £55,786 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -10.74% +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 13,837 19,969 41,599
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.89% 49.22% 58.99%
Number of salaries quoted 11,388 14,706 23,766
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 £79,313 £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 19 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 (3.09%) Apache
2 6 (0.77%) CMS
3 5 (0.64%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.64%) 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 44 (5.67%) Simulink
2 7 (0.90%) 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 50 (6.44%) AWS
2 34 (4.38%) Azure
3 26 (3.35%) GitHub
4 25 (3.22%) SaaS
5 16 (2.06%) AWS Lambda
5 16 (2.06%) Serverless
6 12 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (0.77%) GCP
8 5 (0.64%) AWS IoT
8 5 (0.64%) GitHub Actions
8 5 (0.64%) 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%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.13%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 89 (11.47%) Wireless
2 52 (6.70%) TCP/IP
3 44 (5.67%) RS-232
4 38 (4.90%) Ethernet
5 31 (3.99%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (2.58%) Bluetooth
7 16 (2.06%) RS-485
8 14 (1.80%) ZigBee
9 11 (1.42%) Internet
9 11 (1.42%) Network Security
10 9 (1.16%) LoRaWAN
11 8 (1.03%) MQTT
12 7 (0.90%) VoIP
13 6 (0.77%) 5G
14 5 (0.64%) LTE
14 5 (0.64%) Modbus
15 4 (0.52%) 3GPP
15 4 (0.52%) Profibus
15 4 (0.52%) RS-422
16 2 (0.26%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (6.44%) PostgreSQL
2 35 (4.51%) MongoDB
3 30 (3.87%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.29%) Big Data
5 9 (1.16%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.03%) RDBMS
7 7 (0.90%) SQLite
8 6 (0.77%) Data Mining
8 6 (0.77%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.64%) 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 (6.19%) Jenkins
2 46 (5.93%) Git
3 36 (4.64%) JIRA
4 22 (2.84%) GitLab
5 19 (2.45%) Subversion
5 19 (2.45%) Visual Studio
6 10 (1.29%) Eclipse
7 9 (1.16%) Rational Rhapsody
8 7 (0.90%) ClearCase
8 7 (0.90%) ClearQuest
8 7 (0.90%) Plastic SCM
9 5 (0.64%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.64%) Clang
9 5 (0.64%) DTrace
9 5 (0.64%) GDB
9 5 (0.64%) LabVIEW
10 4 (0.52%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.39%) Rational Team Concert
11 3 (0.39%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.26%) CANoe
General
1 193 (24.87%) Social Skills
2 123 (15.85%) Electronics
3 86 (11.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 72 (9.28%) Automotive
4 72 (9.28%) Manufacturing
5 58 (7.47%) Finance
6 48 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (4.38%) Telecoms
8 30 (3.87%) Aerospace
9 25 (3.22%) Marketing
10 19 (2.45%) Law
11 17 (2.19%) Public Sector
12 15 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.29%) Games
13 10 (1.29%) Military
14 9 (1.16%) Retail
15 8 (1.03%) Legal
16 6 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.77%) Tech for Good
17 5 (0.64%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 372 (47.94%) Software Engineer
2 255 (32.86%) Embedded Engineer
3 188 (24.23%) Senior
4 183 (23.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 121 (15.59%) Developer
6 102 (13.14%) Senior Software Engineer
7 73 (9.41%) Senior Embedded Engineer
8 66 (8.51%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
9 63 (8.12%) C++ Software Engineer
9 63 (8.12%) Lead
9 63 (8.12%) Software Developer
10 51 (6.57%) Firmware Engineer
11 35 (4.51%) Technical Leader
12 34 (4.38%) Embedded Developer
12 34 (4.38%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
12 34 (4.38%) Embedded Software Developer
12 34 (4.38%) Senior Developer
13 31 (3.99%) C Software Engineer
13 31 (3.99%) Junior
14 30 (3.87%) C++ Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (6.44%) .NET
2 38 (4.90%) Yocto
3 26 (3.35%) SOAP
3 26 (3.35%) Web Services
4 24 (3.09%) React
4 24 (3.09%) REST
5 22 (2.84%) RESTful
6 21 (2.71%) HTML
7 15 (1.93%) .NET Framework
7 15 (1.93%) CSS
7 15 (1.93%) LAPP Stack
7 15 (1.93%) LLVM
7 15 (1.93%) Qt
8 14 (1.80%) Django
8 14 (1.80%) Kafka
8 14 (1.80%) Node.js
8 14 (1.80%) RabbitMQ
9 11 (1.42%) WPF
10 10 (1.29%) WinForms
11 9 (1.16%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.41%) Embedded Systems
2 69 (8.89%) IoT
3 49 (6.31%) Algorithms
4 42 (5.41%) Device Driver
5 28 (3.61%) Client/Server
6 25 (3.22%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (2.96%) FPGA
8 22 (2.84%) Data Structures
8 22 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (2.71%) Satnav
10 19 (2.45%) Raspberry Pi
11 17 (2.19%) Mobile App
12 14 (1.80%) 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 (0.90%) ARM Cortex
17 6 (0.77%) 3D Graphics
17 6 (0.77%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 341 (43.94%) Linux
2 125 (16.11%) Embedded Linux
3 37 (4.77%) Windows
4 26 (3.35%) FreeRTOS
5 22 (2.84%) AIX
5 22 (2.84%) Android
6 19 (2.45%) Ubuntu
7 14 (1.80%) Apple iOS
8 13 (1.68%) Unix
9 11 (1.42%) Debian
10 5 (0.64%) ThreadX
10 5 (0.64%) 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
1 541 (69.72%) Software Engineering
2 163 (21.01%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (19.33%) Agile
4 118 (15.21%) Computer Science
5 96 (12.37%) Mentoring
6 86 (11.08%) DevOps
7 84 (10.82%) Open Source
8 66 (8.51%) Coaching
9 65 (8.38%) Test Automation
10 64 (8.25%) Cybersecurity
11 63 (8.12%) Mathematics
12 57 (7.35%) Software Testing
13 56 (7.22%) OO
14 55 (7.09%) Code Quality
14 55 (7.09%) Continuous Integration
15 54 (6.96%) SDLC
16 51 (6.57%) Physics
17 49 (6.31%) Roadmaps
18 44 (5.67%) CI/CD
19 43 (5.54%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 312 (40.21%) Python
2 288 (37.11%) C++
3 211 (27.19%) Embedded C
4 153 (19.72%) Java
5 139 (17.91%) C#
6 78 (10.05%) Bash
7 65 (8.38%) Rust
8 52 (6.70%) SQL
9 35 (4.51%) JavaScript
10 29 (3.74%) COBOL
10 29 (3.74%) Micro Focus COBOL
11 24 (3.09%) VB
12 21 (2.71%) Ada
13 19 (2.45%) MATLAB
14 15 (1.93%) Go
14 15 (1.93%) Shell Script
15 14 (1.80%) Embedded C++
15 14 (1.80%) PHP
16 11 (1.42%) R
17 8 (1.03%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 206 (26.55%) Degree
2 158 (20.36%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.28%) BPSS Clearance
3 41 (5.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 33 (4.25%) SC Cleared
5 27 (3.48%) DV Cleared
6 21 (2.71%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.16%) PhD
8 5 (0.64%) HND
9 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.13%) HNC
10 1 (0.13%) MCP
10 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.13%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.99%) QA
2 21 (2.71%) MISRA
2 21 (2.71%) Software Quality Assurance
3 6 (0.77%) Def Stans
4 5 (0.64%) 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%) HL7
7 2 (0.26%) PMO
8 1 (0.13%) Automotive SPICE
8 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.13%) JTAG
8 1 (0.13%) MISRA C
System Software
1 158 (20.36%) Firmware
2 91 (11.73%) Embedded Firmware
3 42 (5.41%) 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 (4.51%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.19%) Ansible
3 15 (1.93%) Progress Chef
4 6 (0.77%) 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 (3.74%) Micro Focus
2 26 (3.35%) Oracle
3 19 (2.45%) SAP
3 19 (2.45%) Xilinx
4 17 (2.19%) Microsoft
5 13 (1.68%) IBM
6 9 (1.16%) Twitter
7 7 (0.90%) Lauterbach
8 6 (0.77%) Google
8 6 (0.77%) Sitecore
9 5 (0.64%) 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