Skill ProfileLanguages
C

C appeared in 3 hiring posts in June 2026 — roughly 0.4% of all jobs. Currently #12 of 21 languages.

Mentions · June 2026-40%vs prior
3
mentions
this month
12-Mo TrendJul '25 Jun '26
Share of All Jobs
0.4%
All-Time Peak
30mentions · August 2015
First Seen
April 2011
Month Momentum
Declining-40%
§ 01Demand Signal

Mention history

Annual averages give the long-run shape without the monthly noise; the last two years are zoomed in below.

All-time mentions
1,942since April 2011 · 183 months
-7.6% YoY2025 vs 2024
195
'15
186
'16
232
PEAK
'17
192
'18
169
'19
110
'20
161
'21
116
'22
73
'23
66
'24
61
'25
33
'26

Total mentions, by year · hatched column = year still in progress

All-time
1,942183 mo
↑ Best year
2017232
↓ Quietest full year
202561
Latest full year
2025-7.6% YoY
§ 02Compensation

What C jobs pay

Disclosed USD pay over the past 3 years (2023–Present). Single months are too sparse to band.

Pay over the past 3 years · 2023–Present
USD168Kmedian
$119k $200k middle 50% · n=62
By seniority
Junior n=3
Senior$165k – $200k n=23
Staff+$175k – $962k n=11

Bar = p25 to p75 · tick = median. Junior shown hatched below the 10-sample floor.

Disclosed
62of 360 posts
Disclosure rate
17.2%
Senior eng median · languages · 2023–Present
Where C sits in the pay distribution
+11%vs Swift
LanguageMedianvs C
01
Cyou are here
$200k
02$200k0%
03$200k0%
04$180k−10.0%

Senior eng disclosed pay · 2023–Present

§ 03Footprint

Where C is hired

Regions
Top geographies

Share of C posts by where the role is based.

01
United States68.0%
17
02
Europe (EU)60.0%
15
03
Asia20.0%
5
04
United Kingdom20.0%
5
05
Canada8.0%
2
Remote Policy
20%remote
Remote
20.0%
Hybrid
56.0%
On-site
24.0%
§ 04Composition

Who hires for C

By Seniority
Roles by level
01
Senior56.0%
14
02
Intern20.0%
5
03
Principal16.0%
4
By Function
Roles by function
01
Engineering92.0%
23
02
Executive8.0%
2
§ 05Technical Skills

C++ is the skill most co-mentioned with C.

#01
Signature Stack
C’s strongest
pairings

Skills with the highest lift when co-listed with C over 2023–Present.

Top-Lift Pairs · 2023–Present
C++
9.8×
Java
5.4×
MongoDB
5.1×

Lift = how much more likely to co-appear than by chance

Common Stacks · Top co-mentioned skills2023–Present
01C++40243%
02Python36839%
03Java21723%
04TypeScript20522%
05React17318%
06Go17218%
07Rust15216%
08JavaScript13715%
09Linux (non-WSL)9510%
10UX/UI9010%
11Google Cloud859%
12Node.js798%
13MongoDB748%
14PyTorch677%
15Machine Learning586%

% of C jobs also mentioning the skill · 2023–Present

Peer Comparison · LanguagesWhere C stands among languages
SkillMentionsYoYMarket share
0148-7.7%
6.7%
0241-4.7%
5.7%
0320-9.1%
2.8%
0412-7.7%
1.7%
059-18%
1.3%
0680.0%
1.1%
0770.0%
1.0%
0860.0%
0.8%
096+100%
0.8%
106-14%
0.8%
11
Cyou are here
30.0%
0.4%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill · June 2026

§ 06Sponsorship

Visa support stays a minority signal across the thread.

Visa Sponsorship
21 posts offer sponsorship
2.9%
Offer sponsorship
212.9%
Explicitly decline
101.4%
Don’t mention
68995.7%

Based on 720 HN job posts in June 2026. Visa policy is not broken down per language — these rates cover all postings in the thread.