C Contract Job Trends in Dorset
C
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset citing C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 19 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -6 | - |
| Contract jobs citing C | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 0.99% | 1.09% | 5.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.84% | 3.85% | 18.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +4.79% | -5.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | - | £60.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +0.74% | +0.75% |
All Programming Languages
Dorset
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills in Dorset.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 62 | 26 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 20.46% | 28.26% | 27.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £270 | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £380 | £515 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.21% | -20.77% | +20.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £431 | £550 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £575 | £721 |
| South West median daily rate | £540 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.71 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | - | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.70 | - | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.43 | - | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £68.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -4.41% | +4.62% |
C Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
C Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing C.
C Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing C.
C Contract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 11 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | - | 1 | £300 | - | 2 |
| C South West |
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C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1 | C++ | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1 | JavaScript | 33.3% | 1 |