C
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring C skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 70 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +16 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.88% | 0.49% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.50% | 2.04% | 4.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £451 |
| 25th Percentile | £65 | £775 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £850 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.18% | +61.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £925 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £598 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £438 | £850 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.53% | +74.36% | -6.02% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | - | £39.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.88 | - | £40.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £75.00 | £48.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +55.93% | +6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | - | £55.90 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | - | £59.86 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £60.00 | £61.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | +22.00% | +8.11% |
All Programming Languages
Edinburgh
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 218 | 196 | 342 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 34.17% | 23.90% | 32.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 124 | 116 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | £378 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.04% | -0.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £610 | £575 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £453 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -5.63% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.63 | - | £39.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.44 | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £75.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +42.86% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | - | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | - | £59.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £60.00 | £53.50 | £59.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.15% | -9.37% | +19.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: