C Contract Job Trends in Essex
C
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | - | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 0.54% | - | 4.80% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.33% | - | 20.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £705 | £438 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.14% | -18.60% | +19.44% |
All Programming Languages
Essex
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 Essex.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 60 | 29 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 16.35% | 25.44% | 24.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 15 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £346 | £178 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £425 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £308 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +62.60% | -31.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £637 | £320 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £674 | £490 |
| East of England median daily rate | £506 | £500 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.15% | +19.11% | -15.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.89 | £37.78 | £17.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.25 | £42.31 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.50 | £53.75 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | +79.17% | -59.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £66.31 | £48.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71.53 | £63.28 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -5.80% |
C Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
C Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing C.
C Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing C.
C Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Essex region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Harlow | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| C East of England |
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C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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++ | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Embedded C | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MATLAB | 50.0% | 1 |