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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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 32 | 13 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -1 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 0.82% | 5.81% | 9.86% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.17% | 11.90% | 24.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £348 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £381 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £409 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £426 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £525 | £400 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -27.27% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.45% | +11.54% | - |
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 48 | 42 | 86 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 19.67% | 48.84% | 40.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 17 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £314 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £318 | £421 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £400 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.25% | -25.09% | +6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £485 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £488 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £477 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.82% | -2.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.47 | £32.85 | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.13 | £34.88 | £53.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £50.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -28.57% | +0.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £137.50 | £80.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £200.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | - |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing C.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing C.
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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 23 May 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 |
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| Brentwood | -6 | 2 | - | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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