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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 18 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | +35 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | - | 2.44% | 10.43% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 11.54% | 28.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -40.87% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £428 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £500 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £57.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £80.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | +23.08% | - |
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 | 23 | 26 | 83 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 21.10% | 21.14% | 36.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 13 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £374 | £173 | £219 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £213 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £300 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -33.33% | -10.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | £318 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £344 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £503 | £420 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.64% | -14.29% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.78 | £17.19 | £59.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.31 | £19.00 | £64.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £53.75 | £30.00 | £74.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +79.17% | -59.46% | +34.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.31 | £48.31 | £77.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.53 | £63.28 | £78.80 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.99% | +11.67% |
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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.
