C Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

C
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 21 4
Rank change year-on-year +7 -17 +32
Contract jobs citing C 60 25 108
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 8.16% 6.78% 14.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 31.58% 27.17% 51.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 £456 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year +29.73% +8.82% -15.00%
75th Percentile £625 £469 £438
90th Percentile £626 - -
East of England median daily rate £525 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +31.25% - -27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 19 96
10th Percentile £65.00 £60.80 £62.50
25th Percentile £66.25 £75.00 -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £80.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% -
75th Percentile - £95.00 £84.52
90th Percentile £76.85 - £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £80.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% -

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 190 92 208
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 25.85% 24.93% 27.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 38 63
10th Percentile £382 £396 £363
25th Percentile £453 £430 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £430
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% +16.28% -21.82%
75th Percentile £650 £672 £606
90th Percentile £713 £675 £675
East of England median daily rate £500 £454 £475
% change year-on-year +10.13% -4.42% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 34 109
10th Percentile £62.13 £61.25 £61.00
25th Percentile £65.00 £64.06 -
Median hourly rate £68.00 £73.75 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +13.46% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £84.36
90th Percentile £77.00 £95.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £68.00 £66.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +3.03% +1.54% -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

C job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

C
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C

C
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for C in Hertfordshire

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Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing C

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C in Hertfordshire

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Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 27 February 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
Stevenage +1 59 £600 - 9
Royston - 1 - - 2
C
East of England

C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (8.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.67%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.33%) RS-232
3 4 (6.67%) SpaceWire
4 3 (5.00%) Modbus
4 3 (5.00%) RS-422
4 3 (5.00%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 19 (31.67%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (15.00%) Git
3 8 (13.33%) JIRA
3 8 (13.33%) PVCS
4 6 (10.00%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 21 (35.00%) Electronics
2 10 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 8 (13.33%) Documentation Skills
3 8 (13.33%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.00%) Law
5 4 (6.67%) Automotive
6 2 (3.33%) Avionics
6 2 (3.33%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.33%) Military
6 2 (3.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 32 (53.33%) Software Engineer
2 29 (48.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 23 (38.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (31.67%) C Software Engineer
4 19 (31.67%) Embedded C Engineer
4 19 (31.67%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 13 (21.67%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 8 (13.33%) Design Engineer
7 5 (8.33%) Digital Design Engineer
7 5 (8.33%) FPGA Engineer
8 3 (5.00%) FPGA Design Engineer
9 2 (3.33%) Developer
9 2 (3.33%) Perl Developer
9 2 (3.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.67%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 14 (23.33%) FPGA
2 12 (20.00%) VHDL
3 4 (6.67%) CAN bus
3 4 (6.67%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.67%) PCIe
4 3 (5.00%) Verilog
5 2 (3.33%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (3.33%) ASIC
6 1 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.33%) Windows
2 4 (6.67%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (5.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (71.67%) Software Engineering
2 14 (23.33%) Workflow
3 11 (18.33%) Signal Processing
3 11 (18.33%) Unit Testing
3 11 (18.33%) Validation
4 9 (15.00%) Test Automation
5 8 (13.33%) Code Coverage
5 8 (13.33%) Requirements Analysis
5 8 (13.33%) Software Testing
6 7 (11.67%) Data Acquisition
6 7 (11.67%) Embedded Software Development
6 7 (11.67%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (11.67%) Verification and Validation
7 6 (10.00%) Workflow Management
8 5 (8.33%) FPGA Design
8 5 (8.33%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (8.33%) UVM
9 4 (6.67%) AI
9 4 (6.67%) Sensor Fusion
9 4 (6.67%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 39 (65.00%) C++
2 21 (35.00%) Embedded C
3 13 (21.67%) Embedded C++
4 11 (18.33%) Python
5 8 (13.33%) Ada
6 5 (8.33%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (5.00%) C#
8 2 (3.33%) Bash
8 2 (3.33%) Java
8 2 (3.33%) Perl
8 2 (3.33%) Tcl
8 2 (3.33%) VBA
9 1 (1.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 15 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 14 (23.33%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.33%) Degree
4 1 (1.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.00%) Def Stans
2 2 (3.33%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 8 (13.33%) Virtual Machines
1 8 (13.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (13.33%) ANSYS
1 8 (13.33%) IBM
1 8 (13.33%) VMware
2 5 (8.33%) Intel
2 5 (8.33%) Microsemi
2 5 (8.33%) Xilinx
3 1 (1.67%) Lauterbach