The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
14 |
10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
-4 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing C |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxford |
3.85% |
2.08% |
4.76% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
17.65% |
10.00% |
21.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£613 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£575 |
- |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£65.00 |
| Oxfordshire median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+20.93% |
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 Oxford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
17 |
10 |
23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford |
21.79% |
20.83% |
21.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
12 |
7 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£383 |
£285 |
£333 |
| 25th Percentile |
£402 |
£355 |
£361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£400 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.13% |
-20.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£556 |
£500 |
£531 |
| 90th Percentile |
£635 |
£530 |
£600 |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£425 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
-15.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.72 |
£20.85 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.44 |
£21.90 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.73% |
-66.31% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£27.16 |
£22.95 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Oxfordshire median hourly rate |
£47.54 |
£21.90 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+117.08% |
-66.31% |
+101.24% |
C
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
C
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing C.
C
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing C.
C
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:
