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UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 108 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +10 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 1.07% | 0.34% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.88% | 1.09% | 3.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £65 | £775 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £850 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.53% | +65.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £925 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | - | £575 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £543 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.83% | -1.36% | -8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.13 | £48.90 | £44.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £57.19 | £53.25 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £61.00 | £53.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.51% | +13.59% | +13.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.69 | £68.25 | £61.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.38 | £72.30 | £62.10 |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.62% | - | +13.04% |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 590 | 548 | 713 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 37.18% | 31.03% | 29.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 322 | 318 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £397 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | +5.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £554 | £525 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £606 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.76 | £17.99 | £49.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.81 | - | £54.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.61 | £19.59 | £59.52 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +209.41% | -67.08% | +28.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £48.00 | £70.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.75 | £64.20 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.00 | £60.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.81% | +2.73% | -0.24% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +12 | 15 | £65 | -92.35% | 21 |
| Dundee | - | 2 | £438 | - | 5 |
| C UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: