C Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

C
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage 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 6 7 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +14
Contract jobs citing C 59 21 103
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 17.46% 17.21% 32.19%
As % of the Programming Languages category 42.14% 46.67% 82.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile £626 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £600 £463 £425
% change year-on-year +29.73% +8.82% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 17 93
10th Percentile £65.00 £71.00 £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 £84.36
90th Percentile £76.85 - £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £80.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% +23.08% -

All Programming Languages
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 140 45 125
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 41.42% 36.89% 39.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 2 7
10th Percentile £412 £331 £280
25th Percentile £458 £359 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £438 £375
Median % change year-on-year +12.46% +16.67% -27.88%
75th Percentile £581 £484 £400
90th Percentile £669 £494 £420
Hertfordshire median daily rate £523 £500 £430
% change year-on-year +4.50% +16.28% -21.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 32 103
10th Percentile £62.50 £61.50 £61.50
25th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £68.00 £80.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +23.08% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £95.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £68.00 £73.75 £65.00
% change year-on-year -7.80% +13.46% -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

C job vacancy trend in Stevenage

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Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing C

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Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

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

Daily rate histogram for C in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing C

C
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate histogram for C in Stevenage

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 (8.47%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.86%) Ethernet
2 5 (8.47%) RS-232
3 4 (6.78%) SpaceWire
4 3 (5.08%) Modbus
4 3 (5.08%) RS-422
4 3 (5.08%) RS-485
Development Applications
1 19 (32.20%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (15.25%) Git
3 8 (13.56%) JIRA
3 8 (13.56%) PVCS
4 6 (10.17%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 21 (35.59%) Electronics
2 10 (16.95%) Aerospace
3 8 (13.56%) Documentation Skills
3 8 (13.56%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.17%) Law
5 4 (6.78%) Automotive
6 2 (3.39%) Avionics
6 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.39%) Military
6 2 (3.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (52.54%) Software Engineer
2 29 (49.15%) Embedded Engineer
3 23 (38.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 19 (32.20%) C Software Engineer
4 19 (32.20%) Embedded C Engineer
4 19 (32.20%) Embedded C Software Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 13 (22.03%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 8 (13.56%) Design Engineer
7 5 (8.47%) Digital Design Engineer
7 5 (8.47%) FPGA Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) FPGA Design Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Developer
9 2 (3.39%) Perl Developer
9 2 (3.39%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.86%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 14 (23.73%) FPGA
2 12 (20.34%) VHDL
3 4 (6.78%) CAN bus
3 4 (6.78%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.78%) PCIe
4 3 (5.08%) Verilog
5 2 (3.39%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (3.39%) ASIC
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.47%) Windows
2 4 (6.78%) FreeRTOS
3 2 (3.39%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (71.19%) Software Engineering
2 14 (23.73%) Workflow
3 11 (18.64%) Signal Processing
3 11 (18.64%) Unit Testing
3 11 (18.64%) Validation
4 9 (15.25%) Test Automation
5 8 (13.56%) Code Coverage
5 8 (13.56%) Requirements Analysis
5 8 (13.56%) Software Testing
6 7 (11.86%) Data Acquisition
6 7 (11.86%) Embedded Software Development
6 7 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (11.86%) Verification and Validation
7 6 (10.17%) Workflow Management
8 5 (8.47%) FPGA Design
8 5 (8.47%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (8.47%) UVM
9 4 (6.78%) AI
9 4 (6.78%) Sensor Fusion
9 4 (6.78%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 38 (64.41%) C++
2 20 (33.90%) Embedded C
3 13 (22.03%) Embedded C++
4 10 (16.95%) Python
5 8 (13.56%) Ada
6 5 (8.47%) SystemVerilog
7 3 (5.08%) C#
8 2 (3.39%) Bash
8 2 (3.39%) Java
8 2 (3.39%) Perl
8 2 (3.39%) Tcl
8 2 (3.39%) VBA
9 1 (1.69%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 14 (23.73%) Security Cleared
2 13 (22.03%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.47%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.17%) Def Stans
2 2 (3.39%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 8 (13.56%) Virtual Machines
1 8 (13.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.78%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (13.56%) ANSYS
1 8 (13.56%) IBM
1 8 (13.56%) VMware
2 5 (8.47%) Intel
2 5 (8.47%) Microsemi
2 5 (8.47%) Xilinx
3 1 (1.69%) Lauterbach