C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 415 | 366 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | -189 | +66 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 223 | 160 | 563 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.55% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.73% | 1.62% | 4.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 61 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £269 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £313 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £492 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -8.21% | -4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £699 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -26.44% | +8.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 82 | 39 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.40 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.00 | £57.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,888 | 9,891 | 12,728 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.71% | 33.98% | 29.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,457 | 6,717 | 9,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £763 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.47% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 560 | 235 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.15 | £25.98 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.41 | £35.50 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.23% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +3.20% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.
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Top 17 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK over the 6 months to 21 May 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 |
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| England | -23 | 211 | £494 | -1.25% | 344 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 172 | £488 | +21.88% | 308 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 72 | £475 | -5.00% | 137 |
| East of England | +4 | 62 | £525 | +31.25% | 65 |
| South West | -4 | 47 | £463 | -7.50% | 63 |
| London | -64 | 45 | £475 | -22.45% | 46 |
| South East | -22 | 44 | £500 | - | 118 |
| Midlands | -55 | 7 | £525 | +213.43% | 19 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £488 | - | 13 |
| North of England | -67 | 5 | £625 | - | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | -13 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| North East | -22 | 2 | £625 | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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