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 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 389 | 292 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | -102 | +74 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 210 | 268 | 568 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.54% | 0.87% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.79% | 2.59% | 4.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 94 | 221 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £534 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.01% | -0.23% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £638 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 39 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £57.53 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £56.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| 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 | 11,756 | 10,367 | 13,325 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.36% | 33.58% | 29.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,794 | 6,524 | 9,448 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -4.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -1.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 449 | 240 | 516 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.58 | £21.25 | £35.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.50 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -3.85% |
C
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
C
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
C
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.
C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
C
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.
C
Top 16 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -104 | 196 | £488 | -8.67% | 378 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 162 | £475 | -5.00% | 382 |
| East of England | -4 | 64 | £463 | -3.90% | 65 |
| South West | -7 | 61 | £475 | -20.17% | 85 |
| Work from Home | -39 | 55 | £442 | -14.95% | 164 |
| London | -74 | 38 | £488 | -18.75% | 48 |
| North of England | -57 | 12 | £475 | +18.75% | 39 |
| South East | -50 | 11 | £500 | +6.10% | 115 |
| North West | -28 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 18 |
| Scotland | +9 | 6 | £65 | - | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -60 | 3 | £575 | +76.65% | 44 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 2 | - | - | 33 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 2 | £531 | - | 15 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 1 | £575 | - | 11 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 6 |
C
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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