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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 408 | 346 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -62 | -160 | +68 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 217 | 178 | 552 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.60% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.69% | 1.77% | 4.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 76 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £272 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £366 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £499 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.51% | -6.78% | -6.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £675 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -21.00% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 89 | 39 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.40 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.00 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | - |
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 | 12,866 | 10,035 | 12,774 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.81% | 34.08% | 29.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,550 | 6,803 | 9,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 550 | 241 | 481 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.44 | £22.48 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +2.20% | - |
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 20 April 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 20 April 2026.
C
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 20 April 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 | -73 | 207 | £500 | - | 400 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 166 | £500 | +17.65% | 395 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 73 | £460 | -8.00% | 122 |
| East of England | -5 | 68 | £525 | +27.27% | 81 |
| South West | +3 | 49 | £475 | -20.83% | 58 |
| London | -72 | 46 | £447 | -15.26% | 44 |
| South East | -35 | 30 | £500 | - | 122 |
| North of England | -59 | 7 | £613 | - | 53 |
| Midlands | -68 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 50 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 21 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 24 |
| Scotland | -10 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| North East | -16 | 2 | £625 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 2 | £613 | - | 23 |
| Wales | -9 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 29 |
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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