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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 410 | 317 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -93 | -129 | +61 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 206 | 213 | 552 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.73% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.63% | 2.14% | 4.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 87 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £272 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £500 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.25% | -5.21% | -12.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £782 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £471 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.12% | -11.92% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 82 | 41 | 186 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | £57.50 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £57.88 |
| 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 | £74.88 | £95.00 | £88.75 |
| 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 | 12,617 | 9,972 | 12,901 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.01% | 34.08% | 29.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,405 | 6,625 | 9,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £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 | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £484 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -0.31% | -3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 492 | 245 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.00 | £30.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £31.64 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £74.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -5.23% |
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 March 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 March 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 March 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 | -85 | 193 | £500 | - | 454 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 160 | £481 | +2.12% | 460 |
| East of England | +1 | 67 | £525 | +27.27% | 84 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 63 | £475 | -5.00% | 119 |
| South West | -3 | 52 | £450 | -24.37% | 80 |
| London | -83 | 42 | £500 | -13.87% | 40 |
| South East | -56 | 20 | £500 | - | 134 |
| North of England | -70 | 7 | £531 | - | 65 |
| Scotland | +2 | 6 | £65 | -77.19% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 5 | £425 | - | 7 |
| North West | -31 | 3 | £450 | - | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -60 | 3 | £531 | - | 32 |
| Midlands | -66 | 2 | £550 | +228.36% | 67 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -40 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 36 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 12 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £575 | - | 32 |
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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