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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 286 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -121 | -96 | +87 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 206 | 260 | 558 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.52% | 0.85% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.71% | 2.52% | 4.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 97 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £396 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £456 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -1.87% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £694 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 37 | 200 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.42 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.75 | £95.00 | £88.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | - |
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 | 12,023 | 10,306 | 13,207 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.14% | 33.59% | 29.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,994 | 6,574 | 9,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.13% | -5.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.44% | -3.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 466 | 232 | 506 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £21.33 | £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 | £69.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -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 16 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 16 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 16 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 | -97 | 191 | £488 | -7.14% | 344 |
| UK excluding London | -58 | 156 | £475 | - | 332 |
| East of England | 0 | 66 | £525 | +31.25% | 57 |
| South West | -9 | 56 | £475 | -20.17% | 56 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 56 | £438 | -14.63% | 155 |
| London | -85 | 41 | £461 | -23.17% | 39 |
| South East | -50 | 12 | £500 | +5.26% | 100 |
| North of England | -62 | 8 | £550 | - | 36 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £65 | -77.19% | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 5 | £425 | - | |
| North West | -28 | 5 | £513 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | -57 | 2 | £575 | +76.65% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 2 | £531 | - | 11 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 1 | £575 | - | 16 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 8 |
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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