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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 471 | 358 | 226 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | -132 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 220 | 203 | 406 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.61% | 1.07% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.54% | 1.87% | 3.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 74 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £290 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £405 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £539 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -7.19% | -2.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £633 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £696 | £675 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -11.63% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 38 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.75 | £41.25 | £46.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.88 | £52.44 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £71.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.25 | £75.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +0.74% | +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 | 14,313 | 10,852 | 12,150 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.24% | 32.83% | 32.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,297 | 7,126 | 8,002 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £733 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 300 | 330 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.15 | £29.00 | £26.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £40.94 | £46.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.28 | £75.13 | £77.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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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 8 October 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 8 October 2026.
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Top 13 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 8 October 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 | -68 | 206 | £474 | -7.51% | 1,204 |
| UK excluding London | -60 | 167 | £450 | -5.26% | 847 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 67 | £500 | - | 436 |
| East of England | -18 | 53 | £705 | +61.14% | 229 |
| South East | -19 | 52 | £450 | -10.00% | 219 |
| London | -96 | 43 | £550 | -7.25% | 333 |
| South West | -51 | 30 | £550 | - | 128 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 18 | £462 | - | 45 |
| Midlands | -34 | 18 | £462 | - | 87 |
| Scotland | -27 | 7 | £480 | +9.71% | 59 |
| North of England | -67 | 7 | £410 | -4.09% | 99 |
| North West | -50 | 4 | £420 | +10.53% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 25 |
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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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