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 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 472 | 372 | 214 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -100 | -158 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 217 | 184 | 432 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.56% | 1.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.53% | 1.72% | 3.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 72 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £375 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £462 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £472 | £531 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -1.21% | -2.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £638 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £709 | £675 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -7.06% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 69 | 33 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.85 | £41.25 | £44.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £52.00 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.74% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | +7.69% |
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 | 14,186 | 10,727 | 12,091 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.04% | 32.76% | 31.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,216 | 7,109 | 8,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 535 | 295 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.00 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.32 | £37.23 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.25 | £67.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +0.97% |
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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 9 September 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 9 September 2026.
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Top 14 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 9 September 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 | -65 | 206 | £472 | -14.27% | 802 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 168 | £450 | -10.00% | 611 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 68 | £500 | -4.76% | 273 |
| South East | -21 | 55 | £450 | -10.00% | 178 |
| East of England | -9 | 53 | £700 | +30.23% | 180 |
| London | -103 | 40 | £488 | -20.41% | 244 |
| South West | -44 | 31 | £450 | -20.88% | 102 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 20 | £450 | - | 23 |
| Midlands | -32 | 20 | £450 | - | 54 |
| Scotland | -34 | 5 | - | - | 47 |
| North of England | -77 | 5 | £400 | -6.43% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 2 | £400 | -20.00% | 14 |
| North West | -59 | 2 | £420 | +10.53% | 33 |
| North East | -46 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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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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