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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 428 | 375 | 174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | -201 | +60 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 219 | 158 | 580 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.44% | 0.53% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.62% | 1.57% | 4.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 68 | 255 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £274 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £334 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £638 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £683 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £391 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.48% | -27.32% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 32 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.59 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.75 | £56.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.75 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +4.62% | +12.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £76.56 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.93 | £85.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.47% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
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 | 13,503 | 10,066 | 13,166 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.83% | 33.91% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,798 | 6,822 | 9,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £756 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.91% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 235 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.25 | £25.98 | £31.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.63 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.85 | £84.80 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +4.00% |
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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 17 June 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 17 June 2026.
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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 17 June 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 | -39 | 208 | £475 | -12.84% | 436 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 174 | £475 | +21.48% | 395 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 67 | £500 | +5.26% | 180 |
| East of England | +1 | 53 | £525 | +31.25% | 98 |
| South East | -15 | 48 | £500 | - | 140 |
| South West | -2 | 43 | £463 | -22.92% | 68 |
| London | -87 | 38 | £431 | -31.00% | 56 |
| Midlands | -41 | 20 | £462 | +515.33% | 31 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £450 | - | 20 |
| North of England | -70 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 37 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £425 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | -22 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| North East | -31 | 2 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -11 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 1 | £525 | +600.00% | 11 |
| North West | -41 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
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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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