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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 382 | 269 | 206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | -63 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 204 | 334 | 552 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.57% | 0.92% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.80% | 2.86% | 3.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 128 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £455 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £528 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.21% | -4.09% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £782 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 56 | 48 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.00 | £51.18 | £51.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.25 | £60.69 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.63 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 | 11,330 | 11,692 | 14,161 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.61% | 32.24% | 30.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,468 | 7,478 | 10,086 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.43% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £763 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 294 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £22.00 | £31.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £40.06 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £60.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +4.34% | -0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.50 | £75.88 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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 30 November 2025.
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 30 November 2025.
C
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 30 November 2025. 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 | -120 | 181 | £500 | -4.53% | 350 |
| UK excluding London | -59 | 147 | £500 | - | 370 |
| East of England | -5 | 59 | £475 | -11.63% | 104 |
| South West | -18 | 44 | £500 | -0.20% | 72 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 44 | £475 | -5.00% | 156 |
| London | -45 | 44 | £568 | +0.26% | 36 |
| Scotland | +17 | 17 | £438 | -48.53% | 29 |
| North of England | -53 | 13 | £475 | -2.56% | 31 |
| South East | -41 | 11 | £500 | +6.95% | 125 |
| North West | -26 | 8 | £463 | +1.65% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 5 | £500 | -28.57% | 8 |
| Midlands | -33 | 3 | - | - | 39 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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