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 23 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 404 | 345 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | -158 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 219 | 180 | 546 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.61% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.70% | 1.79% | 4.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 75 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £271 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £356 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -6.54% | -5.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £675 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -21.00% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 89 | 40 | 189 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.70 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.50 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.75 | £85.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
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 | 12,852 | 10,050 | 12,810 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.69% | 34.03% | 29.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,520 | 6,806 | 9,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 554 | 242 | 479 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.50 | £22.48 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
C
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.
C
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 April 2026.
C
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 23 April 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 | -52 | 208 | £500 | - | 343 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 168 | £500 | +17.65% | 333 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 73 | £460 | -8.00% | 128 |
| East of England | +6 | 69 | £525 | +31.25% | 61 |
| South West | -3 | 49 | £475 | -20.83% | 52 |
| London | -73 | 45 | £447 | -15.26% | 39 |
| South East | -33 | 31 | £500 | - | 107 |
| North of England | -59 | 7 | £613 | - | 51 |
| Midlands | -61 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 23 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 22 |
| Scotland | -6 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| North East | -18 | 2 | £625 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 2 | £613 | - | 19 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 23 |
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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