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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 335 | 182 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | -153 | +65 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 215 | 191 | 557 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.66% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.68% | 1.93% | 4.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 84 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £271 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £737 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £468 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.95% | -13.10% | +6.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 89 | 41 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.25 | £95.00 | £88.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | - |
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 | 12,786 | 9,872 | 12,895 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.50% | 33.95% | 29.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,513 | 6,627 | 9,117 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £356 | £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 | £719 | £758 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £477 | £479 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.42% | -1.74% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 529 | 244 | 480 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.52 | £22.30 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £32.88 | £46.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.56 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £73.82 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +3.90% | -1.44% |
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 3 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 3 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 3 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 |
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| England | -65 | 205 | £500 | - | 451 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 166 | £500 | +6.95% | 448 |
| East of England | -8 | 69 | £525 | +27.27% | 88 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 69 | £475 | -5.00% | 117 |
| South West | -5 | 48 | £450 | -24.37% | 80 |
| London | -88 | 45 | £475 | -14.80% | 43 |
| South East | -38 | 29 | £500 | - | 129 |
| North of England | -61 | 8 | £531 | - | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 5 | £425 | - | 7 |
| Midlands | -65 | 4 | £525 | +213.43% | 66 |
| Scotland | -2 | 3 | - | - | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 3 | £531 | - | 29 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £488 | - | 33 |
| North East | - | 2 | £625 | - | 9 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 33 |
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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