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 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 409 | 339 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | -150 | +66 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 220 | 182 | 542 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.62% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.72% | 1.82% | 4.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 80 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £269 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £378 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -8.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £693 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £464 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.47% | -13.80% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 39 | 188 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.00 | £59.75 |
| 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 | - | £91.00 | £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 | 12,807 | 9,983 | 12,730 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.01% | 34.09% | 29.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,515 | 6,740 | 9,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £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 | 546 | 243 | 473 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.60 | £30.75 |
| 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% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.25 | £68.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +2.20% | - |
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 14 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 14 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 14 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 | -55 | 210 | £500 | - | 383 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 167 | £494 | +6.47% | 380 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 73 | £468 | -6.50% | 121 |
| East of England | 0 | 70 | £525 | +27.27% | 74 |
| South West | -3 | 49 | £463 | -21.61% | 58 |
| London | -87 | 48 | £461 | -13.02% | 45 |
| South East | -35 | 28 | £500 | - | 125 |
| North of England | -68 | 8 | £531 | - | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 5 | £425 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -66 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 51 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 25 |
| Yorkshire | -59 | 3 | £531 | - | 21 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 17 |
| Scotland | -8 | 2 | - | - | 25 |
| North East | - | 2 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 26 |
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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