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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 457 | 369 | 221 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -88 | -148 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 226 | 192 | 427 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.58% | 1.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.58% | 1.77% | 3.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 68 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £352 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £419 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £513 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.51% | -5.09% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £677 | £710 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -7.06% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 36 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.10 | £41.25 | £42.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.44 | £53.31 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £71.41 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | +7.69% |
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 | 14,300 | 10,866 | 12,199 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.05% | 32.96% | 32.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,286 | 7,175 | 8,156 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £505 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.51% | -4.27% | -4.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 556 | 292 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.25 | £29.00 | £26.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.63 | £40.00 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £78.75 | £78.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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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 24 September 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 24 September 2026.
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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 24 September 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 | -75 | 214 | £473 | -12.89% | 1,226 |
| UK excluding London | -44 | 173 | £450 | -10.00% | 873 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 70 | £500 | - | 413 |
| South East | -15 | 56 | £450 | -10.00% | 231 |
| East of England | -11 | 55 | £705 | +76.25% | 228 |
| London | -94 | 43 | £550 | -6.14% | 337 |
| South West | -43 | 31 | £450 | -18.18% | 159 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 20 | £450 | - | 46 |
| Midlands | -29 | 20 | £450 | - | 90 |
| North of England | -73 | 7 | £410 | -4.09% | 88 |
| Scotland | -35 | 5 | - | - | 60 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 27 |
| North West | -59 | 3 | £420 | +10.53% | 44 |
| North East | -44 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
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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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