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 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 400 | 297 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | -107 | +76 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 208 | 266 | 549 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.50% | 0.87% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.67% | 2.57% | 4.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 104 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £274 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -6.54% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £625 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £810 | £701 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £466 | £537 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.22% | -13.13% | -2.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 39 | 193 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.71 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.63 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.75 | £95.00 | £89.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +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 | 12,434 | 10,364 | 12,980 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.94% | 33.83% | 29.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,293 | 6,688 | 9,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.26% | -3.50% | -1.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 479 | 236 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.63 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.64 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -5.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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 27 February 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 27 February 2026.
C
Top 16 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 27 February 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 | -110 | 193 | £500 | -4.31% | 297 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 158 | £481 | +3.22% | 283 |
| East of England | -5 | 66 | £525 | +31.25% | 58 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 58 | £449 | -10.30% | 113 |
| South West | -11 | 54 | £259 | -56.10% | 48 |
| London | -93 | 42 | £475 | -20.83% | 45 |
| South East | -47 | 15 | £500 | +5.26% | 86 |
| North of England | -65 | 8 | £550 | - | 37 |
| Scotland | +10 | 7 | £65 | -77.19% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 5 | £425 | - | |
| North West | -27 | 5 | £550 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | -58 | 3 | £550 | +228.36% | 32 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 2 | £525 | +213.43% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -68 | 2 | £531 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 1 | £575 | - | 14 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 10 |
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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