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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 458 | 360 | 217 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -143 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 210 | 188 | 460 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.57% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.50% | 1.74% | 3.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 76 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £274 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £366 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.58% | -6.41% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £675 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £413 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -23.65% | +8.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 35 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.40 | £52.00 | £46.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.00 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.13 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £77.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.75 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +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 | 13,969 | 10,796 | 12,393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.58% | 32.90% | 31.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,075 | 7,277 | 8,754 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 254 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.70 | £27.96 | £27.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.06 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.13 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -12.12% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £82.07 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +7.08% |
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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 29 July 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 29 July 2026.
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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 29 July 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 | -71 | 203 | £492 | -6.24% | 361 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 164 | £481 | +16.67% | 297 |
| South East | -16 | 59 | £500 | -2.44% | 92 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 58 | £500 | -4.76% | 117 |
| East of England | -13 | 52 | £626 | +56.38% | 73 |
| London | -81 | 40 | £525 | -10.41% | 77 |
| South West | -38 | 25 | £450 | -18.18% | 51 |
| Midlands | -42 | 21 | £462 | +559.29% | 29 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 20 | £450 | - | 12 |
| North of England | -77 | 5 | £400 | +6.67% | 47 |
| Scotland | -29 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 2 | £400 | -20.00% | 13 |
| North West | -51 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 1 | £525 | +650.00% | 17 |
| North East | -46 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 5 |
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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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