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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 316 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -91 | -123 | +63 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 209 | 225 | 555 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.76% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.67% | 2.24% | 4.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 88 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £273 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -5.66% | -11.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £810 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £466 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.88% | -12.93% | +2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 84 | 39 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £61.25 | £57.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.50 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.63 | £95.00 | £88.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +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 | 12,548 | 10,051 | 12,959 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.30% | 34.11% | 29.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,338 | 6,636 | 9,140 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £423 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | - | -3.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 490 | 240 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.55 | £21.25 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.14 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -5.23% |
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 13 March 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 13 March 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 13 March 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 | -82 | 196 | £500 | - | 417 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 162 | £475 | +1.88% | 418 |
| East of England | -5 | 66 | £525 | +31.25% | 77 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 60 | £468 | -6.50% | 143 |
| South West | +3 | 58 | £450 | -24.37% | 86 |
| London | -81 | 42 | £488 | -18.75% | 37 |
| South East | -60 | 16 | £500 | - | 109 |
| North of England | -62 | 7 | £531 | - | 56 |
| Scotland | +3 | 6 | £65 | -77.19% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 5 | £425 | - | 6 |
| North West | -32 | 3 | £450 | - | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -56 | 3 | £531 | - | 27 |
| Midlands | -69 | 3 | £550 | +228.36% | 62 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 2 | £525 | +213.43% | 31 |
| Wales | -8 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -62 | 1 | £575 | - | 31 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 9 |
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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