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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 453 | 357 | 211 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | -146 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 221 | 192 | 451 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.58% | 1.16% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.57% | 1.78% | 3.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 78 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £300 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £385 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.63% | -2.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £628 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £683 | £675 | £676 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £469 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.33% | -13.99% | +6.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 58 | 37 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.78 | £52.00 | £46.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £55.00 | £60.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.25 | £81.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 | 14,097 | 10,814 | 12,180 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.41% | 32.80% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,179 | 7,253 | 8,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -4.72% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 523 | 269 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.10 | £28.18 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £35.00 | £45.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -13.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.95 | £84.60 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +8.33% |
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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 12 August 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 12 August 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 12 August 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 | -61 | 210 | £500 | -5.88% | 844 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 173 | £475 | +1.33% | 634 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 64 | £513 | -2.38% | 267 |
| South East | -17 | 58 | £500 | -2.44% | 164 |
| East of England | -6 | 56 | £626 | +47.18% | 194 |
| London | -86 | 40 | £525 | -10.41% | 244 |
| South West | -43 | 27 | £450 | -18.18% | 115 |
| Midlands | -34 | 21 | £462 | +559.29% | 43 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 20 | £450 | - | 24 |
| North of England | -79 | 6 | £400 | +6.67% | 83 |
| Scotland | -19 | 5 | - | - | 31 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 20 |
| North West | -52 | 2 | - | - | 39 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 1 | £525 | +650.00% | 19 |
| North East | -42 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 11 |
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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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