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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 355 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | -168 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 214 | 182 | 546 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.62% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.67% | 1.82% | 4.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 81 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £274 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £391 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -6.54% | -6.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £675 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £464 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.82% | -13.80% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 38 | 188 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.10 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.50 | £59.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91.50 | £88.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | - |
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 | 12,818 | 9,981 | 12,837 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.91% | 34.07% | 29.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,539 | 6,742 | 9,122 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 544 | 241 | 477 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.50 | £31.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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 16 April 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 16 April 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 16 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -46 | 204 | £500 | - | 391 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 162 | £500 | +7.82% | 393 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 73 | £468 | -6.50% | 111 |
| East of England | -11 | 66 | £525 | +27.27% | 79 |
| South West | 0 | 48 | £475 | -19.49% | 63 |
| London | -72 | 47 | £461 | -12.61% | 42 |
| South East | -36 | 29 | £500 | - | 118 |
| North of England | -67 | 7 | £613 | - | 45 |
| Midlands | -67 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 53 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 24 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 21 |
| Scotland | -5 | 2 | - | - | 28 |
| North East | -16 | 2 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 2 | £613 | - | 22 |
| Wales | -15 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 29 |
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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