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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 413 | 345 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | -173 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 221 | 166 | 565 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.57% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.72% | 1.67% | 4.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 68 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £269 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £322 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.38% | -4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £581 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £699 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £413 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -24.14% | +8.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 39 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.40 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.00 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| 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 | 12,859 | 9,937 | 12,717 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.77% | 34.03% | 29.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,451 | 6,748 | 9,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 556 | 240 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.63 | £24.49 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £34.54 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.25 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -0.40% | +1.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.87 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | +2.20% | - |
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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 19 May 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 19 May 2026.
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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 19 May 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 | -34 | 209 | £488 | -2.50% | 333 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 170 | £488 | +18.18% | 306 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 72 | £475 | -5.00% | 119 |
| East of England | 0 | 63 | £525 | +31.25% | 67 |
| South West | +2 | 46 | £463 | -15.91% | 57 |
| London | -72 | 45 | £461 | -13.43% | 44 |
| South East | -29 | 43 | £500 | - | 111 |
| Midlands | -61 | 6 | £525 | +213.43% | 24 |
| North of England | -65 | 5 | £625 | - | 36 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £488 | - | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -15 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | -20 | 2 | £625 | - | 10 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 19 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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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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