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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 461 | 377 | 228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -84 | -149 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 219 | 186 | 433 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.57% | 1.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.56% | 1.74% | 3.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 68 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £375 | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £531 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.78% | -1.16% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -7.06% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 37 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.93 | £51.70 | £45.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £54.25 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £67.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.12% | +3.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.13 | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | +7.69% |
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 | 14,011 | 10,681 | 12,215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.15% | 32.84% | 31.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,112 | 7,106 | 8,422 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £341 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £742 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 525 | 298 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.00 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.00 | £36.69 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.44 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.45 | £79.13 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
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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 2 September 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 2 September 2026.
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Top 14 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 2 September 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 | -65 | 208 | £473 | -14.00% | 879 |
| UK excluding London | -44 | 172 | £450 | -10.00% | 680 |
| Work from Home | -37 | 70 | £500 | -9.09% | 309 |
| South East | -17 | 57 | £475 | -5.00% | 184 |
| East of England | -10 | 54 | £700 | +30.23% | 187 |
| London | -88 | 38 | £513 | -16.33% | 271 |
| South West | -39 | 33 | £450 | -20.88% | 125 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 20 | £450 | - | 31 |
| Midlands | -37 | 20 | £450 | - | 60 |
| Scotland | -30 | 5 | - | - | 52 |
| North of England | -89 | 4 | £400 | -6.43% | 71 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 2 | £400 | -20.00% | 16 |
| North East | -45 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| North West | -59 | 1 | - | - | 45 |
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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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