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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 393 | 289 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | -101 | +76 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 207 | 260 | 557 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.84% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.69% | 2.51% | 4.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 99 | 209 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £523 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -2.34% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £810 | £690 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 37 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.42 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.75 | £95.00 | £88.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | - |
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 | 12,279 | 10,342 | 13,068 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.07% | 33.53% | 29.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,156 | 6,632 | 9,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -5.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £484 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.83% | -3.20% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 471 | 232 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.33 | £36.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.50 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -3.85% |
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 20 February 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 20 February 2026.
C
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 20 February 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 | -122 | 192 | £488 | -7.14% | 534 |
| UK excluding London | -63 | 156 | £475 | - | 553 |
| East of England | 0 | 66 | £525 | +31.25% | 88 |
| Work from Home | -48 | 57 | £442 | -11.55% | 223 |
| South West | -3 | 55 | £475 | -20.17% | 83 |
| London | -95 | 42 | £461 | -23.17% | 85 |
| South East | -48 | 13 | £500 | +5.26% | 159 |
| North of England | -66 | 8 | £550 | - | 68 |
| Scotland | +1 | 7 | £65 | -77.19% | 94 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 5 | £425 | - | 4 |
| North West | -25 | 5 | £550 | - | 34 |
| Midlands | -58 | 2 | £575 | +76.65% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | -67 | 2 | £531 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 1 | - | - | 38 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 1 | £575 | - | 24 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 11 |
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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