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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 391 | 279 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -112 | -90 | +86 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 201 | 279 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.54% | 0.88% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 2.66% | 4.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 98 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £539 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.19% | +0.70% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 45 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.13 | £53.10 | £50.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.25 | £60.69 |
| 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 | £76.25 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| 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 | 11,445 | 10,489 | 12,927 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.78% | 32.92% | 30.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,608 | 6,665 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 396 | 241 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.01 | £21.25 | £35.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.75 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.88 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | -3.46% | - |
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 January 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 January 2026.
C
Top 15 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 January 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 | -105 | 182 | £500 | -7.19% | 534 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 155 | £475 | -5.00% | 540 |
| East of England | -8 | 57 | £500 | -6.98% | 98 |
| South West | -12 | 57 | £475 | -20.17% | 104 |
| Work from Home | -41 | 54 | £438 | -19.17% | 204 |
| London | -59 | 37 | £527 | -12.25% | 54 |
| Scotland | +13 | 14 | £65 | - | 32 |
| North of England | -47 | 12 | £463 | -15.91% | 66 |
| North West | -13 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 28 |
| South East | -48 | 9 | £500 | +6.10% | 175 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £425 | - | 11 |
| Midlands | -47 | 3 | £575 | +121.15% | 57 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 3 | £531 | -24.11% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 2 | - | - | 41 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 1 | £575 | - | 15 |
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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