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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 397 | 283 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | -97 | +82 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 209 | 267 | 565 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 0.86% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 2.55% | 4.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 97 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £460 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £530 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.38% | -0.93% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £638 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.63% | -2.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 85 | 37 | 199 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.42 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £56.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.75 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.29% | +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 | 11,842 | 10,464 | 13,210 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.24% | 33.58% | 29.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,856 | 6,636 | 9,369 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 458 | 235 | 517 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £21.55 | £35.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £36.25 | £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 | £68.38 | £69.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.15 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.37 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.57% | +1.40% | -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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | -102 | 195 | £481 | -9.20% | 380 |
| UK excluding London | -60 | 160 | £475 | -5.00% | 391 |
| East of England | -8 | 64 | £463 | +7.25% | 56 |
| South West | -5 | 58 | £475 | -20.17% | 84 |
| Work from Home | -59 | 55 | £442 | -18.10% | 165 |
| London | -86 | 39 | £488 | -18.75% | 43 |
| South East | -51 | 12 | £500 | +6.10% | 115 |
| North of England | -52 | 12 | £475 | +18.75% | 41 |
| North West | -23 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 19 |
| Scotland | +9 | 6 | £65 | - | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -58 | 3 | £575 | +76.65% | 55 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 2 | - | - | 38 |
| Yorkshire | -59 | 2 | £531 | - | 14 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 1 | £575 | - | 17 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 8 |
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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