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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 417 | 378 | 174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | -204 | +60 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 225 | 161 | 568 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.44% | 0.54% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.64% | 1.58% | 4.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 69 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £274 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £338 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.20% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £638 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £683 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £391 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.23% | -27.32% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 32 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.37 | £54.33 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.00 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £76.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.55 | £85.00 | £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 | 13,697 | 10,171 | 13,188 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.91% | 33.87% | 30.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,913 | 6,897 | 9,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 555 | 239 | 553 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £25.65 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £83.27 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | -5.38% | +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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 | -33 | 214 | £475 | -12.84% | 259 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 182 | £474 | +21.23% | 251 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 71 | £500 | +5.26% | 106 |
| East of England | +5 | 60 | £613 | +53.13% | 62 |
| South East | -16 | 50 | £500 | - | 101 |
| South West | -8 | 41 | £450 | -21.74% | 37 |
| London | -99 | 36 | £469 | -23.47% | 16 |
| Midlands | -38 | 20 | £462 | +515.33% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 19 | £450 | - | 12 |
| North of England | -81 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £425 | - | |
| Scotland | -24 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| North East | -34 | 2 | £625 | - | 3 |
| North West | -50 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 1 | £525 | +600.00% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 3 |
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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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