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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 453 | 355 | 210 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -145 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 215 | 192 | 475 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.59% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.53% | 1.78% | 3.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 78 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £274 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £347 | £449 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -6.28% | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £597 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -25.65% | +4.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 36 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.55 | £52.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £58.00 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £74.06 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.50 | £77.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 | 14,098 | 10,796 | 12,725 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.73% | 33.09% | 30.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,151 | 7,254 | 8,989 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 520 | 260 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.74 | £28.16 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.38 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.30% | -9.80% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -1.92% | +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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 | -60 | 205 | £492 | -6.26% | 354 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 170 | £475 | +18.75% | 302 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 62 | £500 | -2.44% | 129 |
| South East | -12 | 58 | £500 | -2.44% | 92 |
| East of England | -8 | 56 | £613 | +53.13% | 66 |
| London | -96 | 38 | £513 | -12.54% | 79 |
| South West | -35 | 26 | £450 | -18.18% | 50 |
| Midlands | -37 | 21 | £462 | +559.29% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 20 | £450 | - | 10 |
| North of England | -77 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 43 |
| Scotland | -29 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| North East | -35 | 2 | £625 | - | 9 |
| North West | -49 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 1 | £525 | +650.00% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 2 |
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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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