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 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 397 | 354 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | -165 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 226 | 176 | 560 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.60% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.75% | 1.76% | 4.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 70 | 237 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £269 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £328 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -4.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £594 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £669 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £413 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -23.33% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 40 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.70 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.50 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +12.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £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 | 12,905 | 10,011 | 12,860 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.28% | 34.13% | 29.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,540 | 6,791 | 9,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £360 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £769 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 561 | 247 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.49 | £31.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +3.31% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | +2.17% |
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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 2 May 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 2 May 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 2 May 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 | -38 | 214 | £500 | - | 374 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 175 | £500 | +21.21% | 357 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 74 | £468 | -6.50% | 132 |
| East of England | 0 | 70 | £525 | +31.25% | 78 |
| South West | -2 | 49 | £475 | -20.83% | 58 |
| London | -87 | 44 | £447 | -10.60% | 46 |
| South East | -28 | 39 | £500 | - | 107 |
| North of England | -58 | 5 | £625 | - | 65 |
| Midlands | -69 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 14 |
| Scotland | -9 | 2 | - | - | 19 |
| North East | -18 | 2 | £625 | - | 15 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 31 |
| Wales | -8 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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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