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 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 384 | 280 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | -84 | +77 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 198 | 280 | 517 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.54% | 0.88% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 2.68% | 4.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 100 | 214 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -0.05% | -10.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £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 | 73 | 47 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.35 | £53.40 | £51.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.25 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | +12.07% |
| 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 | 11,278 | 10,445 | 12,813 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.73% | 32.70% | 30.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,473 | 6,644 | 9,107 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.29% | -4.55% | -2.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.28% | -2.50% | -2.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 388 | 239 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.25 | £21.25 | £32.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.21 | £37.88 | £46.32 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.81% | -1.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.48 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | -109 | 179 | £500 | -6.98% | 936 |
| UK excluding London | -66 | 153 | £475 | -5.00% | 969 |
| East of England | -14 | 58 | £500 | -6.98% | 185 |
| South West | -12 | 55 | £500 | -15.97% | 164 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 52 | £447 | -17.22% | 333 |
| London | -55 | 36 | £527 | -12.25% | 67 |
| Scotland | +7 | 14 | £65 | - | 43 |
| North of England | -47 | 12 | £463 | -15.91% | 140 |
| North West | -26 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 45 |
| South East | -46 | 8 | £500 | +5.26% | 279 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 3 | £425 | - | 23 |
| Midlands | -42 | 3 | £575 | +121.15% | 119 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 3 | £531 | -24.11% | 70 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 2 | - | - | 90 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 1 | £575 | - | 25 |
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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