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 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 362 | 234 | 206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -128 | -28 | +107 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 208 | 391 | 592 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.63% | 1.04% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.91% | 3.24% | 3.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 160 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £460 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £626 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £810 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.63% | +2.38% | -5.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 69 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.33 | £45.70 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £57.50 | £54.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.62% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.13 | £85.00 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £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 | 10,894 | 12,053 | 15,146 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.74% | 32.04% | 31.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,126 | 7,886 | 10,809 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £649 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £732 | £769 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 305 | 321 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £25.26 | £34.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £41.25 | £48.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.85% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £75.00 | £79.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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.
C
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.
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 16 October 2025.
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Top 14 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 16 October 2025. 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 | -113 | 177 | £500 | -9.09% | 509 |
| UK excluding London | -106 | 135 | £475 | -11.63% | 527 |
| London | -32 | 52 | £600 | +9.09% | 73 |
| South West | -19 | 46 | £500 | -9.09% | 100 |
| Work from Home | -38 | 45 | £488 | -9.72% | 327 |
| East of England | -18 | 42 | £438 | -18.60% | 121 |
| Scotland | +12 | 18 | £438 | -48.53% | 47 |
| North of England | -41 | 15 | £450 | -11.76% | 61 |
| North West | -26 | 11 | £380 | -16.48% | 30 |
| South East | -44 | 11 | £500 | -16.67% | 150 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 4 | £475 | -10.38% | 21 |
| Midlands | -31 | 3 | - | - | 43 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 2 | - | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 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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