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 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 406 | 327 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | -139 | +66 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 216 | 199 | 550 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.49% | 0.69% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.71% | 2.01% | 4.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 86 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £272 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -6.28% | -11.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £750 | £704 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £471 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.12% | -12.33% | +4.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 42 | 185 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £55.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £70.25 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.91% | +8.08% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.13 | £94.50 | £88.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £70.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.91% | +8.08% | - |
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 | 12,666 | 9,904 | 12,925 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 28.72% | 34.12% | 29.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,400 | 6,663 | 9,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £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 | £716 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £480 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.04% | -1.54% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 516 | 243 | 482 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.63 | £22.27 | £30.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.69 | £34.13 | £46.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.25 | £85.00 | £74.94 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +3.90% | -3.75% |
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 27 March 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 27 March 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 27 March 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 | -77 | 204 | £500 | - | 451 |
| UK excluding London | -42 | 168 | £481 | +2.12% | 448 |
| East of England | -3 | 68 | £500 | +21.21% | 88 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 66 | £475 | -5.00% | 117 |
| South West | +2 | 51 | £450 | -24.37% | 80 |
| London | -94 | 44 | £475 | -17.39% | 43 |
| South East | -41 | 27 | £500 | - | 129 |
| North of England | -63 | 8 | £531 | - | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 5 | £425 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | -4 | 5 | £65 | -77.19% | 22 |
| Midlands | -67 | 4 | £525 | +213.43% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | -54 | 3 | £531 | - | 29 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £488 | - | 33 |
| North East | - | 2 | £625 | - | 9 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 33 |
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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