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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 433 | 369 | 199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | -170 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 220 | 192 | 516 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.59% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.55% | 1.78% | 3.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 79 | 237 |
| 10th Percentile | £327 | £274 | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £375 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £646 | £676 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £400 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.50% | -25.65% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 59 | 35 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.85 | £52.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.75 | £59.00 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £74.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £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 | 14,155 | 10,767 | 13,141 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.90% | 33.18% | 30.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,201 | 7,257 | 9,267 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.14% | -3.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.05% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 539 | 266 | 519 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.45 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.25 | £35.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -9.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -2.69% | +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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | -64 | 210 | £481 | -8.33% | 327 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 175 | £474 | +18.50% | 290 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 63 | £500 | -2.44% | 158 |
| East of England | -5 | 59 | £613 | +53.13% | 65 |
| South East | -16 | 57 | £494 | -3.66% | 82 |
| London | -91 | 38 | £500 | -14.68% | 66 |
| South West | -26 | 29 | £450 | -18.18% | 44 |
| Midlands | -39 | 21 | £462 | +515.33% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -45 | 20 | £450 | - | 8 |
| North of England | -76 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 50 |
| Scotland | -21 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | -38 | 2 | £625 | - | 8 |
| North West | -46 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 1 | £525 | +600.00% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -56 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 7 |
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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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