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 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 405 | 349 | 179 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | -170 | +71 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 226 | 171 | 558 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.58% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 1.71% | 4.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 67 | 239 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £269 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £319 | £452 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -4.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £568 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £671 | £691 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £541 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -26.10% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 40 | 189 |
| 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% | +9.33% |
| 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 | 12,834 | 10,014 | 12,732 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.95% | 34.06% | 29.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,444 | 6,812 | 9,059 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £774 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.71% | -2.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 569 | 249 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.87 | £25.13 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.36 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.12% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | -46 | 214 | £494 | -1.25% | 384 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 174 | £488 | +21.88% | 351 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 74 | £468 | -6.50% | 163 |
| East of England | +1 | 68 | £525 | +31.25% | 74 |
| South West | -6 | 47 | £463 | -15.91% | 51 |
| London | -62 | 45 | £461 | -10.05% | 54 |
| South East | -28 | 41 | £500 | - | 110 |
| Midlands | -64 | 6 | £525 | +213.43% | 30 |
| North of England | -66 | 5 | £625 | - | 74 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £488 | - | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | |
| Scotland | -7 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| North East | -16 | 2 | £625 | - | 13 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 37 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
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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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