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 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 420 | 369 | 175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -51 | -194 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 219 | 153 | 584 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.45% | 0.53% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.67% | 1.56% | 4.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 64 | 260 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £271 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £322 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £537 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.85% | -2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £686 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £391 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.68% | -27.93% | +8.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 33 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.53 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £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 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.75 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +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 | 13,131 | 9,828 | 12,943 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.88% | 34.16% | 30.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,589 | 6,685 | 9,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £756 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.32% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 559 | 227 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.88 | £34.20 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -7.26% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.80 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % 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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 June 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 | -40 | 207 | £481 | -8.33% | 472 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 167 | £488 | +24.68% | 410 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 68 | £488 | -2.50% | 185 |
| East of England | -4 | 56 | £525 | +31.25% | 98 |
| South West | +1 | 46 | £463 | -22.92% | 72 |
| South East | -22 | 46 | £500 | - | 151 |
| London | -93 | 45 | £447 | -28.48% | 74 |
| Midlands | -53 | 7 | £525 | +213.43% | 37 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £488 | - | 26 |
| North of England | -78 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -12 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| North East | -29 | 2 | £625 | - | 1 |
| North West | -37 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -60 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
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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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