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 25 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 408 | 350 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | -162 | +55 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 222 | 179 | 545 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.61% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.73% | 1.78% | 4.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 73 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £270 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £338 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -5.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £675 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £413 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -23.33% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 39 | 189 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.40 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.00 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +11.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £85.75 |
| 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 | 12,847 | 10,044 | 12,821 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.55% | 34.03% | 29.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,519 | 6,801 | 9,116 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £360 | £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 | £713 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £479 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.78% | -1.80% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 555 | 246 | 482 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.49 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £34.18 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.68 |
| 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 | -42 | 211 | £500 | - | 349 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 171 | £500 | +21.21% | 348 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 74 | £460 | -8.00% | 343 |
| East of England | -9 | 69 | £525 | +31.25% | 68 |
| South West | -12 | 49 | £475 | -20.83% | 50 |
| London | -87 | 45 | £447 | -15.66% | 34 |
| South East | -42 | 34 | £500 | - | 111 |
| North of England | -65 | 7 | £613 | - | 60 |
| Midlands | -58 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 16 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 24 |
| Scotland | -3 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| North East | -17 | 2 | £625 | - | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -59 | 2 | £613 | - | 23 |
| Wales | -9 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 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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