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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 353 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | -163 | +62 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 214 | 182 | 546 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.62% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.67% | 1.82% | 4.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 81 | 231 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £274 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £391 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -6.54% | -6.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £675 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £464 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.82% | -13.80% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 38 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.10 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.50 | £59.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91.50 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £72.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +11.54% | - |
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 | 12,828 | 10,002 | 12,852 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.88% | 34.07% | 29.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,540 | 6,762 | 9,133 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £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 | £477 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.42% | -2.15% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 547 | 241 | 476 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.28 | £22.50 | £30.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | - |
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 17 April 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 17 April 2026.
C
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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -66 | 204 | £500 | - | 409 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 163 | £500 | +7.82% | 408 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 72 | £460 | -8.00% | 125 |
| East of England | -4 | 66 | £525 | +27.27% | 82 |
| South West | -3 | 48 | £475 | -19.49% | 61 |
| London | -90 | 46 | £447 | -15.26% | 44 |
| South East | -37 | 30 | £500 | - | 119 |
| North of England | -66 | 7 | £613 | - | 56 |
| Midlands | -72 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 53 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 23 |
| North West | - | 3 | £450 | - | 22 |
| Scotland | -6 | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| North East | -17 | 2 | £625 | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 2 | £613 | - | 27 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 30 |
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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