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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 411 | 370 | 182 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -188 | +70 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 223 | 152 | 570 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.53% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.70% | 1.56% | 4.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 64 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £374 | £269 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £313 | £461 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £496 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.23% | -7.46% | -4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £628 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £679 | £696 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -26.61% | +9.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 79 | 35 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.69 | £53.20 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.50 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +9.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £81.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.40 | £85.00 | £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 | 13,083 | 9,730 | 12,802 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.84% | 34.05% | 30.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,548 | 6,631 | 9,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £357 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £518 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -1.43% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.47% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 565 | 212 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £27.04 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.94 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.59% | +0.40% | - |
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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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | -41 | 211 | £488 | -2.50% | 365 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 171 | £488 | +21.88% | 317 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 69 | £488 | -2.50% | 147 |
| East of England | +1 | 61 | £525 | +31.25% | 75 |
| South East | -21 | 46 | £500 | - | 112 |
| South West | -3 | 45 | £463 | -22.92% | 64 |
| London | -74 | 45 | £461 | -26.24% | 61 |
| Midlands | -68 | 7 | £525 | +213.43% | 22 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £488 | - | 14 |
| North of England | -72 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | -11 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | -23 | 2 | £625 | - | 8 |
| North West | -41 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Wales | -17 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -54 | 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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