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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 465 | 367 | 228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -139 | -20 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 223 | 197 | 407 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.60% | 1.08% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.56% | 1.80% | 3.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 71 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £325 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £708 | £675 | £730 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -9.30% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 37 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.75 | £41.25 | £45.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.38 | £53.75 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £70.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +0.74% | +3.85% |
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 | 14,340 | 10,935 | 12,154 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 33.08% | 32.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,314 | 7,202 | 8,050 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 546 | 298 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.00 | £29.00 | £26.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £40.31 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £78.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
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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 1 October 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 1 October 2026.
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Top 13 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 1 October 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 | -60 | 210 | £474 | -12.71% | 1,186 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 171 | £450 | -7.69% | 874 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 71 | £500 | - | 434 |
| East of England | -5 | 56 | £705 | +76.25% | 227 |
| South East | -13 | 54 | £450 | -10.00% | 222 |
| London | -97 | 42 | £550 | -7.25% | 306 |
| South West | -44 | 31 | £450 | -18.18% | 150 |
| West Midlands | -21 | 18 | £462 | - | 49 |
| Midlands | -34 | 18 | £462 | - | 95 |
| Scotland | -33 | 6 | - | - | 65 |
| North of England | -82 | 6 | £410 | -4.09% | 93 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 27 |
| North West | -56 | 3 | £420 | +10.53% | 48 |
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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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