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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 437 | 366 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | -174 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 222 | 170 | 542 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.43% | 0.55% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.60% | 1.64% | 4.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 72 | 241 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £274 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £366 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £496 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.44% | -7.29% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £638 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £681 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £473 | £400 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.25% | -25.65% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 33 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.84 | £54.40 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.00 | £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 | £75.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.33 | £83.50 | £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 | 13,838 | 10,381 | 13,183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.92% | 33.75% | 30.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,976 | 7,005 | 9,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 548 | 251 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.09 | £26.32 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.53 | £34.62 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.65 | £80.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +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 1 July 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 July 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 1 July 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 | -48 | 211 | £481 | -10.88% | 476 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 176 | £473 | +18.25% | 410 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 69 | £500 | +5.26% | 155 |
| East of England | +3 | 59 | £613 | +53.13% | 91 |
| South East | -19 | 51 | £494 | -1.25% | 124 |
| London | -96 | 38 | £500 | -18.37% | 83 |
| South West | -14 | 36 | £450 | -21.74% | 76 |
| Midlands | -43 | 20 | £462 | +515.33% | 44 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 19 | £450 | - | 19 |
| North of England | -76 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £425 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | -17 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| North East | -31 | 2 | £625 | - | 11 |
| North West | -41 | 2 | - | - | 31 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 1 | £525 | +600.00% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 6 |
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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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