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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 487 | 362 | 236 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | -126 | -27 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 215 | 204 | 394 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.39% | 0.61% | 1.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.48% | 1.88% | 3.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 73 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £109 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £478 | £500 | £546 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.50% | -8.47% | -0.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £675 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -11.63% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 38 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.75 | £41.25 | £45.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £56.00 | £56.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.25 | £76.25 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +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 | 14,548 | 10,843 | 12,068 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.31% | 32.65% | 32.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,448 | 7,116 | 7,897 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.93% | -3.79% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £623 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £733 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 566 | 297 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £29.00 | £25.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £41.25 | £42.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | -97 | 202 | £475 | -5.00% | 728 |
| UK excluding London | -64 | 165 | £450 | -5.26% | 483 |
| Work from Home | -50 | 68 | £500 | +2.56% | 298 |
| East of England | -12 | 53 | £705 | +61.14% | 154 |
| South East | -26 | 52 | £450 | -10.00% | 133 |
| London | -94 | 41 | £600 | +1.18% | 254 |
| South West | -52 | 29 | £550 | +4.76% | 59 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 17 | £462 | - | 19 |
| Midlands | -33 | 17 | £462 | - | 41 |
| Scotland | -33 | 7 | £480 | +9.71% | 28 |
| North of England | -79 | 7 | £410 | -8.89% | 55 |
| North West | -56 | 4 | £420 | +10.53% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 3 | £400 | -15.79% | 10 |
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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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