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 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 404 | 348 | 182 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | -166 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 226 | 179 | 559 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.61% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.75% | 1.79% | 4.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 71 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £269 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £331 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -4.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £669 | £689 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -21.00% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 89 | 41 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £59.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £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 | 12,903 | 10,009 | 12,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 27.14% | 34.17% | 29.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,518 | 6,797 | 9,080 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £416 | £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 | £774 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.21% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 562 | 250 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.94 | £22.50 | £31.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £33.91 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.46% | +1.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £79.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +2.40% | +1.07% |
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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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | -51 | 214 | £500 | - | 377 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 175 | £500 | +17.65% | 364 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 74 | £468 | -6.50% | 130 |
| East of England | -11 | 69 | £525 | +31.25% | 83 |
| South West | -10 | 49 | £475 | -20.83% | 58 |
| London | -75 | 44 | £447 | -10.60% | 41 |
| South East | -29 | 40 | £500 | - | 109 |
| North of England | -57 | 5 | £625 | - | 65 |
| Midlands | -70 | 5 | £525 | +213.43% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £488 | - | 13 |
| North East | -17 | 2 | £625 | - | 14 |
| Scotland | -21 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
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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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