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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 417 | 365 | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | -184 | +59 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 224 | 155 | 566 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.54% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.72% | 1.59% | 4.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 63 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £269 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £313 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £492 | £537 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -8.34% | -4.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £680 | £701 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -27.27% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 81 | 35 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £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% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £81.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £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 | 13,001 | 9,764 | 12,749 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.76% | 34.13% | 30.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,515 | 6,648 | 9,087 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £518 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -2.29% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £763 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.68% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 564 | 218 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.33 | £26.45 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.69 | £34.81 | £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 | £78.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | -33 | 212 | £494 | -1.25% | 381 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 173 | £488 | +21.88% | 340 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 70 | £475 | -5.00% | 138 |
| East of England | 0 | 61 | £525 | +31.25% | 73 |
| South West | -4 | 47 | £463 | -22.92% | 64 |
| South East | -33 | 46 | £500 | - | 128 |
| London | -76 | 45 | £475 | -24.00% | 55 |
| Midlands | -69 | 7 | £525 | +213.43% | 23 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £488 | - | 13 |
| North of England | -75 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | -11 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| North East | -25 | 2 | £625 | - | 9 |
| North West | -39 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -62 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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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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