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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 386 | 269 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -117 | -68 | +76 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 210 | 291 | 535 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.57% | 0.87% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.83% | 2.69% | 4.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 106 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £461 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £534 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.32% | -1.16% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £810 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 48 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.00 | £53.55 | £51.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.25 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +3.85% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +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 | 11,476 | 10,836 | 13,143 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 31.02% | 32.55% | 30.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,604 | 6,935 | 9,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £645 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £477 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.26% | -2.50% | -3.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 381 | 247 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.50 | £21.25 | £35.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.00 | £38.38 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.45 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £85.00 | £78.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | - |
C
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
C
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
C
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
C
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
C
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
C
Top 15 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 30 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -100 | 190 | £500 | -6.32% | 1,127 |
| UK excluding London | -62 | 160 | £500 | - | 1,113 |
| East of England | -4 | 64 | £500 | -6.98% | 202 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 55 | £450 | -10.00% | 638 |
| South West | -7 | 52 | £500 | -8.34% | 154 |
| London | -67 | 39 | £510 | -15.00% | 133 |
| Scotland | +13 | 14 | £65 | - | 74 |
| North of England | -53 | 14 | £475 | -13.64% | 185 |
| South East | -37 | 11 | £500 | +5.26% | 302 |
| North West | -22 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 92 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 5 | £500 | -28.57% | 77 |
| Midlands | -47 | 3 | £575 | +48.39% | 181 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 2 | £425 | - | 14 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 2 | - | - | 92 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 1 | £575 | +48.39% | 82 |
C
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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