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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 392 | 271 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -121 | -81 | +89 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 200 | 278 | 553 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.54% | 0.88% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.77% | 2.66% | 4.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 98 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £400 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £382 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £539 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.19% | +0.61% | -10.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £637 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.63% | -2.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 79 | 45 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.75 | £53.10 | £47.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.25 | £57.29 |
| 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 | 11,321 | 10,443 | 13,046 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.62% | 33.17% | 30.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,520 | 6,621 | 9,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £644 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.23% | -1.20% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 412 | 246 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.03 | £21.25 | £35.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.19 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +3.31% | -3.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -3.85% |
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 19 January 2026.
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 19 January 2026.
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 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -113 | 182 | £500 | -7.19% | 608 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 153 | £475 | -5.00% | 635 |
| South West | -7 | 57 | £475 | -20.17% | 118 |
| East of England | -6 | 56 | £500 | -6.98% | 112 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 53 | £438 | -19.17% | 247 |
| London | -69 | 38 | £510 | -15.00% | 54 |
| Scotland | +18 | 13 | £283 | - | 45 |
| North of England | -44 | 12 | £463 | +15.63% | 83 |
| North West | -21 | 9 | £463 | +15.63% | 35 |
| South East | -44 | 9 | £500 | +6.10% | 194 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 3 | £425 | - | 13 |
| Midlands | -42 | 3 | £575 | +121.15% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 3 | £531 | - | 35 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 2 | - | - | 48 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 1 | £575 | - | 17 |
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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