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 8 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 440 | 360 | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | -162 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 226 | 189 | 536 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.43% | 0.59% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.61% | 1.76% | 4.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 77 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £327 | £274 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £375 | £445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.24% | -3.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £473 | £400 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.25% | -25.65% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 34 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £53.93 | £52.68 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.38 | £59.00 | £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 | £74.69 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.38 | £77.50 | £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 | 14,047 | 10,718 | 13,269 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.92% | 33.55% | 30.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,125 | 7,225 | 9,322 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £512 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.04% | -2.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 536 | 254 | 532 |
| 10th Percentile | £34.01 | £27.12 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.46 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £78.34 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +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 8 July 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 8 July 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 8 July 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 | -49 | 216 | £475 | -9.52% | 347 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 178 | £473 | +18.25% | 306 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 66 | £500 | - | 167 |
| East of England | -7 | 59 | £613 | +53.13% | 75 |
| South East | -16 | 57 | £488 | -4.88% | 88 |
| London | -98 | 40 | £488 | -18.75% | 62 |
| South West | -24 | 32 | £450 | -18.18% | 53 |
| Midlands | -43 | 21 | £462 | +515.33% | 31 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 20 | £450 | - | 12 |
| North of England | -82 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 44 |
| Scotland | -24 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| North East | -36 | 2 | £625 | - | 9 |
| North West | -50 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 1 | £525 | +600.00% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 2 |
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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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