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 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 411 | 284 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | -97 | +88 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 206 | 262 | 555 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.85% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.70% | 2.51% | 4.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 96 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £68 | £396 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £457 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -1.87% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £810 | £691 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 84 | 37 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £58.42 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.00 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.47% | +4.62% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.88 | £95.00 | £89.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.21% | +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 | 12,134 | 10,445 | 13,169 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.33% | 33.73% | 29.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,051 | 6,667 | 9,321 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £422 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.94% | -2.10% | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 470 | 232 | 504 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.13 | £21.33 | £35.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.56 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +1.99% | -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 13 February 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 13 February 2026.
C
Top 16 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 13 February 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 | -109 | 191 | £475 | -9.95% | 335 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 155 | £475 | - | 335 |
| East of England | -1 | 63 | £463 | +15.63% | 55 |
| South West | -4 | 57 | £475 | -20.17% | 61 |
| Work from Home | -40 | 57 | £438 | -14.63% | 143 |
| London | -73 | 41 | £461 | -23.17% | 46 |
| South East | -57 | 13 | £500 | +5.26% | 108 |
| North of England | -59 | 8 | £550 | - | 35 |
| Scotland | +8 | 7 | £65 | -77.19% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 5 | £425 | - | |
| North West | -32 | 5 | £513 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | -61 | 2 | £575 | +76.65% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | -66 | 2 | £531 | - | 11 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 1 | - | - | 30 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 1 | £575 | - | 15 |
| North East | - | 1 | £625 | - | 7 |
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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