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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 459 | 370 | 215 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | -155 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 221 | 188 | 443 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.57% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.57% | 1.74% | 3.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 71 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £313 | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.24% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £500 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | -8.47% | +4.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 38 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.40 | £52.00 | £45.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.00 | £60.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £74.69 | £74.22 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.75 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +0.74% | +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 | 14,096 | 10,787 | 12,221 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.32% | 32.87% | 31.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,173 | 7,200 | 8,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £503 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.93% | -5.68% | -3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.32% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 521 | 284 | 395 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.25 | £43.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.12% | -14.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £82.07 | £77.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.36% | -2.31% | +8.56% |
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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 19 August 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 19 August 2026.
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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 19 August 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 | -70 | 209 | £492 | -8.63% | 651 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 175 | £460 | -8.00% | 560 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 65 | £500 | -9.09% | 226 |
| South East | -20 | 58 | £500 | -2.44% | 137 |
| East of England | -14 | 54 | £700 | +49.33% | 163 |
| London | -93 | 38 | £525 | -10.41% | 138 |
| South West | -44 | 30 | £450 | -18.18% | 114 |
| Midlands | -23 | 21 | £462 | +559.29% | 45 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 20 | £450 | - | 22 |
| Scotland | -22 | 6 | - | - | 31 |
| North of England | -85 | 6 | £400 | +6.67% | 75 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 18 |
| North West | -58 | 2 | - | - | 34 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 1 | £525 | +650.00% | 22 |
| North East | -38 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 4 |
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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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