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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 409 | 359 | 179 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -180 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 225 | 170 | 559 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.58% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 1.71% | 4.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 67 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £269 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £319 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.21% | -4.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £568 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £671 | £689 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -25.93% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 40 | 189 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £54.70 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £61.50 | £59.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.50 | £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 | 12,783 | 9,951 | 12,734 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.91% | 34.08% | 29.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,403 | 6,777 | 9,061 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £414 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.40% | -1.32% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £775 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 571 | 246 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £24.96 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | £35.00 | £46.36 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.12% | -0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +3.20% | - |
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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 12 May 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 12 May 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 12 May 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 | -56 | 213 | £494 | -1.25% | 337 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 173 | £488 | +21.88% | 322 |
| Work from Home | -26 | 74 | £468 | -6.50% | 109 |
| East of England | +1 | 66 | £525 | +31.25% | 69 |
| South West | -4 | 47 | £463 | -15.91% | 53 |
| London | -67 | 45 | £461 | -10.05% | 33 |
| South East | -26 | 42 | £500 | - | 112 |
| Midlands | -54 | 6 | £525 | +213.43% | 30 |
| North of England | -65 | 5 | £625 | - | 49 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £488 | - | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £425 | - | |
| Scotland | -12 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| North East | -17 | 2 | £625 | - | 12 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| Wales | -12 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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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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