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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 458 | 375 | 226 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | -149 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 224 | 186 | 434 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.57% | 1.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.60% | 1.73% | 3.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 69 | 70 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £337 | £356 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £419 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.24% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | -7.45% | +2.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 37 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.70 | £52.00 | £44.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.38 | £55.00 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.50 | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | +7.69% |
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 | 13,990 | 10,743 | 12,235 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.08% | 32.84% | 31.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,106 | 7,166 | 8,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £505 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -4.72% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.93% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 518 | 297 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £28.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.25 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.23 | £79.25 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -4.23% | +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 26 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 26 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 26 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 | -61 | 212 | £492 | -9.93% | 315 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 176 | £460 | -8.00% | 307 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 66 | £500 | -9.09% | 88 |
| South East | -20 | 59 | £500 | - | 87 |
| East of England | -14 | 52 | £700 | +49.33% | 69 |
| London | -91 | 40 | £525 | -11.47% | 31 |
| South West | -41 | 33 | £450 | -20.88% | 68 |
| Midlands | -33 | 21 | £462 | - | 36 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 20 | £450 | - | 16 |
| Scotland | -25 | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| North of England | -81 | 5 | £400 | +5.96% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 1 | £525 | - | 20 |
| North East | -41 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| North West | -57 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| 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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