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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 456 | 373 | 218 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | -155 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 228 | 187 | 432 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.42% | 0.57% | 1.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.60% | 1.73% | 3.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 68 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £370 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £423 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.71% | -2.42% | -2.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £704 | £677 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -7.06% | +2.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 34 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.93 | £41.25 | £44.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £52.44 | £59.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +0.74% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £73.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.13 | £87.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -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 | 14,245 | 10,791 | 12,230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.06% | 32.76% | 31.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,249 | 7,144 | 8,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.40% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 542 | 293 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.75 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.16 | £37.77 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.03 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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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 17 September 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 17 September 2026.
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Top 14 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 17 September 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 | -72 | 217 | £473 | -13.45% | 1,312 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 175 | £450 | -10.00% | 926 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 72 | £500 | -4.76% | 449 |
| South East | -20 | 58 | £450 | -10.00% | 252 |
| East of England | -15 | 55 | £700 | +30.23% | 268 |
| London | -102 | 44 | £500 | -14.68% | 391 |
| South West | -41 | 31 | £450 | -20.88% | 161 |
| Midlands | -31 | 20 | £450 | - | 91 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 20 | £450 | - | 46 |
| North of England | -87 | 7 | £410 | -4.09% | 75 |
| Scotland | -33 | 5 | - | - | 73 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 19 |
| North West | -49 | 3 | £420 | +10.53% | 45 |
| North East | -41 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
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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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