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 10 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 434 | 370 | 179 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | -191 | +60 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 217 | 157 | 585 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.44% | 0.53% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.64% | 1.57% | 4.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 66 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £383 | £272 | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £328 | £461 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -6.54% | -4.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £638 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £684 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £383 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.65% | -29.56% | +8.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 74 | 32 | 188 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.90 | £55.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.75 | £56.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.78 | £85.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.75 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +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 | 13,257 | 10,013 | 13,127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.79% | 34.09% | 30.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,653 | 6,790 | 9,257 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £355 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.46% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £752 | £764 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 539 | 234 | 531 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.25 | £26.52 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.64 | £34.05 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -12.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.60 | £85.00 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 | -42 | 206 | £488 | -10.55% | 343 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 170 | £481 | +25.65% | 323 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 68 | £500 | +5.26% | 136 |
| East of England | +1 | 54 | £525 | +31.25% | 69 |
| South East | -28 | 47 | £500 | - | 138 |
| South West | +4 | 44 | £463 | -22.92% | 53 |
| London | -95 | 40 | £456 | -27.00% | 37 |
| Midlands | -54 | 14 | £483 | +188.06% | 26 |
| West Midlands | - | 13 | £473 | - | 19 |
| North of England | -76 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £425 | - | 2 |
| North East | -22 | 2 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -22 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North West | -40 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| Wales | -13 | 1 | £460 | -12.38% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 1 | £525 | +213.43% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -56 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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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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