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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 453 | 363 | 214 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | -149 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 214 | 191 | 449 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.58% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.52% | 1.76% | 3.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 79 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £274 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.58% | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £619 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £675 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £438 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -20.45% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 36 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.55 | £52.00 | £47.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £55.00 | £60.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +4.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.81 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.50 | £76.88 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £68.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 | 14,107 | 10,835 | 12,252 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.52% | 32.93% | 31.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,171 | 7,300 | 8,622 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.14% | -4.43% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -4.52% | -0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 530 | 257 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.00 | £27.98 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.25 | £46.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -11.54% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.05 | £81.18 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | -77 | 206 | £492 | -8.84% | 558 |
| UK excluding London | -56 | 167 | £475 | +8.57% | 434 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 62 | £500 | -4.76% | 173 |
| South East | -19 | 57 | £500 | -2.44% | 122 |
| East of England | -3 | 55 | £626 | +47.18% | 123 |
| London | -69 | 40 | £525 | -10.41% | 133 |
| South West | -48 | 25 | £450 | -18.18% | 75 |
| Midlands | -39 | 21 | £462 | +559.29% | 36 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 20 | £450 | - | 21 |
| North of England | -63 | 6 | £400 | +6.67% | 64 |
| Scotland | -29 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 14 |
| North West | -53 | 2 | - | - | 33 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 1 | £525 | +650.00% | 15 |
| North East | -39 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £460 | - | 8 |
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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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