C Job Trends in Scotland
C
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 132 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -57 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 17 | 25 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.40% | 0.95% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.74% | 3.77% | 7.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,875 | - | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,563 | £48,000 | £55,041 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,750 | £51,000 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -20.00% | +8.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £55,000 | £67,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £167,500 | £76,600 | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | - |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Scotland.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 454 | 664 | 1,143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.61% | 25.34% | 34.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 287 | 217 | 575 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,500 | £28,250 | £32,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -3.64% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £68,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
C Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
C Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C.
C Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Scotland over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
C Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | +6 | 6 | £36,250 | -43.80% | 7 |
| West Lothian | - | 5 | £67,500 | - | 1 |
| Edinburgh | -2 | 3 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 18 |
| Dundee | - | 3 | £155,000 | - | 2 |
| C UK |
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C Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C++ | 52.9% | 9 |
| 2 | Embedded C | 41.2% | 7 |
| 3 | Python | 23.5% | 4 |
| 3 | SystemVerilog | 23.5% | 4 |
| 5 | C# | 17.6% | 3 |
| 5 | Embedded C++ | 17.6% | 3 |
| 7 | SQL | 11.8% | 2 |
| 8 | R | 5.9% | 1 |