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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 97 | 89 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +5 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 36 | 52 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.09% | 2.28% | 3.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.16% | 7.37% | 6.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 41 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,375 | £48,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £66,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +25.71% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,163 | £60,000 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.27% | +6.19% | -7.65% |
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 503 | 706 | 3,235 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 15.29% | 30.91% | 51.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 269 | 317 | 1,149 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,672 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £58,033 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.23% | +5.51% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £78,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £98,474 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.
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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 26 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +20 | 19 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| West Lothian | +8 | 15 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 1 |
| Glasgow | +3 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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: