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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 121 | 103 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -9 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 23 | 44 | 157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.65% | 1.75% | 3.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.56% | 6.79% | 6.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 31 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,250 | £48,000 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £48,375 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +9.52% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £76,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £70,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.72% | -5.20% |
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 | 504 | 648 | 2,465 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 14.25% | 25.74% | 47.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 295 | 263 | 827 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £68,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £92,522 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -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 16 August 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 16 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| West Lothian | +12 | 13 | £67,500 | +3.85% | |
| Edinburgh | -8 | 6 | £52,500 | +2.94% | 4 |
| Glasgow | +4 | 4 | £32,500 | -56.08% | |
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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: