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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 74 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +18 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 29 | 80 | 66 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.07% | 2.45% | 2.77% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.22% | 7.48% | 6.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 42 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £33,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £55,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,000 | £63,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +6.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,498 | £67,188 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 688 | 1,069 | 959 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 25.35% | 32.73% | 40.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 257 | 563 | 762 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £32,300 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +0.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,790 | £70,000 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £79,632 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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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 18 November 2025.
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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 18 November 2025. 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 | -25 | 14 | £51,000 | -21.54% | 20 |
| Glasgow | -15 | 7 | £55,249 | -2.21% | 6 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 4 | £55,498 | - | |
| West Lothian | -2 | 3 | £65,000 | - | 4 |
| C UK |
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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:
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