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 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 75 | 100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | +25 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 33 | 71 | 122 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.16% | 2.83% | 3.19% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.31% | 7.89% | 6.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 41 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £43,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,498 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | +4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
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 | 622 | 900 | 1,998 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 21.79% | 35.81% | 52.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 465 | 964 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,125 | £33,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,249 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -4.35% | -0.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,300 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £82,000 | £82,125 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +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 January 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 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | -24 | 22 | £51,000 | +2.00% | 26 |
| West Lothian | +5 | 4 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 6 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 4 | £55,498 | - | |
| Glasgow | +4 | 1 | £55,498 | -8.27% | 6 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Inverclyde | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| 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: