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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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 124 | 113 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -37 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 18 | 31 | 89 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.43% | 1.20% | 2.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.00% | 4.59% | 7.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 22 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,625 | - | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,688 | £48,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £167,500 | £77,350 | £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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 450 | 676 | 1,222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.75% | 26.12% | 34.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 284 | 226 | 622 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,875 | £28,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,125 | £42,484 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,269 | £75,363 | £67,594 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | -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 4 October 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 4 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 |
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| West Lothian | - | 7 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
| Glasgow | +2 | 5 | £36,250 | -45.90% | 13 |
| Edinburgh | -3 | 3 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 28 |
| Dundee | - | 3 | £155,000 | - | 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: