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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 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | 70 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +33 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 40 | 65 | 230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.19% | 3.35% | 3.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.28% | 9.85% | 6.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 56 | 213 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £48,438 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £62,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.19% | -9.60% |
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 | 637 | 660 | 3,700 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 19.00% | 34.00% | 58.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 278 | 439 | 1,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £93,778 | £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 7 May 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 7 May 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 | +8 | 23 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 12 |
| West Lothian | -3 | 14 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Glasgow | -27 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Inverclyde | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
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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: