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 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 76 | 107 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +31 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 31 | 70 | 89 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.13% | 2.65% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.15% | 7.34% | 5.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 39 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £33,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £44,875 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,249 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,750 | £77,500 | £81,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,215 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.31% | - | - |
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 | 602 | 954 | 1,536 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 21.86% | 36.14% | 50.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 259 | 496 | 805 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,900 | £33,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,498 | £55,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.91% | -7.60% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £68,750 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £79,569 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +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 8 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 8 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 | -21 | 20 | £51,000 | -8.53% | 16 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 4 | £55,498 | - | |
| West Lothian | 0 | 3 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 3 |
| Glasgow | +8 | 2 | £55,498 | +20.65% | 3 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 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: