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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 103 | 98 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -7 | -21 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 34 | 53 | 220 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.02% | 2.24% | 3.54% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.80% | 7.58% | 6.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 42 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £48,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +24.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,375 | £85,000 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,326 | £60,000 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | +7.14% | -8.47% |
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 | 500 | 699 | 3,185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 14.99% | 29.49% | 51.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 311 | 1,136 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,711 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £58,033 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.23% | +5.51% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £79,375 | £66,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £98,474 | £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 2 July 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 2 July 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 | +13 | 17 | £60,000 | +18.81% | 7 |
| West Lothian | +7 | 15 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 1 |
| Glasgow | +4 | 2 | - | - | 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: