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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 112 | 103 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -9 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 28 | 50 | 179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.83% | 2.00% | 3.36% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.49% | 7.34% | 6.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 37 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,000 | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,938 | £48,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,125 | £85,000 | £69,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,913 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.94% | - | -6.01% |
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 | 510 | 681 | 2,597 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 15.15% | 27.21% | 48.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 291 | 301 | 918 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £37,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,388 | £58,033 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.28% | +5.51% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £78,750 | £68,114 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £97,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £63,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.36% | +5.83% | -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 29 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 29 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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| West Lothian | +10 | 14 | £67,500 | +3.85% | |
| Edinburgh | +6 | 11 | £45,000 | -11.76% | 2 |
| Glasgow | +1 | 3 | £32,500 | -56.38% | 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: